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GSC Game World just delayed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl to November 20th

GSC Game World has announced Stalker 2's delay from September 5 to November 20, to give its development team time to fix bugs.

Today, July 25, the Stalker 2 studio announced that its upcoming first-person shooter had been subjected to a two-month delay, pushing it out of releasing in just a matter of weeks on September 5. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will now launch later this year on November 20 instead.

The shooter's delay is, quite simply, down to bugs. "We know you might be tired of waiting, and we truly appreciate your patience," Yevhen Grygorovych, game director at GSC Game World, says in a statement. "These additional two months will give us the chance to fix more 'unexpected anomalies,'" Grygorovych continues, adding that said "anomalies" are simply bugs.

However, there's good news today for patient Stalker 2 fans. On August 12, a deep-dive into Heart of Chornobyl will debut in collaboration with Xbox, featuring in-depth interviews with GSC Game World developers, new gameplay including fresh locations and cutscenes, and even a full gameplay walkthrough of one of Stalker 2's main quests.

Source: GamesRadar

 

[Punished Miku]

That's fine with me. Still haven't played any of this trilogy I got. Polish it up.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Knew it

 

[West Texas CEO]

 

[KyoZz]

Fuuuuuuck I was really hyped to play this early September.

 

[cebri.one]

I can wait. I can wait.

 

[Dazraell]

That's fine with me. Still haven't played any of this trilogy I got. Polish it up.

Yeah, I felt this was coming. Multiple outlets and content creators who played Stalker 2 on Summer Game Fest said that game was looking rough and needs more time in the oven

 

[Hugare]

I dont mind the delay, but they really should be more responsible with their schedule

I'm aware that they are at war, but say its gonna release on 2025 then. If they are able to release the game early, then great, everyone would be happy.

 

[M1chl]

Wouldn't be Stalker without delays

 

[Braag]

Should've just delayed it to next year. A lot of people who played it early said it was rough.
Stalker is too well known for being a buggy mess, I hope it's different this time.

 

[Denton]

Fine by me. Funny trailer, that is how you announce a delay.

 

[SJRB]

Stop announcing release dates when you’re not sure you’re gonna make it.

 

[Bry0]

I’ll wait as long as I need to. Excited for the deep dive. Awesome to get a tease of the PDA

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Arsic]

Funny because I have an avatar bet on this game somewhere that it’ll launch to very mid reception… and the last showing made me think I was SoL and would likely lose because it looked good finally.

Then these impressions and another delay, and I’m back on track to being right.

I hope I’m wrong so I get a fun game to play but it’s hard to be excited with the mountain of shit stacked against this title.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Take your time.

 

[hlm666]

Fine by me. Funny trailer, that is how you announce a delay.

Yeh the trailer took most of the sting out of it for me. I'll even give em till january

 

[Darsxx82]

Deep dive 12 August. The new delayed date is compensated by the fact that, at least, we will be able to know more about the game relatively soon.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

People that paid up on GamePass through Sept and thought they’d be able to play this

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

Hopefully, Putin will temporarily pause the war so the devs can finish this game with no distractions.

 

[Topher]

Eh....relatively short delay

 

[adamsapple]

Eh....relatively short delay

It was smack dab in the middle of Astro Bot and Space Marine 2, so I guess it's getting breathing room looking at it as glass half full.

 

[The Cockatrice]

bet 5 bucks it gets delayed again and ends up with RedFall seal of quality.

 

[J3nga]

I dont mind the delay, but they really should be more responsible with their schedule

I'm aware that they are at war, but say its gonna release on 2025 then. If they are able to release the game early, then great, everyone would be happy.

They're located in Prague.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Let it cook.

 

[J3nga]

Initial release date was April 2022, imagine the state game was in if it gets delayed 2.5 years.

 

[JackMcGunns]

Fuuuuuuck I was really hyped to play this early September.

Give these guys a break, some of us were surprise the game was coming out at all this year.

 

[Mr Wonderstuff]

Give these guys a break, some of us were surprise the game was coming out at all this year.

....or at all.

 

[Xtib81]

I'd be surprised if this game released in 2024.

 

[Sentenza]

Eh....relatively short delay

Just enough to prepare to announce the next one.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Avowed will be getting a delay.

As will Indiana Jones.

 

[apocaliptic]

The trailer is genius. i don't mind the delay, no matter what, bad or good I will buy the game. I can wait. Some people have waited 4 years for Concord , what is a couple of months more for Stalker.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Man, after all they've been through, take all the time you need a thousand times over. It's honestly impressive that we're even getting it as soon as we are after everything.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Take your time.

They have over and over.

 

[JackMcGunns]

 

[MiguelItUp]

They have over and over.

Honestly, as they should. I think it's admirable that they've even tried to release as soon as they have, even if it wasn't really possible.

 

[DragonNCM]

 

[Zathalus]

It’s a game being developed by a Ukrainian studio. Considering the country is being invaded I’m surprised the game is even getting released. So what if they need to delay it, it’s not as if their is a lack of games to play.

 

[Roman Empire]

I know I have wukong, astro and space marines 2 to play with the delay. Better to get a polished product than a rushed one.

 

[StereoVsn]

Initial release date was April 2022, imagine the state game was in if it gets delayed 2.5 years.

I wonder if there was an event in 2022 that could have led to a delay. Hmm… must have been something, perhaps in February.

So yeah, if the devs need time, they need time.

 

[J3nga]

I wonder if there was an event in 2022 that could have led to a delay. Hmm… must have been something, perhaps in February.

So yeah, if the devs need time, they need time.

I doubt it was anywhere close to being finished regardless of the events in February 2022

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

I doubt it was anywhere close to being finished regardless of the events in February 2022

That's what I'm thinking.

 

[Jesb]

Maybe I’ll just play the old games and see what the big fuss was with this game.

 

[adamsapple]

I doubt it was anywhere close to being finished regardless of the events in February 2022

"The events" have caused it to be delayed 2+ years from its original release date. If everything was going smoothly without any "events" causing the delay, it would have come out by the end of 2022 at most, maybe Q1 2023.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

People that paid up on GamePass through Sept and thought they’d be able to play this

You could always purchase the game if it’s good

 

[Tomeru]

Damn. Darn it.

Oh well, in the meantime I'm getting my ass kicked in eft pve...

 

[Solarstrike]

3.6/5 IGN

 

[King Dazzar]

If I were a betting man. I'd wager that it still needs a lot longer in the oven. But release pressure has met with a compromise of November. I'm expecting this to still come in hot. I'll keep my fingers crossed though as I loved the previous ones.

 

[IntentionalPun]

I’ll play it all patched up next year.

 

[StereoVsn]

"The events" have caused it to be delayed 2+ years from its original release date. If everything was going smoothly without any "events" causing the delay, it would have come out by the end of 2022 at most, maybe Q1 2023.

Games get delayed anyway, and they probably weren’t going to release in April.

However in this case they had literally devs killed, country invaded and more. Do you really think most people are able to function just fine immediately in such a case? Delays are unsurprising and inevitable in such a case.