No Man's Sky has almost every feature that Star Citizen will have/has:
- Frigates
- Walkable ships (via the new corvettes)
- Space stations
- Food/cooking
- Quests and lore
- Planet exploration
- Ship to ship dogfights
Like, by the time SC releases, the game's features will have been done by multiple companies. I expect people actually buying the game, if it's ever released, will do so for the memes and not because the game has anything innovative to add to gaming.