Infinity on the head of a pin
Sean Murray, the mastermind behind the sumptuous-looking spacefaring sim No Man's Sky, took to Twitter today to reveal just how many gigs of data his studio's game occupies on a single blu-ray disc.
Much to the surprise of his many followers, Murray revealed that the game weighs in at just 6GB, despite, that is, offering players roughly one quintillion (yes, we checked and that is a real number) planets to explore. What's more, most of that data is comprised of audio files, meaning that 65daysofstatic soundtrack probably eats up more disc-based real estate than the actual game itself.
It may sound insane, especially given the sheer, mind-boggling amount of explorable space on offer, but No Man's Sky worlds, galaxies and pocket universes are all procedurally generated, meaning they take up very little actual space.
Players will be able to begin exploring that space this August with the game releasing on the 9th, 10th and 12th in the US, Europe and UK respectively.
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