Stalker 2 release date and launch times

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It’s finally time for players to get their hands onStalker 2after GSC Game Worlddelayed it once back in January 2024to deal with some technical issues and thenagain in July 2024 to give the devs time to fix some “unexpected anomalies.”

What is the Stalker 2 release date?

Stalker 2 will be released on November 20, 2024, for most places, both as a standalone PC release and on Game Pass. As for preorders, you can purchase the standard game for $60 / £50, the Deluxe Edition for $80 / £66, and the Ultimate Edition for $110 / £90.

With the Deluxe Edition, players will have access to bonus weapons like the PTM pistol “Monolith”, Integral-A SMG “Riemann”, and the Lavina SA assault rifle “Gabion”, which are only available for the singleplayer campaign. Then there’s the AR416 “Monolith”, M701 sniper rifle “Hunter”, and the M860 shotgun “Monolith” which can also be transferred to multiplayer. There are also three suits, a bonus side quest, and an official art book and soundtrack set.

For the Ultimate Edition, players will get all the bonuses in the Deluxe Edition plus four more weapons, a new suit, and a season pass that will grant two additional expansions and any future DLCs. However, just because you can preorder Stalker 2 doesn’t mean that there’s an early access period—everyone will get to play it at the same time, more or less.

Stalker 2 release times

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Stalker 2 release times

Stalker 2 releases on November 20 for almost all territories accept for the few that will instead get the game on November 21. See the full list of times below so you can figure out what time it unlocks for you:

November 20

November 21

Is there a Stalker 2 preload?

While preloads are increasingly common for new games with a massive download, unfortunately PC players of Stalker 2 won’t be able to reap the benefits of this. Despite having a terrifyingdownload size of 160GB, the officialStalker 2 discord confirmedthat “PC stores won’t have a preload.” So, I guess it’s everyone for themselves on release day—I can’t wait to join in the fun once the percentage bar has finally completed two weeks from now.

The game’ssystem requirementsalso confirmed that players would need toinstall Stalker 2 on solid-state drive (SSD)as older hard disk drives (HDDs) may take too long to load the textures and other assets. But at the very least, you’ll have a couple of days to figure out which games will get the boot so you can make space for Stalker 2.

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