recycled old franchises that imo will never get that old glory (or quality)... GSC is not same company anymore (Metro and other games absorbed most of the good talents) ....PS5 is going for completely new IPs (returnal , sackboy anyone) that will be fun and fresh ...no need for 15 year old game sequels
@Dirty im not saying that.... i just say it s not a big deal that this niche IP is not coming on PS5 as has mainly cult following and we have dozens of similar games recently in the past decade (Metro, Tarkov, also all zombie apocalyptic games PuBG , Days Gone State of Decay etc )...
back in the day STALKER was superb with its open world dynamic , realistic gamepaly and meta apocalyptic world.....but now is like 1000 times eaten , warmed up pizza ....if it was coming to PS5 i wouldnt buy it probably
You say millions as if its more than 2 or 3. I mean for something to sell that and be sonewhat popular a decade later is like the definition of kult following lol.
I wonder if people excited have every actually played the first to be so excited about the 2nd.
I mean, this games original home was PC which is more in line with the Xbox Ecosystem, so it makes sense that they are developing this for the Xbox only.
@sonic But, you are glossing over and not mentioning all the remakes, remastered games, and old franchises on PS. TLOU 1 &2, Dark souls, Ratchet and clank, ETC.. Both systems have new IPs and old franchises. Please don't be that guy.
[email protected] above ....i m also against remake likes LoUs and Darksouls ...that didnt offer anything to the console thlough i like RC as it is almost a total reboot and masterfully worked to fit this gen
If Microsoft are funding the game... then it will be Xbox/PC exclusive. If Microsoft are paying only for marketing and promotion, then it's likely timed exclusive.
The fact that its not a straight up yes or no is an obvious sign that this is just a timed exclusive. I could be wrong though but when a dev says "we have no plans" or "We are concentrating on these specific platforms" usually ends up on the other consoles down the road. And they are more than likely contractually obligated to not speak about the competitors system until a certain time.
Speaking of timed exclusives... Wheres the Xbox release for FFVII? Wasnt it only supossed to be a 1 year timed exclusive on PS?
it will be interesting to see where the market is by the time Xbox gets meaningful exclusives to draw customers. By then Sony will have some really strong blockbusters out and may even have PSVR2 released
Pc and ps5 would be better then right? You can play the same games on pc and Xbox, with a ps5 you can play exclusive sony games. PC for Microsoft exclusives and a Ps5 for Sony exclusives
Pc and xbox means you can’t access ps exclusives. Pc/xbox and ps5 means you can access everything. No sure why people would disagree with this to be honest.
As a PC guy, if you have a PC there's very little reason for an Xbox. Not to knock the console; the X is a great price for what it is, but Gamepass is a blessing for PC players, and you miss out on very little content. That said, I have a PS5, and it only plays PS4 games currently, so.
No plan "for now" like cuphead and many many games on both platform. Small dev don't have the ressources to focus on two or more console. Furthermore the stalker community is on PC so it was an obvious choice.
Happy the game is coming exclusively to the Dollar Ghame Club. Office 365 money need to be spend somewhere. Xbox has no games anyway. Since Bethesda acquisition, they have even less games since they now own more studio that won't release games on Xbox in 2021.
wow this series is ancient. they better come up with some innovation. obviously Microsoft paid out cause they were desperate. come up with something new. might aswell release counter strike. probably make them money anyway. they gonna hate on you like anyway
Wow, some Sony fans are desperate, Feeling like they need to come in on good news (no matter how you slice it getting S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on XB and PC is a good thing).
MS does gets very few permanent exclusives like PS does. That is 100% known by pretty much every gamer on the planet. So chances of this game coming to PS in a year are very high.
PC is the only way to play this game, there used to be a great modding community, but come on,
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was announced in August 2010, with an initial release date scheduled for 2012 However, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was cancelled yet again by GSC Game World through a Twitter post on 25 April 2012.
If its direct to gamepass then that means they not confident that it will hold up in the general marketplace. It is a smaller title now compared to early 2000's
Stalker games have such a cult following. I am curious if people excited for it have ever played a stalker game because they are very interesting...but wise. Like Bethesda level bugs
How many people here actually played the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games? They were always a niche hardcore survival horror games that have cult-following on PC. Why does it matter so much all of a sudden?
Don't forget the runaway success of the Metro series is also due in part to S.T.A.L.K.E.R and the subsequent sequels; Glukhovsky's novels (Metro 2033 etc.) were partly inspired by Roadside Picnic.
The added success of things like Escape from Tarkov and the Fallout games only result in gamers (and there are a lot more of them these days) being more excited for a title in the same vein, those of us that have played S.T.A.L.K.E.R are looking forward to another world to explore, the modding scene for these games has created fantastic additions too, such as MISERY, Lost Alpha and so on- so you could say all that has helped get people into it.
Maybe cause A. It's now coming to console B. It'll be on GP day one C. It's a sequel to a PC hit In case you're lost (im sure you are) this mean more players will play and have access to it and more marketing. So that "cult" following just may become a mainstream following now
To be fair Sony does this as well. It comes down to which Store or Subscription you want to acquire from. With that you either purchase now or you wait until it’s available for what you want to play it on.
I'm sure it will come to PS5 in the future and this is just timed exclusivity. It will be interesting to see how it plays since it's the first S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game on console.
It WILL come to PS5 later on, these things always do. Anytime a game like this launches on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo etc and they say "well we have no plans right now" it just means "we're in a timed agreement and can't talk about other platforms." As soon as that ends it will come.
*Timed exclusivity ~ 1 year.
Waiting to see what happen with xbox
It's an FPS, better with keyboard and mouse anyway
Money upfront and/or free marketing. Fair enough, as a developer it mitigates some risk for them. It will end up on PS5 eventually though.
Sony is doomed, I guess?