It’s 2023, but that doesn’t mean No Man’s Sky is dead. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the game has just gotten its 4.1 update, titled Fractal.
First off, this brings a brand-new expedition called Utopia to the game. Remember, expeditions are limited-time campaigns that reward players with exclusive items. This time around, the reward is the Utopia Speeder Starship, which reminds me ever-so-slightly of the A-wings from Star Wars. This is also your chance to nab the Fearsome Visor, which looks awesome.
Further, there are a ton of quality-of-life features to munch on.
For example, there’s now a “Wonders” section of your Log, which tracks things like the largest/smallest predator you’ve encountered in the universe, or the most intelligent and most pressure-resistant. Yup, pressure-resistant!
Most of the other features relate to PlayStation VR2 and visual quality upgrades. It’s a pretty beefy list, and I haven’t yet had time to fully digest it, but as far as I can tell, it looks like VR players are going to have a better experience, while even non-VR players will get better particle effects and other visual wizardry to gawk at. I’m all about it.
You can watch a brief trailer below, but it honestly doesn’t show a whole lot. You might be better served by digging into the meaty patch notes on the official No Man’s Sky website.
