No Man’s Sky took its place in the hierarchy of multiplayer titles – even MMOs, one might argue – this year with the addition of its 1.5 update, dubbed NEXT, which brought the “full multiplayer experience” to a game that once intimidated it would launch that way (but did not). Unfortunately, players who’d bought the game on Good Old Games soon realized they’d been left out in the cold, as multiplayer for the game on that platform wasn’t ready, leading GOG to offer refunds at its own cost when Hello Games would not.
If you’re a GOG customer who stayed loyal because of that and didn’t go for your refund, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s paying off, as No Man’s Sky multiplayer is finally hitting beta for GOG players.
“We’re happy to let you know the multiplayer mode for No Man’s Sky on GOG.COM has entered beta. It’s available now via GOG Galaxy on the Experimental Multiplayer beta branch and will be rolling out to everyone soon. If you’d like to start playing NMS multiplayer in beta right now, first you need to be signed up to beta branches in GOG Galaxy. To do that, once you have the game installed on your machine, and added to Galaxy, select it from the side-bar on the left. Then click on MORE -> Settings, and look for the BETA CHANNELS setting in the top-right corner. To enable beta branches change this setting to ON.”
Of course, NMS has already had another major content update since then! Check out more of our coverage of No Man’s Sky from this year:
No Man’s Sky’s Visions update introduces strange and deadly planets and biomes, new activities, and more
The Abyss sends No Man’s Sky players to the bottom of the ocean
No Man’s Sky announces new update, The Abyss, releasing next week
No Man’s Sky kicks off its first official community event
No Man’s Sky works on fixing save game issues, adds archaeology missions
GOG offers No Man’s Sky refunds after players discover that multiplayer won’t come for months yet
No Man’s Sky’s concurrency is waaaaaaay up since the launch of NEXT
‘Full multiplayer experience’ flies into No Man’s Sky today
Sean Murray explains No Man’s Sky’s multiplayer, promises weekly content season and better communication
No Man’s Sky received death threats over butterflies
No Man’s Sky’s Next update drops next week with absurd amounts of space and land content
