Since launching in August 2016, "No Man's Sky" has received at least three major updates. Some of those updates added things you'll see below, like the ability to build bases. With "Next," the game finally gets multiplayer — the most requested feature since even before "No Man's Sky" launched.
In fact, multiplayer is at the heart of the controversy around "No Man's Sky."
In a nutshell: Excited fans were upset that the game's creative director, Sean Murray, promised multiplayer ahead of launch. When the game shipped without it, and Murray and his studio Hello Games went quiet, some folks were mad.
With the addition of multiplayer in Next, and the trio of previous major updates to "No Man's Sky," the game much more closely resembles what players wanted two years ago.
Best of all: Next is a totally free update if you already own "No Man's Sky" on PlayStation 4 and PC. And if you want it on Xbox One, the game is available on Xbox One as of this week for $50.