‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart Of Chernobyl’ Delayed To November
by Sage Ashford
In a humorous new trailer, GSC Game World announces a delay for their upcoming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. This pushes the game back from September to November. It’s regrettable, but it seems they’re taking the time to squash some last-minute bugs:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will now be launching on November 20, 2024, moving from the previously planned date of September 5, 2024. We know you might be tired of waiting, and we truly appreciate your patience. These two additional months will give us the chance to fix more “unexpected anomalies” (or simply “bugs”, as you call them).
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is shaping up to be everything we envisioned, with the launch nearly here, and we are incredibly excited to share more with you. To give you a taste of what’s coming, we’re thrilled to announce the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Developer Deep Dive video, which will be released on Xbox media channels on August 12. This detailed update will include exclusive interviews, lots of new footage, and a full video walkthrough of one of the game quests. We can’t wait for you to see it and get a comprehensive understanding of how the game looks and plays.
We are always grateful for your ongoing support and understanding — it means the world to us. We’re just as eager as you are to finally release the game and for you to experience it for yourself.
To be honest, these days delays are becoming more and more of a shock. Half the games coming out this fall don’t even have dates yet, presumably to avoid having to announce delays of a few weeks like this one. It makes sense, but delays like this should never upset players–it just means they’re going to actually get to enjoy a polished product.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl is scheduled to release for Xbox Series, Xbox Game Pass, GOG, Epic Games Store, and Steam.
