“The Zone is about to fit in your hands”: a collection of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy will be released on Nintendo Switch earlier than promised

Developers from the GSC Game World studio have announced the exact release date for the collection of post-apocalyptic shooters S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy on Nintendo Switch. The announcement was accompanied by a 32-second trailer.

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Let us remind you that the Switch version of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy was officially confirmed at the end of August and until recently was expected to be released during November of this year.

As it became known, players will not have to wait that long. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy will be available for Nintendo Switch on October 31st. The collection will cost $40.

For this version, GSC adapted aiming to a system with a gyroscope, touch interface and controls, improved the graphics and added support for portable and TV modes.

«The zone is about to fit in your hands. On October 31, you will be able to take its secrets with you—anytime, anywhere on Nintendo Switch,” reads a message from GSC Game World accompanying the announcement.

In the comments under the trailer, users greeted the news with joy and surprise. “I never thought I would see S.T.A.L.K.E.R. on a Nintendo console,” marvels ViewtifulJoe86.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy includes console adaptations of Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat. In March, the collection was released on PS4 and Xbox One; earlier this week, a major patch was released for these versions of the trilogy.