Although "No Man's Sky" is slated to be released next week, leaked copies are already being peddled, with hardcore fans trying out the game earlier than expected. Reports say that one player may have already reached "the center of the galaxy," the final point in the game.
According to TechnoBuffalo, one leakster who posted on an online forum let it slip that for something massive, the entire game can be finished in 25 to 30 hours. When developer Hello Games announced the game, the studio said "No Man's Sky" is using procedurally generated worlds that it will feature as many as 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 worlds to explore. Hello Games executive Sean Murray even stated that the game is "set in an infinite procedural universe."
However, with the leaks pointing in the other direction, it seems that there may be some shortcuts to finishing the game. Reportedly, the leakster pointed out some tips and tricks in navigating "No Man's Sky."
[Spoiler Alert] Allegedly, players can still enjoy the game even with a speed-run gameplay, using one type of resource. One of the ways that players can expand their territories and see the center of the galaxy is through trading their planet's resources. Reportedly, this resource can fuel powerful hyper jumps for ships, which means that players need only to gather sufficient materials in order to reach the center of the galaxy as quick as possible.
Meanwhile, although the supposed leakster said that he has already played the game by buying a bootleg copy, some industry followers are not too keen on the speed run gameplay. According to Forbes, first and foremost, it is unbelievable to think that a player will shell out $1,300 for a leaked copy of a $60-game, even for hardcore fans of "No Man's Sky." In addition, even if there are glitches and bugs in the game's release, fans can expect updates to continuously roll out as post-launch content.
