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[Rumor]STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl being delayed to fall 2022

Kalor

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No surprise there if its true. April seemed unlikely with how little they've shown.
 

Fabs

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Mauro said this the other day as well. Hopefully MS has some other GP surprises because I can't think of anything they have for the first half of the year.
 
Nameless

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One of most anticipated games this year but this is fine with me. Take your time, make it good. The first part of the year is already stacked anyway.
 
Eamon

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Oof Spring looking mighty light for Xbox - was really looking forward to STALKER 2 :(
 
Arn

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Absolutely fine with a delay, there's a ton to play in Q1 anyway in addition to an ever growing backlog.

Only want to play games when they're ready. Should be a huge launch towards the second half of the year.
 
MrCibb

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Fine by me. Take as long as you need, I love Stalker and happy for this to be as best as it can be.
 
misho8723

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Well if it helps not being in the same state that all STALKER were at release, then that's no problem .. if it's really going to be a AAA STALKER game and fully realized what even the original STALKER wanted to be, then they need all the time they can get
 
tapedeck

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Was gonna skip this anyway unless their stance on NFT's magically changes.

Hopefully Redfall delivers, in Arkane I trust.
 
Marcus Aurelius

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Good call imo. April would have put it at the tail end of a period full of certified smash hits. They would have been completely forgotten.
 
Mentalist

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Not really surprising.

Hope it releases in playable state.

Dangerman1337 said:
I wouldn't be suprised if the looming Russian invasion has something to do with this.
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Feels unlikely any potential offensive would actually affect Kyiv much. IF anything actually starts up (still a big IF as the West is more likely to force Zelensky into political suicide, i.e, trying to implement Minsk Agreements on Russian conditions, which would cause massive backlash in UA ), their priority targets would be Kharkiv and the Black Sea coast.
 
DarrenM

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They can take all the time they need. If it does make this year, I hope it's not close to Starfield or BOTW.

I wonder if MS has a backup game to replace it for April.
 
Fatmanp

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Patitoloco said:
Microsoft doesn't have much to do with this game other than them having the marketing deal.
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I'm talking their first party output. Halo, Gears, Forza, Fable etc have always traditionally been September-November releases which leads to them competing with franchises like Cod, Fifa, Battlefield etc for sales. Sony plays it very smart by avoiding the juggernauts and owning the spring/summer months then having the juggernauts sell though on there platform.
 
SpillYerBeans

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I came to terms this would be delayed the moment they announced the release date. Sucks but the wait will be worth it.
 
Son of Sparda

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(As always) we should expect a ton of delays anyway, so this would be the first of many if they make it official.
 

Johannes

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Oct 28, 2017
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Hmph shame. I'm kinda skeptical what the end product will be, but it's still one of my anticipated 2022 games. Really liking the idea of having Eastern European setting in a high profile game.
 
s y

s y

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Pretty obvious as there hasn't been much footage for a title supposedly releasing in spring.
 
Ahti

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No surprise. They will release this broken at the end of the year or do the right thing and wait till next year.
 
Det

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Fatmanp said:
I'm talking their first party output. Halo, Gears, Forza, Fable etc have always traditionally been September-November releases which leads to them competing with franchises like Cod, Fifa, Battlefield etc for sales. Sony plays it very smart by avoiding the juggernauts and owning the spring/summer months then having the juggernauts sell though on there platform.
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As a multi-platform owner, that suits me perfectly (business discussion aside). Gives me time to give most 1st parties a go with their respective platform release windows.
 
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