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Subscribe to our newsletter It's been nearly 10 years now since Hello Games first launched No Man's Sky into the wild – and although it suffered a shaky release, the studio is always hard at work with patches like the fresh Xeno Arena update to help improve the now-beloved space gem.Seriously, it's basically become a meme now that Hello Games will never be finished with its work on No Man's Sky, as every year seems to boast a plethora of fresh updates – but Xeno Arena itself, a patch that packs Palworld and Pokemon-style creature battling, might've been a long time coming.

Almost two years ago now, in September 2024, a player – content creator Gothalion – requested an update that sounds a whole lot like Xeno Arena in an online post.The only thing missing from @NoMansSky is the Pokemon update.

Let me catch, train and battle creatures I find.

Put an arena in the anomaly.

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You can do it, SeanSeptember 7, 2024"The only thing missing from No Man's Sky is the Pokemon update," the post reads.

"Let me catch, train, and battle creatures I find ## Editor's Note We'll have to wait and see how this plays out in the coming weeks. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/almost-2-years-later-no-mans-sky-boss-finally-responds-to-fan-asking-for-pokemon-style-update-we-did-it/)