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UPDATE

Further evidance that the game might be coming to Xbox One has been found by a number of eagle-eyed data-miners on Neogaf.

It appears as though the games code implies the game might have been made with Xbox One also in mind, specifically in relation to the game's Havoc physics.

In addition, another screenshot on the Neogaf forum suggests that, at one stage, the game might have also been in development for Xbox 360, alongside PS3 and Orbis (later revealed as the PS4).

Although not related to the game coming to Xbox, the data-miners also found a range of models for the game, including a monkey and something which looks like it could be a player model, which has so far been kept as a closely guarded secret in the game.

ORIGINAL STORY

No Man's Sky has already proved tremendously popular since it launched earlier this week on PS4 and today more fans are enjoying the game with the release on PC and Steam.

Xbox One owners understandably could be a little jealous that a game of such incredible possibilities hasn't been released on the Microsoft console.

However whether the game is a PS4 exclusive or whether this was a timed exclusive that might one day come to Xbox One.

So when we spoke to Hello Games Sean Murray, the man responsible for creating No Man's Sky, we asked him and received a rather coy response for what we assumed was a very straightforward question.

In response Murray told us he wasn't sure what he was "actually allowed to say" at the time, noting that he needed to be "very specific with my words".

Before going any further though, Sony's rep stepped in to move the interview along, explaining that at this time there was nothing more to add.

Sean's reluctance to conclusively rule out an Xbox One release perhaps offers a glimmer of hope that it might arrive on Microsoft consoles at some point further down the line.

On a similar note, many believed that the recent release of INSIDE on the Xbox One was also exclusive, only for it to suddenly arrive on PS4 a month later.

In the same interview, Murray also told us that the introduction of more powerful console hardware in the shape of PS4 Neo could "fundamentally change" the core experience of No Man's Sky.

"If you play another game and if they do a remaster of that game, what they will do is up-res the textures and things like that," explained Sean Murray.

"That's because the base geometry, the base shape of the world, the way of playing is totally like lost, basically. 100’s of people have worked on it thousands of hours to create what you see.

"For our game (No Man's Sky) it’s procedurally generated. So more powerful hardware doesn’t just mean upgraded textures or a higher framerate. It means we can fundamentally change the experience.

"You can have - and you'll see this from our patch notes - we're able to change huge things in the universe, because we have complete control.

"With more powerful hardware, we can have more trees, more leafs on those trees. The density or immersion of worlds, or new types of worlds could exist.

It's a really fun thing to think about, its a really fun thing to think about what impact more powerful hardware could have on our game and tech in the future.

If you've not had time to pick it up yet, but want to see what all the fuss is about, here's a quick round up of the best deals around:

Argos - £47.99 with free delivery or Click and Collect

Tesco - £46.00 with free delivery

CEX - £50 in store and online

Amazon - £44.75 with free delivery

GAME - £49.99 with free delivery or Click and Collect

Smyths Toys - £45.99 with free delivery or Click and Collect

SHOPTO - £49.86 with free delivery and No Man's Sky Postcard set