TechTECH UPDATE

No Man's Sky on iPhone needs an iPhone 11 or newer

The mobile version of No Man's Sky needs an iPhone 11 or later, according to Ars Technica; older phones will have to stay in this galaxy.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Tonight
Published 6:17 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Ars Technica: “After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 6:17 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
BBN covered this story before: No Man's Sky is coming to iPhone and iPad on October 28 (October 12).

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Ars TechnicaAfter a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWhodunit? The battery, probably.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe new detail on No Man's Sky is that the iPhone and iPad version needs an iPhone 11 or later, so older phones are locked out of the universe.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA whole universe in your pocket, and the pocket just has to be recent.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'm calling that a bargain, because ten years ago this game was a meme and now it's an app.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentArs Technica calls it a ten-year redemption arc.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSince the launch, the studio has kept patching a game people were angry about, and now it asks you to carry it around and charge it every night.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCharging it is the loyalty program.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThen your loyalty has a cable.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd my review stays at two and a half stars, because the phone will be logging every minute you ignore it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy phone is a lot older than an iPhone 11, bro, so I'm basically exploring a universe I can't open.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNoted. That goes on the list.