STALKER 2 Dev Says There's No Current Plans for PS5 | Push Square
We know STALKER 2 is a timed console exclusive for Xbox Series X|S, and leaked documents confirmed the duration of that deal was just three months. With the title having officially launched on 20th November, that means a PS5 version could technically emerge as early as 20th February – but it doesn’t sound like GSC Game World will have a port ready that fast.
Timed Xbox console exclusive for three months
In an interview with Tech4Gamers, director Ievgen Grygorovych admitted that the Ukrainian team is focused on “developing and supporting” the existing versions for now. Given the team’s location and the fact that the initial release was widely criticised for being quite buggy, we suppose it makes sense for the studio to prioritise improving the core experience before looking to other platforms.
The good news is that the release should be in great shape by the time it eventually does arrive on the PS5, as the developer should have ironed out most of the bugs and dramatically improved the experience by then. In that sense, we’re happy to just sit tight and wait for the fully finished version, whenever it’s ready to release.
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Well, if they wanna make a bunch more money from their game, they'd better get on it!
Always day one, or even month 3, is not a good state to buy. So, good for us.
Just release it as is because all the big name devs do anyway..release it broken for full price and then patch it to high heaven until it works as intended. It's the gaming industry way.
No biggie, it needs a lot more time in development before it hits PS5 anyway.
That's a shame, my brother is playing it on PC and has been singing it's praises.
Probably
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