Here's Exactly When No Man's Sky PC Version Launches; No Pre-Loading

No Man's Sky launched on Tuesday for PlayStation 4 and comes to PC today, August 12. But when, exactly, does it arrive on PC? Developer Hello Games has now answered that question.

The game will unlock today at 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST / 6 PM BST, director Sean Murray said on Twitter. He also confirmed that the game's file size is only 2.6 GB and that there is no pre-loading available. You can of course pre-purchase the game from Steam, but you can't play until it officially unlocks.

If you've just started playing No Man's Sky, then check out our feature, No Man's Sky: Everything You Need to Know. Ahead of delivering a final review (read our review in progress here), GameSpot critic Peter Brown will be publishing a No Man's Sky daily diary. You can read that here.

In other news about No Man's Sky, Murray recently said releasing the game for more powerful hardware, such as the upcoming Neo console, would "fundamentally" change the experience.

For more on No Man's Sky, check out the features below.

• No Man's Sky: 13 Things You Probably Didn't Know You Could Do
• No Man's Sky: How to Quickly Get to the Center of the Universe (Without Cheating)