A simple explanation of No Man’s Sky and its internet-fueled controversy

The first trailer for No Man’s Sky, published in December 2013, promised a universe with enough planets, creatures, and vegetation that it could not be fully explored by one player in a lifetime. The hype was immediate, and it only continued to build with each month between the game’s announcement and its release this summer. This, some fans speculate, could be a game that lasts forever.
My buddy Austin Walker concisely dismantled that logic at Vice before the game’s release, b