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No Mans Sky is already massive, with 18 quintillion planets which will already take a lifetime to explore and visit.

But the creator, Sean Murray has already spoken extensively about how he intends to update the game moving forward, putting it into the same bracket as games such as Minecraft and Don't Starve.

Talking to Daily Star Online, Murray told us he was "perhaps naive" for suggesting he wants No Man's Sky to have nothing but free updates.

As part of this promise it would see "new content and new features" added continuously to the game, in the hope of building a community of players who would plough 300/400+ hours into the space-adventure for years ahead.

Already, Murray has teased fans by suggesting that the games next update would add " the ability to build bases and own giant space freighters".

But when pushed on whether the game will always remain free, Murray couldn't categorically rule out paid for DLC further down the line, explaining that it could happen if "Maybe in the future there’s some reason why we just couldn’t possibly afford to do a certain feature without charging for it".

With a game already so massive, it's hard to imagine what Hello Games could want to add that's so extensive it would require a paid-for expansion in the first place.

In the same interview Sean Murray also told us that he wasn't able to rule out that No Man's Sky could come to Xbox One.

The games director told us that 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.

Looking towards the future, Murray mentioned 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.

Here's what we said having reviewed No Man's Sky on PS4:

Space fans are going to love this epic, expansive and beautiful video game. No Man's Sky is going to be one of the stand-out games of 2016.

It's unique, colourful space visuals instantly set it apart from from the hoard of ultra-realistic sci-fi shooters.

You're sucked quickly into a scenic universe. One filled with lavish planets, some full of life and vegetation, others desolate, dark and bare.

The title is so huge that you can feel at times like you're hardly making a dent as you pump hours of effort in.

It's not uncommon to be alone for long periods before you see another life form.

But if you're the kind of gamer who loves exploring. Someone happy to get lost on unknown planets, meeting wild creatures and journeying ever closer to the middle of the universe. Then this is your game.

And you'll have a blast in space this summer.

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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 - £46 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