No Man's Sky launches Cosmos, a major free anniversary update that overhauls space exploration with customizable space stations, modular orbital bases, asteroid mining, salvageable hulks, expanded Star Maps, and new hazards and activities.

An alliance feature enables cross-player collaboration with leaderboards potential for top alliances and a player-run civilization framework through owning Space Stations as trade hubs.

The update introduces cross-platform play and a detailed patch notes suite spanning corvettes, QoL fixes, and systems, with ongoing optimization for PC VR and non-VR platforms.

Performance notes for Steam Deck/Steam Machine show smooth 2560x1400 gameplay on High with FSR 2, while a Steam Input bug affects button mappings; a workaround switches input modes.

There’s a nuanced discussion about eye-tracking requirements for PC VR, noting PSVR2 on PC lacks eye-tracking, impacting feature availability across setups.

PC VR now supports foveated rendering to focus high-quality visuals where the user looks, improving performance and aligning with Steam Deck and Steam Frame considerations.

Foveated rendering builds on prior KI upscaling and renders efficiency by concentrating resources in the user's central vision.

The patch emphasizes eye-tracking-enabled foveated rendering across PC VR, with expectations relevant to future hardware like Steam Frame.

Update notes reference prior patch 5.20 and credit writer Renu from UpdateCrazy.

The Cosmos update rollout is framed as potentially setting the stage for a Steam Frame launch, given rendering improvements and hardware discussions.

Emojis function as signals rather than confirmations of content, reflecting the studio’s pattern of near-launch feature teases.

Two tentative release windows are discussed, aiming for early to mid-September 2026, contingent on platform availability and live updates.