GSC Game World has announced that Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will be coming to PS5, ending its console exclusivity on Xbox. An release date has not been announced, but it will be out in late 2025, and you can wishlist it now.
In a rather meta announcement trailer, rendered in-engine, soldiers are shown huddled around the colonel, who has his feet up while playing what appears to be Stalker 2 on the TV with a controller. It's eventually revealed that the controller resembles that of a PlayStation controller.
Announced via IGN, the description adds that the PS5 version "will fully utilize DualSense controller features, including haptic feedback and adaptive triggers for deeper player immersion." It will also include "technical enhancements" for the PS5 Pro, although there are no further details.
While we await more information and its release date, you can watch our Stalker 2 documentary about how developers were affected first-hand by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Stalker 2 launched last November as an Xbox console exclusive, although leaked documents alleged that it was only going to be a timed exclusive for three months. The longer wait could be related to the buggy state that the game launched in, with issues plaguing the post-apocalyptic shooter following a day-one patch, while its first major patch fixed more than 1,800 bugs.
This follows other first-party Xbox exclusives making the leap to other platforms, when early last year Microsoft's Phil Spencer confirmed four first-party Xbox titles would be coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. This has continued in 2025 with the release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle following its original launch last December, while Gears of War: Reloaded will release day-and-date on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC in August.
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In a rather meta announcement trailer, rendered in-engine, soldiers are shown huddled around the colonel, who has his feet up while playing what appears to be Stalker 2 on the TV with a controller. It's eventually revealed that the controller resembles that of a PlayStation controller.
Announced via IGN, the description adds that the PS5 version "will fully utilize DualSense controller features, including haptic feedback and adaptive triggers for deeper player immersion." It will also include "technical enhancements" for the PS5 Pro, although there are no further details.
While we await more information and its release date, you can watch our Stalker 2 documentary about how developers were affected first-hand by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Stalker 2 launched last November as an Xbox console exclusive, although leaked documents alleged that it was only going to be a timed exclusive for three months. The longer wait could be related to the buggy state that the game launched in, with issues plaguing the post-apocalyptic shooter following a day-one patch, while its first major patch fixed more than 1,800 bugs.
This follows other first-party Xbox exclusives making the leap to other platforms, when early last year Microsoft's Phil Spencer confirmed four first-party Xbox titles would be coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. This has continued in 2025 with the release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle following its original launch last December, while Gears of War: Reloaded will release day-and-date on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC in August.
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