GSC Game World announces the launch of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro today. Today's release on PlayStation 5 comes exactly a year after the game originally launched on PC and Xbox.
This new release on PlayStation comes alongside Update 1.7, which dropped just this week for PC and Xbox. Update 1.7 offers major overhauls to the A-Life system, adds in a new harder difficulty, reworked parts of the user interface, and included literally hundreds of other improvements and fixes.
The PlayStation 5 release includes some platform specific features. This includes the use of adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, gyro aiming, use of the controller speaker, lightbar support, touchpad features, Tempest 3D Audio support, and obviously full Trophy support.
Those with the Pro model can look forward to improved shadow quality and resolution, enhanced global illumination, higher quality reflections, improved volumetric fog, and enhanced volumetric cloud rendering.
Set in a fictional Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl immerses players in a dangerous open world forged by a second catastrophic explosion in 2006 following the 1986 disaster. This event transformed the area into the Zone: a deadly territory filled with mutants, radiation, and anomalous phenomena. Stalkers venture deep inside, chasing artifacts, riches, or answers. Some flee their past, others are driven by greed, and a few seek the truth hidden within the Zone’s mysteries.
Players step into the role of Skif, a lone stalker drawn into the Zone by unexpected events. On the path to the Heart of Chornobyl, players will uncover secrets, navigate volatile faction politics, and fight for survival. Every choice matters in this non-linear story with over three hours of cinematic cutscenes. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, photogrammetry, and real-world visits to the actual Exclusion Zone, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 delivers the series’ signature atmosphere and authenticity at their strongest yet.
Players step into the role of Skif, a lone stalker drawn into the Zone by unexpected events. On the path to the Heart of Chornobyl, players will uncover secrets, navigate volatile faction politics, and fight for survival. Every choice matters in this non-linear story with over three hours of cinematic cutscenes. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, photogrammetry, and real-world visits to the actual Exclusion Zone, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 delivers the series’ signature atmosphere and authenticity at their strongest yet.
