S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. followers might want to wait a number of extra months than anticipated to get their fingers on the most recent sport within the collection. Developer GSC Game World has pushed again the S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl launch date from to December eighth.

“These additional seven months of development are needed to fulfill our vision and achieve the desired state of the game,” GSC Game World wrote in a statement. “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is the biggest project in the history of GSC and it requires thorough testing and polishing.” Perhaps it wants a little bit extra time to .

The studio famous that, though the choice to delay the survival horror sport wasn’t a straightforward one, it believes “development should take as long as necessary, especially in the case of such a project.” It plans to supply extra particulars about S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. 2 within the coming months.

The first-person shooter, which would be the first entry within the collection since 2009, will initially be accessible on Xbox Series X/S and PC — it’s going to debut on Xbox Game Pass. Reports Microsoft has a three-month exclusivity window for S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. 2.

GSC Game World lately got here beneath fireplace over its plan to incorporate within the sport. Just sooner or later later, the studio mentioned it will following a significant backlash.