That is only a fast write-up, as a result of it is outdoor place of work hours, however… Mobius Virtual, creators of wondrous digital orrery and gravitational stageplay Outer Wilds, are making a brand new recreation.
The “announcement” takes the type of a throwaway line in an differently unremarkable Outer Wilds replace changelog. Right here or not it’s:
This minor patch is now out on Steam solely, however might be dropped at all different platforms except for Nintendo Transfer in past due Might. For those who’re no longer on Steam, don’t concern, you’re no longer lacking out! This can be a minor patch principally for including a pair other people to the credit and solving two PC-only insects: clicking out of the sport disabling sure inputs (similar to the important thing for the send’s lock on), which affected streamers specifically, and diagonal motion being sooner than customary with mouse and keyboard.
Why stagger the releases like this? It’s to extend the danger that, if any dangerous insects on Steam slipped thru checking out, they’ll get stuck and stuck earlier than the discharge of the opposite platforms. That is no colour to our QA testers, we’re simply looking to be further possibility averse and conservative with the assets we put towards Outer Wilds since our new recreation is our precedence!
After the standard bullet-point round-up of additives and fixes, the changelog put up provides that “there are not more main updates deliberate for Outer Wilds or Echoes of the Eye as a result of we’re onerous at paintings on our subsequent recreation.”
So then. Smartly now. What may just they be as much as? Any other area recreation? Additional makes an attempt at simulating quantum mechanics and different components of “post-classical” physics? I’m all agog. Due to reader Faxmachinen for recognizing it and passing it on.