It may not be a reality just yet, but the incoming No Man's Sky is taking video games to places they've never been before, procedurally-generating an entire universe for players to explore. We're not talking about a hub-based Mass Effect-style universe either. This is a fully seamless universe with galaxies full of gorgeous worlds to visit. In truth, I don't even know that much about how well this first-person exploration game plays yet, but the gameplay footage showing an ship descending from space, down through a planet's atmosphere and onto its surface is the stuff of any space exploration geek's dreams. In an interview with IGN, Hello Games head Sean Murray revealed that it would take five billion years to explore every one of its 2 to the power of 64 planets. I don't even have a word for how big a number that actually is, but it's a lot.Does size matter to you in an open-world game? Leave us a comment and let us know! Or if you want to write more than just that on your favourite topic, then why not try writing for us?
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I'm a writer-editor hybrid whose writings on video games, technology and movies can be found across the internet. I've even ventured into the realm of current affairs on occasion but, unable to face reality, have retreated into expatiating on things on screens instead.
