STALKER 2 will be released no earlier than 2024-2025

[Terranical]

The release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will definitely not take place in 2023, while it is unlikely that the game will be released even in 2024 or 2025, iXBT Games editor-in-chief Vitaly Kazunov said, citing his own sources.

According to the insider, GSC Game World still does not have any working game - the project is in the stage of "permanent repair". The fact is that many employees who worked on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 from the very beginning left the company about six months ago along with ideas about what the result of their work on a certain location or other parts of the shooter should look like. At the same time, the management did not keep full-fledged records, which is why new employees, coming to GSC Game World, are forced to redo the work from scratch or make significant changes. The company also has a large turnover of personnel, which is why the described problems are aggravated even more.

According to official information, the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is scheduled for 2023. On September 7, it became known that the publisher began to cancel pre-orders for the game. After that, there were rumors about another transfer of the title, but the studio GSC Game World denied this information.

[Khanjima]

Well it's good I held back on my preorder

[Terranical]

Originally posted by ♜♠Doomulus♠♜:

Well it's good I held back on my preorder

It's possible it's going to be delayed indefinitely like Vampire the Masquerade 2.

[Terranical]

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

Honestly, I believe it.

Even before the war broke out GSC was showing signs of disarray and way before that, years ago, STALKER 2 was again had to be shelved. It's not about the problems stemming from the engine being hard to work with or anything else but GSC itself.

Some people are way too illusioned to see that and will tie everything to war. It's not the case. The game was cancelled once, then came back and got delayed and delayed and then the war broke out. If it's all about the war, how can the events before that can be explained?

Even if the game comes out eventually, it will have to be trimmed and cut to half just to get it through the door, just like the original game. There goes our next-gen and fully realized STALKER experience, and I can't say I'm surprised.

Honestly it sucks to see a game like this go to waste due to creative differences or other issues that we'll likely never find out.

[Iamlegend]

The source of this alleged delay is russian and has no ties with GSC. Russian medias (including youtubers) often try to damage ukrainian works by spreading false rumors.

One of the CM on discord confirmed today that the official release window is still 2023.

The refunds on the Microsoft store were just a normal procedure due to the change from a precise former release date to a "Coming 2023". It is not linked to another delay we didn't hear about.

That said, I think that the Game Award 2022 on December 8th might give us a clearer view of what to expect from 2023, whether if this will be another year of delays (of games in general, not only Stalker 2) or not. I believe this is the next and last big gaming event of the year.

[percolator fish]

Good job falling for one of Russian demoralization ops.

[marie pavie]

Isn't stalker owned by Bit Brother (or whatever their name is) now anyway? :p

[Terranical]

Originally posted by The Moshman:

Good job falling for one of Russian demoralization ops.

Don't worry that double agent of mine did, I am still ALIVE!

[Adam]

"According to official information, the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is scheduled for 2023. On September 7, it became known that the publisher began to cancel pre-orders for the game."

This part is also untrue, since we know that GSC never requested any refunds and that was a consequence of removing the 2022 release date in Microsoft's systems. Hence why it was only Xbox preorders that were refunded, not anything on PC.

[Terranical]

Originally posted by Adam:

"According to official information, the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is scheduled for 2023. On September 7, it became known that the publisher began to cancel pre-orders for the game."

This part is also untrue, since we know that GSC never requested any refunds and that was a consequence of removing the 2022 release date in Microsoft's systems. Hence why it was only Xbox preorders that were refunded, not anything on PC.

Sorry should've placed this as a rumour which it is. I just got this from a Stalker subreddit.

[Kodiak412]

If this ends up being a failed attempt at disinformation, I hope the Russian fella doesn't slip and fall. A lot of people over there are slipping and falling down stairs, out windows, off boats etc.

[Jan]

Originally posted by Kodiak412:

If this ends up being a failed attempt at disinformation, I hope the Russian fella doesn't slip and fall. A lot of people over there are slipping and falling down stairs, out windows, off boats etc.

Or straight up getting their death sentence per mail like the 300000 others this week.

All of this is just unnecessary and sad.

[Mad_House]

Originally posted by Kodiak412:

If this ends up being a failed attempt at disinformation, I hope the Russian fella doesn't slip and fall. A lot of people over there are slipping and falling down stairs, out windows, off boats etc.

Depends on who's doing the trippin. Russian or Ukrainian, in Ukraine or Russia?

Either way, let's hope the world setting for IRL doesn't turn into Global Ch(o/e)rnobyl!

[KBECTOMAH]

My Steam Library has a release date of December 8, 2022, the latest news for September 9 is a soundtrack with a truck

[Murge]

Are you saying that STALKER 2 is coming out?
I'd be surprised, even if it's 5 years from now.

[Terranical]

Originally posted by Murge:

Are you saying that STALKER 2 is coming out?
I'd be surprised, even if it's 5 years from now.

Nope. It's not coming out is what I am implying.