No Man’s Sky gets a big update on PS4

The controversial open world exploration game received a new patch on PlayStation 4 today, costing users 733 MB of extra space for the sake of "more bug fixes." Users online, however, have found more improvements to the game than just that, including quicker saves, better graphics, and improved day/night cycles.

David Lozada 2016-09-19

No Man’s Sky

No Man's Sky version 1.09 has been released for PlayStation 4 today, weighing in at a hefty 733 MB.

With patch notes simply detailing "more bug fixes", a bevy of new improvements have been found by users online, including:

the removal of the stacking items exploit
slightly improved graphics and sounds
quicker saves
the removal of being able to hold down the square or triangle buttons while uploading multiple discoveries
improved commonality of large creatures
the ability to flee a battle with space pirates
faster save reloads
the fixing of day/night cycles

For an actively updating list of all new updates added with today's patch, visit the No Man's Sky subreddit.

David Lozada

David is a New York City-based writer whose passions include music, anime, cosplay, movies, bike riding, and just being an all-around nerd. He’s always out and about, going to anime and gaming conventions alike across America and posting all of his shenanigans on social media for the world to see. If you bump into him, wherever he may be, don’t be shy to say hello!