Because hype train . Like I said in the Skype chat, I'm sure it'll end up being disappointing, repetitive, etc. All I've seen so far is the generated worlds and flying around a bit and shit - where's the actual gameplay? What is the purpose of the game? What can you achieve beyond finding a new planet and chucking your name on it?
I've been catching up on the keynote, trailers, announcements, etc. on the Playstation youtube channel. I'm thoroughly enjoying the discussion panels that they've uploaded. I'm finding them very informative; full of fun, trivial knowledge about the games, the histories behind some of their big dev teams and personalities, what it's like to work in games development, and so on -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLol_ykYs3OQ52UIqPd-XHjkuQKboP_SuM
I think it was a pretty good event; wish I was there