This is must be hard for a developer.
Sure NMS is a technical marvel. But will it be fun to play? I've gotten concerned based on comments they before.

Infinate universe sounds amazing, but how many planets will you explore before you get bored? Will you be able to, for instance, mine them for rare resources? Maybe trade them with others? Go to war over them? Those are the kinds of things that could make it fun, but I don't know if those kinds of elements will be there.

All you need to is play the hype well. The problem is devs ride the hype until the game is dead before it's even released.

It's up to the devs when to release information & not to release false information. Some devs seem to be really struggling with the latter point of that statement lately, but it really should be that simple!

I'm definitely looking forward to this one though!

I think hype gives devs a sense of false security that they dont need to add alot more into their game when infact the people are expecting more and when they deliver it with everything people has seen before and no imagination or style the hype machine runs out of gas *COUGH WATCHDOGS*

'Hype is your worst enemy as a developer' . I don't buy this argument at all. TLOU was hyped like crazy and delivered ten fold. Hype is bad if you can't back it up but developers like Naughty Dog have the talent to deliver every time.

"Hype is your worst enemy as a developer" AND your best friend as a publisher :)

There's no question really that a team of 7 can deliver, its more of a question whether those who are intrigued by the concept actually like it.

The procedural stuff isn't hard to do (its been achieved before), its all about assets and really having enough.

Then there's the issue of "how big is too big" and "how much direction is the player base going to need".

For those that are curious about the size of the galaxy they plan (hundreds of billions) go download Space Engine. Its totally free and doesn't require a high-end system to get a good idea of the size. Space Engine isn't limited to a single galaxy either, in fact I don't think I ever reached a barrier there. It actually has literally billions of galaxies.

Space is big. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

That video will give you a very good idea about what they are planning. Its basically a visual of how the server is plotting each system. Each box represents a star which is color coded to the type of star it is.

Now consider how many assets are needed to populate just 1% of that, and you start seeing the problem. How do you corral players with out building walls? More to the point; How do you give direction to the players that need it?

NMS may or may not be any good. Its going to be a tough sell, like it has been in the past. I appreciate that it finally caught on.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Been waiting since that ^

Procedural game world done before
Space exploration done before

At E3 we saw some coloful planets and dinosaurs and a spaceship zooming about.

I like the concept which is NOT new but i need to see more gameplay like combat and enemies

*Looks at copy of Watch Dogs.* Yep.

Hype is a two-way street for developers.
1) It can boost profits.
2) It can backfire if the product doesn't match expectations.

In the best case scenario, you get boosted sales and meet or come close to expectations. In the worst case scenario, the thousands or millions of dollars spent on advertising in order to build hype doesn't pay out as reviews for your sub-par product dissuade potential buyers and you lose tons of money.

In other words 'tamper your expectations for this game'