Horizons beta?

[DangerousLarry]

I'm just waiting on beta dates and official release dates. Dunno if it's worth buying just for the beta or not. I mean, if it's a month before release maybe... but I generally tend not to get too involved in stuff that's not official or carries over. Seems a bit pointless.

 

[Windscreen Smudge]

I'm hoping for beta in mid / late Novemeber. Presumably they will go for two or three weeks of beta / stress test at least as its a big double update.

Also keep an out for lots of No Man's Sky news coming this weekend from multiple state-side media appearances including Colbert. Looks like a release date could be coming too.

Death and glory in the void...

Really? Would've never guessed.

Also would've never guessed that anyone here would still have NMS on their radar. ED is finally getting some content, and you want to jump to another endless space game that has even less content than ED did on release?

Boggling.

 

[SAB380]

Didn't I read or hear somewhere that 1.5 (ships) would release near or with horizons? We should be in schedule if I got it right...

Yes you are correct, 1.5 and 2.0 (Horizons) are both being released together.

So non expansion ownsers will get 1.5 and expansion owners will get 1.5 and 2.0 on the same day.

I'm betting for a mid November beta and an early December release.

They said at EGX they haven't even finished with the atmosphere entry and landing mechanics yet, let alone the crafting, characters creation, missions, star ports and all the rest.

Like my name, is say soon(tm) is the best you can hope for from FD

Interesting. I totally missed that announcement.
I figured 1.5 was a fairly minor update, mostly of new ships and expected to see it in early November.

Getting them both together should be an epic update

 

[Mucka]

Ready or not Horizons will be rushed out for Christmas just like the main game was even though it was clearly unfinished.
Let's hope FD have learned from that and make the Beta 6 to 8 weeks at least.
If so my guess would be toward End of October

 

[excalibus]

If they do a public beta stress test that could be an awesome selling opportunity for people still sitting on the fence about horizons ... if they give the beta stress test access to all players... who would want to go back to the non horizon game after

 

[Mysteron]

No Man's sky will keep me going until first person planatary walkabout arrives in ED. Plus might be amazing with VR option.

http://img.timeinc.net/time/2012/poypoll/colbert.jpg

Really? Would've never guessed.

Also would've never guessed that anyone here would still have NMS on their radar. ED is finally getting some content, and you want to jump to another endless space game that has even less content than ED did on release?

Boggling.

 

[Miklos Atreides]

Let me make a wild guess too.
release of 1.4 is 6th October. Let's stabilize this for 2 weeks. Then they will create the alpha build for 1.5
and begin running tests for Horizon for 2-3 weeks. Preparing for beta 1 week would bring the guess to
mid November for beta that will last for 3 maybe 4 weeks.
In the end expecting Horizons short before Christmas but long enough before to place it under the tree.

Regards,
Miklos