Stalker 2 was postponed to 2023 because the studio announced working conditions in Ukraine

GSC Game World is behind the developers Stalker 2: Hearts of Chernobyl, Appeared in an expanded showcase of Xbox Games. Although the game itself has been postponed to 2023, the studio has convinced players that they are still working on it in the midst of turmoil and war in their home country of Ukraine.

For the first time, the Xbox accidentally discovered a game delay during the main show. He showed list of games planned to release on the Xbox over the next 12 months, and Stalker 2 was on the list of games for 2023, unlike the release date projected for the end of 2022. GSC Game World confirmed this during an expanded showcase – a new trailer. it just says “2023.”

He spoke about the development among GSC employees Russian-Ukrainian war. They demonstrated footage of workers being evacuated or sheltered during the initial occupation. Several workers work in the shelter they can find and help with the war effort at the same time. All of them repeat that they are trying to finish the game and leave it, despite the conflicts around them.

The new trailer is cinematic, showing a truck entering a nuclear zone. It doesn’t give much information about the game, but it does create an atmosphere. The game will launch in 2023 on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X and PC.