Sony has listed the "No Man's Sky" release date as "TBA."
VideoGamer.com reported that Sony's latest advertisement, which was printed in the latest issue of Edge magazine, featured the PS4 release schedule for the studio's upcoming games. It confirmed the 2016 launch window for "The Last Guardian," "Horizon: Zero Dawn" and "Mass Effect Andromeda."
The "No Man's Sky" release date had been expected this year but it was listed as "TBA" in the advertisement. The upcoming open-world space adventure video game was also not listed as for release in 2016 unlike "Street Fighter V," "Dead Island 2," "Final Fantasy VII Remake" and "Persona 5."
Hello Games' founder Sean Murray was asked regarding the "No Man's Sky" release date. The programmer admitted that they can't announce the date now because they were encountering development issues for the game.
"We can't announce the date right now, because of things that are not entirely in our control, but honestly for good reasons," Murray said. "It'll be announced as soon as we can. What really matters though, the big thing for us, is that date when you actually get to play the game yourself."
"The reality is we wouldn't ease off though, because nobody wants to get No Man's Sky out there in the world more than we do... We've pretty much all had recurring dreams and nightmares about that moment of uploading the final build."
Murray also hinted at the possibility of "No Man's Sky" PC and PS4 coming to VR consoles such as Sony's Morpheus and the Oculus Rift. "It's something we're thinking about. Morpheus, Oculus," Murray admitted. "There's nothing more cool and sci-fi than VR and a big procedural universe."
"I think that, for the people who want to just explore, and even for the space combat and things like that, it would be a good fit. Let's put it that way."
