Whether keeps crashing ps5 works depends less on the hardware and more on which version the publisher chose to maintain.

Short answer

The feature is there on the platforms with an active build, and absent on the ones left on an older version.

  • Check the store page's supported-platforms box, not the trailer.
  • Confirm whether your friends are on the same build, not just the same game.
  • Write down what you changed, so you can undo exactly one thing if it goes sideways.

No Man's Sky has been rewritten by updates so many times that old guides describe a different game. Some features are disabled per-platform for reasons that have nothing to do with performance. Store pages list supported platforms accurately; trailers do not.

How to check before you buy

If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. A cut-down port is still a port, and the difference usually shows up in player counts rather than frame rates. Console certification adds weeks to every patch, which is why fixes land unevenly. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing.

Handheld versions often trail the main build by a full season. Cloud streaming sidesteps the hardware question and introduces a latency one instead. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows.

Which versions exist right now

Cross-progression carries your account; crossplay only puts you in the same lobby. No Man's Sky is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on.

  • Verify controller support separately from platform support.
  • Check whether the version on sale is the current-gen one.
  • Region and platform change more than people expect, so confirm both.
  • Assume mobile versions are a different game with the same name.
  • Look for a cross-progression toggle in account settings before starting fresh.

Crossplay versus cross-progression

A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters. The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first.

Streaming as a fallback

If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional.

Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time.

What you lose on the smaller platforms

Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds. The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why.

Where people go wrong

  • Ignoring the platform-specific note and then wondering why the steps do not line up.
  • Downloading a helper tool for something the game already does in its own menu.
  • Grinding a method that was patched months ago because a thread still ranks well.
  • Rushing the last step, which is usually the one with the actual requirement in it.

No Man's Sky FAQ

What if none of this works for me?

Then something in your setup differs from the assumption — version, region or platform. Check those three before anything else.

Does my progress carry across platforms?

That is cross-progression, and it needs to be linked through the publisher account before you start playing on the second device.

Is this still accurate after the latest No Man's Sky update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

Is the mobile version the same game?

Rarely. It usually shares the name and the art, and almost nothing else.

Bookmark it if you like, but honestly, once you have done it once you will not need to come back.