Consider your reasons before deciding. Refunding depends on your personal situation and the game's current status.
Consider your reasons before deciding. Refunding depends on your personal situation and the game's current status.
The game works for me but has several problems. My system details are shown here, and I face random frame rate drops, extreme micro-stutters, intense flashing when menus or achievements appear, plus issues reopening the game after closing it or changing settings like sensitivity. For others with similar concerns, should I give this up and try a better title, or hold off until fixes come? If I do return and purchase again, my saved progress will be safe, but I’ll lose any pre-order bonus if I cancel before redeeming it.
Based on what I've seen, these problems appear to occur no matter the hardware setup. I read a review mentioning someone using a 6950x processor with a Titan CPU and 64GB of RAM, yet still experiencing severe stutters that made the game unplayable. It seems the fix should come soon, but it's frustrating to see game developers release incomplete titles.
If you return the NMS and buy it later, everything will be lost. The game runs at 40 FPS in 1080p medium settings on my rig, which is why other titles with similar settings perform better—60 to 70 frames per second. I think the issue lies in optimization. You can wait for another update, but are there other games worth purchasing? The epilepsy alerts happen frequently for me too, but I’ll mention it in a review soon. Ultimately, it depends on your tastes and what you prefer. Most closed development titles face similar problems during launch. Perhaps adopting strategies from games like Subnautica or Besiege could have improved the experience.
It’s likely better to wait and buy it later. They should address those problems fast, but I wouldn’t rely on it. Since you’ve pre-ordered, longer waiting only complicates the return process. Nobody knows what will happen with your saves—they were already reset once. You can keep the files, but you can’t guarantee they’ll work with newer updates.
The preorder bonus offers a better ship, though it remains quite limited in terms of space. Refunding now and buying later won’t be a big deal unless or when things improve.