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'No Man's Sky': PlayStation Plus requirement lifted

Though presented as a single-player game, players will be making their way through the same universe and data about new discoveries will be proliferated among them.

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Ahead of its release the week of August 9, the studio behind sprawling space exploration game "No Man's Sky" has revealed that players won't need a PlayStation Plus subscription to benefit from its online features.

A surprise announcement in December 2013 and hotly anticipated since, "No Man's Sky" sees players set off across the universe on a journey of discovery and adventure.

Each planet, plant and animal can be named by the player that first discovers it, with the procedurally-generated universe promising to throw up opportunities for research, resource gathering, trading and combat.

Though presented as a single-player game, players will be making their way through the same universe and data about new discoveries will be proliferated among them.

In theory, it's possible for players to meet, but UK-based studio Hello Games and its publisher, Sony Interactive Entertainment, estimate the likelihood as being so low that players will not be required to have active PlayStation Plus subscriptions -- the usual precondition for multiplayer access on PlayStation 4.

"PS Plus won't be a requirement to play online, however you will need to be connected to the internet for your discoveries to register with the universal atlas," Game Informer Australia was told by a Sony representative.

It means that the player-created names for planets and their systems, creatures, plants and landmarks can still be shared centrally as long as an internet connection is available, mirroring the situation on Windows PC where the game will launch later the same week.

In related news, studio lead Sean Murray has clarified a situation regarding the forumla that lies behind the procedurally generated universe of "No Man's Sky."

Instead of creating each and every planet, species, and artifact found within its confines, the game uses a pre-defined formula to roll out its vast play space.

A Dutch tecnhology company suggested that its own patented superformula was powering "No Man's Sky," leading to concerns that a suit would follow, resulting in further delays or an onerous penalty.

"No Man's Sky doesn't actually use this 'superformula' thing or infringe a patent," Murray explained via his Twitter account. "I wish Johan Gielis, the [superformula] author, all the best in future. We're going to meet and chat maths once the game is out."

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