According to the author of the game dev channel OLDboi, the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chernobyl may be pushed back to fall this year for unnamed reasons.
The source of the rumor claims that the developers of the studio GSC Game World will announce this themselves after a while, but not in April before the previously announced release date, but, for example, in early spring.
Also according to OLDboi, several months after the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chernobyl will be available only on PC and Xbox Series X and S, and then the game will be released on PlayStation 5.
In June 2021, GSC Game World revealed the release date for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on PC and Xbox Series X and S consoles. The developers will release a title called S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl April 28, 2022. The game will also have two story additions. The shooter is already available for pre-order on Steam, Epic Games and the Microsoft Store at a price of 2499 rubles. The game also has an official website.
Developers from GSC have promised a seamless photorealistic open world of the radioactive zone with an area of 64 square meters. km with detailed locations that will allow you to look at the post-apocalyptic atmosphere from different angles. A complex and branched story with several endings awaits virtual stalkers. The game will use the life simulation system "A-life 2.0", which "will make the world alive as never before", as well as immersive survival mechanics - hunger, sleep, bleeding and radiation. GSC clarified that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl will be available for free shortly after release.
In December 2021, GSC Game World scrapped plans to add NFT to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl due to the extremely negative reaction from the players. The studio planned for players to be able to purchase tokens that match in-game items. The GSC explained that it wanted to use the proceeds from the addition of the NFT for development.
March 26, 2021 Developers S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 showed the equipment of the characters, weapons and promised different teeth from the NPC. The video was dedicated to the 14th anniversary of S.T.A.L.K.E.R .: Shadow of Chernobyl.
On December 30, 2020, the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World and IGN presented the first teaser of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, which shows the gameplay of the game. The developers explained that the actual game engine was used to record the video.
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