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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will be coming to next-gen, arriving as a "console launch exclusive" on Xbox Series X.
Announced at the Xbox Games Showcase, the long-awaited sequel to the cult classic PC shooter will bring its mix of FPS, horror and immersive sim to console. No release date was stated, but previous announcements dated the game for 2021.
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In a separate blog post-GSC Game World detailed how the developers want the Zone, the setting of Stalker, to feel like its own character. The open-world will be one of the "biggest ones yet" for the series.
Various monsters and factions will populate the Zone and interact with each other. A-Life 2.0 will simulate character behaviors, apparently making the world feel more alive than ever before.
Player decisions will also determine how the story plays out with branching paths that change depending on the choices you make.
After being announced and cancelled in 2011, development on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was restarted at developer GSC Game World in 2018. Previously, all we'd seen of the game was a single screenshot.
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