Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets quietly pushed to an early 2024 release

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Stalker 2: Coronary heart of Chornobyl has been delayed out of 2023 into early 2024, based on developer GSC Recreation World.


Within the newest reality sheet from GSC Recreation World about its upcoming shooter, a piece on distribution notes that the sport “releases on PC and Xbox Collection X/S in Q1 2024.” It was initially anticipated to launch a while in 2023 after having been delayed attributable to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The discharge date has been up within the air till lately, with there being some hypothesis that it will be releasing early December. Whereas the actual fact sheet would not supply a particular launch date, a window of Q1 does usually indicate someplace between January and March 2024, although as at all times with sport improvement that would simply change.

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On high of the delay, the actual fact sheet highlights some key factors in regards to the sport, noting its mixed first-person shooter, immersive sim, and horror genres, a “branching cinematic story that unfolds within the setting of a neighborhood post-apocalyptic darkish science fiction panorama,” and “benchmark-setting graphics powered by the Unreal Engine 5.”


This delay is clearly fully comprehensible given the circumstances, with GSC Recreation World having needed to relocate to Prague to proceed improvement on Stalker 2. GSC Recreation World additionally suffered from a hack earlier this 12 months, allegedly carried out by a gaggle of hackers on a Russian social community, including to the already disturbing scenario the devs are in.


The shooter was first introduced again in 2010, although was later cancelled, with GSC Recreation World dissolving after which reforming, later as soon as once more asserting Stalker 2 was in improvement in 2018. It was initially anticipated to reach in 2021, however with a mix of each the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s ongoing invasion, it has clearly wanted extra time.


At any time when Stalker 2 does launch, it will likely be accessible on PC and Xbox Collection X/S, and will likely be accessible on Recreation Move day one.