No Man’s Sky could get a Blu-ray release teases PlayStation UK boss

Since its reveal at the end of 2013, No Man's Sky has arguably become one of the most anticipated indie games. Whilst it's only being developed by a small team at Hello Games, PlayStation UK MD Fergal Gara has revealed the confidence Sony has in NMS and strongly hinted that it could get a simultaneous digital and Blu-ray release.

[johndoe11211]

Would definitely prefer to buy this hard copy.

[RedSoakedSponge]

tbh i dont think theres a need for a hard copy unless you dont have internet. i remember them saying that the games download side is very small as the worlds are all made as you play and not stored in the game files.

[yarbie1000]

I want a hard copy so if it sucks I can try to get some money back.

I'm like that with every game

[Dspdspes]

Sadly, better a hard copy. Remember P.T……

I am with yarbie on this one. Better to have a hard copy, IMHO

[subtenko]

Hard copy...I only do digital if there is a good price discount or game is a decent size, the rest are PS+ games.

Im starting to run out of space on my ps4....lol,gotta delete some shareplay videos. Biggest game (on blueray) for me is GTA V at 60gb

[johndoe11211]

If at this point people have not learnt from the P.T. incident about the dangers of digital downloads, I don't know what to say.

[nveenio]

Yeah, I used to be on the digital wagon, but after recent events and failures, I feel much more comfortable with a physical copy. I know that I'm less likely to be involved with a house fire, flood, or tornado than I am to have something revoked because of a failure in corporate beurocracy.

[LamerTamer]

The worlds are proceedural. That just means things are created by an algorithm rather than being a pre-made chunk of stored data. That doesn't mean that they are spooled off of the "cloud".

I would like a physical copy. Digital downloads are not owned, they are just a license to use, and that license can be revoked at any time for any reason. Online DRM sucks.

[VenomUK]

Yeah I'd love a box copy, having it on the shelf to admire the artwork and it's good for mates who are browsing your collection and might discover a game that they didn't know about.

This might sound crazy considering the infinite size but I'd love a No Man's Sky map! A long time ago I bought a game called Elite: Frontier (Sean Murray has spoken of Elite being one of his inspirations for NMS). And it had a space map in the box that showed the different galaxies. Some games turn out to be so gripping you really want to jump in with two feet.

http://www.abandonwaredos.c...

[JMaine518]

I would like a hard copy. I'm just anal about having hard copies of my games. Especially most anticipated ones.

[italiangamer]

It is great to see Sony helping this game so much, they sure have lots of faith in it and in Hello Games. It reminds me of the relationship between Sony and thatgamecompany.

[OmegaShen]

Getting a disc copy is better then digital copy, because disc copy means you own it vs digital copy means it can be taken away.

[JMaine518]

See P.T.

[Volkama]

"A day will come when you think you're safe and happy, and your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth." - Tyrion Lannister, on the topic of Digital Distribution

[medman]

Now that's a quote!! LOL

[skulz7]

Also with digital games you have to download them initially which takes time and console memory. Also I love having a collection of games that you can see.

[SonyOnly4]

Count me in I would snap that up.

[KentBlake]

I just want a release date. I don't care if the game releases on paper with the printed code so I have to type it myself.

[skulz7]

Would love a boxed version. Prefer hard copies over digital ones.

[Skate-AK]

"If it all comes together as well as expected, it will be treated like a first-party released; it is not a self-published small indie title on the platform.”

Seems unlikely that the game will come to Xbone if that happens. At least people with only a Xbone will be able to play on their PC if they own one.

If the physical version comes out day one I will get it, if not, I will just get the digital version.

[Perjoss]

Call me old fashioned but when I've paid money for something its just nice to hold it in my hands, especially if it has great box/disc art. Reversible box art too? yeah I'm all over that kind of thing.

[Jalva]

I would call you old fashioned but it seems that you're part of the 99.9% so I don't think I'll bother.

[cfc83]

This net hype might bump the price up, and ensure that the devs will allow people to buy credits for fuel etc. The game looks alright, but i think some folk might be left dissapointed.

[MasterCornholio]

I would pick that over the digital copy.

[Shazz]

with way that afterburn and outrun amongst couple others got taken away from store even when you have bought them id never go fully digital

[comebackkid9891]

Has this game fallen off anyone else's radar?

[L0wlifeGamer]

Retail for me.

[SaveFerris]

If they decide on a physical disc, maybe they could make a Limited or Collector's Edition as well?

[paulogy]

A nice thought, but a bit ridiculous considering the game's file size is likely to be tiny (despite how epic the game scope is). Just as silly as releasing Minecraft to retail was.

That said, there's something special about having a tangible game box for these indie games :-)

[NuggetsOfGod]

will it be 60fps for all that nice animation?

[aquaticDonut]

Why? i'll just stick with digital anyway.

[TWB]

DO WANT, hngh

Seriously, I have been wishing this ever since I heard about NMS. Back then they said that physical copy was unlikely.

[cyber_daemonx]

Blue ray would be nice, but not that bothered either way.

Day 1 for me, can't wait.

[Relientk77]

Definitely prefer physical release