Post-apocalyptic shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl pleased the developers from GSC Game World with sales at launch, but how successful was the game? The co-owner of the studio answered this question.
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We are talking about businessman Maxim Krippe, who is a co-owner and investor of GSC Game World. According to him, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has already sold enough volume to start making a profit.
Crippa did not disclose the exact amount of investment in the game, but in an interview with Forbes noted that “of course, it is tens of millions of dollars.” Thus, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl went into profit less than a month after its release.
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Crippa also confirmed that the studio is still planning a release for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl multiplayer (patch) and two paid add-ons. Work is also underway to port the shooter to “other platforms” (PS5?).
In addition, GSC Game World is currently negotiating with Netflix about a film adaptation of the game universe. Krippa himself is also in favor of adapting the franchise. At this stage, however, nothing has been decided yet.
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For now, GSC Game World is busy fixing the numerous issues that have plagued S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been suffering since its release. The game received its latest patch at the beginning of December.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was released on November 20 on PC, Xbox Series X and S, and Game Pass. Due to technical problems, the game received mixed reviews from critics, but this did not hinder sales – two days after the release, the project already had 1 million copies.