S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl combines survival horror with immersive storytelling, and we can’t wait to experience more when it comes out this Fall.
TechRaptor writes, "We got our hands on Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl at Summer Game Fest, and it brought me into a dreary world filled with intrigue."
Wccftech recently went hands-on with the first 30 minutes of GSC Game World's long-awaited sequel, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Digital Foundry : Summer Game Fest! Xbox Games Showcase! The Digital Foundry crew has convened to cover both events, reacting to the major game announcements and developments.
I think everyone was really expecting to see the handheld at the showcase. I have a feeling they're not ready to show it because they're waiting on newer chips from AMD. It'll need a beefy mobile GPU/CPU to play these games. If I had to guess, it'll launch alongside Gears of War: E-Day and have a special launch edition.
If they can launch something like the Steam Deck but with the Xbox UI and a lightweight, gaming-focused version of Windows, it could be a real contender in that space. Especially if they can adopt some of the modularity of the Elite controllers. Easily swap sticks, triggers, buttons, custom shells, etc.
I'd love a Xbox handheld & for me new upgraded hardware is always welcomed but honestly not really neccessary for Xbox until next gen because face it, if you really care, PC is a natural option.
I was expecting real gameplay for fable, perfect dark and extensive look at avowed....didn't care about a handheld from Xbox at all.
Good showing all in all though
Just to put things into perspective, when Sony put a slim PS5 out there they redesigned the console and made the drive modular. They at least put some effort into it. Finally, a year later Microsoft just pulls the drive out and calls it a day. In that time Sony has readied a PS5 Pro to add insult to injury.
Don’t forget a price increase.
Though to be fair a PS5 pro is an absolute confounding waste. Might as well go PS6 in a couple of years instead.
This gen sucks.
Whether your plan on buying one or not, the thing is that PS is running circles around Xbox in the hardware department.
"Whether your plan on buying one or not, the thing is that PS is running circles around Xbox in the hardware department."
No.
It really comes down to price. The new S is the same but the series X with the extra terabyte is way overpriced.
I guess they justified $599 on the fact if you bought a regular X and upgraded the memory with a Seagate or WD external drive it would be the same or slightly cheaper. But internal memory bought in bulk couldn’t have added that much cost to the box.
Personally I wanted the show to be about games and it delivered! The crazy part is that we still have so many games under development by all companies!
Nintendo has a direct coming (probably more ports though) and an upcoming console early next year with a presumably stellar line up of launch games
Sony has already delivered highly rated third party games
Helldivers 2
FF7 Rebirth
Rise of Ronin
Stellar Blad
with more to come (Astro Bot, Silent Hill 2 Remake etc) in 2024 and many many more in 2025!
Xbox showed many good games and still has many to be revealed or showcased
Contraband
Clockwork Revolution
Everwild
Blade
Outer Worlds 2
OD (Kojima Project)
Project Mara
Project Maverick
Elders Scrolls 6
Fallout 5
We also have dozens of third party games announced this summer so I personally think that we have enough software to carry us throughout 2024-2025.
As for portable hardware, there are numerous options of handheld PCs that play PC/Xbox/Sony games (Steamdeck OLED, Asus Rog Ally X, Lenovo Legion Go etc) and thus It did not bother me that MS did not announce one.
They probably reserve the reveal for a more hardware centric event
Very, very hyped for this one. Loved the originals.
Played shadow of chernobyl for the first time and it was amazing, it still holds up very well. Such a shame that mods with script changes are not allowed on console, would be so cool to have anomaly available on ps and Xbox, Sony needs to revise their modding policy it's ridiculously outdated
Super hyped. Kinda sad not to see more people talking about this game but when it releases I think it will be talked about a lot. Have a funny feeling the games difficulty is going to push the generic fps crowd away but longtime gamers know this game will be something to treasure for years to come
Great preview and definitely looking forward to playing this in September.