Stalker 2 Delayed To December

S.T.A.L.Okay.E.R. 2: Coronary heart of Chernobyl has been delayed to December 8. This information comes from developer GSC Recreation World on Twitter, who states they want extra time to satisfy its imaginative and prescient of the sport. The long-awaited sequel was beforehand scheduled to launch on April 28.

GSC’s message reads as follows:

We have now decided to postpone the discharge of S.T.A.L.Okay.E.R. 2: Coronary heart of Chernobyl to December eighth, 2022.

These extra seven months of growth are wanted to satisfy our imaginative and prescient and obtain the specified state of the sport.  S.T.A.L.Okay.E.R. 2 is the largest challenge within the historical past of GSC, and it requires thorough testing and sharpening. We’re satisfied that growth ought to take so long as obligatory, particularly within the case of such a challenge.

This determination isn’t a straightforward one, however we’re doing the absolute best to ship you a recreation that may reside as much as the expectations.

With extra data, updates, and showcases coming, now we have an thrilling and essential yr forward. Thanks in your persistence and understanding.

With love, GSC Recreation World workforce.

Followers have been ready for S.T.A.L.Okay.E.R. 2 because it was first revealed in 2010. The sport has had a tumultuous growth historical past, together with being canceled and restarted, to not point out some developer/investor drama. The primary-person shooter sees gamers exploring the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to battle mutants, have interaction with factions, and extra in a non-linear narrative. 

S.T.A.L.Okay.E.R. 2 discovered itself embroiled in controversy final month when GSC introduced plans to place actual gamers within the recreation as NPCs…however as paid NFTs. Followers rapidly revolted, which noticed GSC first reply by standing its floor and defending the idea earlier than reversing course and canceling all NFT plans simply minutes later. 

S.T.A.L.Okay.E.R. 2 is slated to launch on Xbox Sequence X/S, Xbox One, and PC, and can launch day one on Xbox Recreation Go.