No Man's Sky Beyond VR crippled by crashes on Windows Mixed Reality headsets

No Man's Heaven received its "Beyond" update today, bringing with it a ton of improvements and, most notably, support for playing the game in virtual reality (VR). While VR is supported across PC and PlayStation VR, those trying to play the game on a Windows Mixed Reality headset take hit major issues getting the game to piece of work.

In a Reddit thread, dozens of players have reported that the game only crashes when they endeavor to load it up on a Windows Mixed Reality headset via Steam. The result seems to be related to the movement controlers, every bit some players have reported getting the game to load with them disconnected. Those already playing in VR have noted some other crashing issues with certain areas of the game too.

It'south worth noting that only the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Valve Index are listed as supported VR platforms on No Man's Sky's Steam page. Even so, some games that haven't been listed with official Windows Mixed Reality support accept worked in the past.

For now, it'due south unclear if Windows Mixed Reality support volition exist added, or what the precise issue is with launching it on Windows Mixed Reality headsets. If you had planned to dive into the game this fashion, information technology's probably best to avert plopping your cash downwardly on No Human being's Sky for now.

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