There's One Very Good Reason To Pay Attention To No Man's Sky Devs' New Game

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is the newest game coming from developer Hello Games, and there's good reason to keep an eye on this title. It might be easy to assume that the upcoming open-world experience is going to over-promise and under-deliver, as the original launch of fell short of some intense expectations that had been built up over the course of its development and promotion. If anything, however, it's easier to make the case that something closer to the opposite scenario is likely to happen this time around.

was revealed at The Game Awards 2023, and what's been shown of the game so far indicates both some striking similarities and core differences between it and The new title from Hello Games carries forward the focus on exploration on a massive scale, but it locks things to a single planet instead of a universe of possibilities. The big sell is that this one planet is huge in an almost inconceivable way, andis billed as being as large as the Earth itself and full of varied biomes, creatures, and secrets to discover.

Although it might seem counter-intuitive, the serious failure of to live up to expectations when it first launched is the exact reason why isn't likely to make the same mistakes. Hello Games knows firsthand how much goodwill can be killed by failing to deliver on promises made before launch, and the incredibly negative news cycle that generated is something that no one at the studio would want to revisit. The trailer available on the HelloGamesTube YouTube account leaves off a release date for the time being, and it makes sense that they won't release it until it's reasonably polished and ready.

One note in the trailer that shows Hello Games is aware that there could still be lingering effects of its initially tarnished