No Man's Sky update 5.03 is now available for download. This release introduces over 60 bug fixes and improvements, on top of debuting some optimizations specific to the Switch and Xbox ports of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky has long been touted as a textbook example of a great video game comeback story, not least because it has received dozens of major patches following its rocky 2016 launch, which significantly altered its public perception. The latest of those arrived in the form of the Worlds Part 1 update, which rolled out in mid-July 2024. As per usual, this release was immediately followed by a series of smaller patches meant to iron it out with bug fixes and general refinements.
Planet names are randomly generated when a player first discovers them and this player stumbled upon planet Reddit in No Man's Sky.
The 5.03 update, which debuted on July 29, is the fifth such revision to date. While largely geared toward addressing visual glitches and bugs, it also includes some extra polish, such as a slightly revamped user interface for registering No Man's Sky companions. According to Hello Games, the new UI has been designed to better communicate the...