Several more games are coming to various tiers of Xbox Game Pass in the weeks ahead, including STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Stalker 2 will be launched worldwide on November 20, 2024. As an Xbox exclusive, the title will only be available for Xbox Series X/S and PC gamers, not on PlayStation 5. The game is already available for pre-order on the Epic Games Store, Steam Store, Microsoft Store, and GOG Store.

Microsoft added the remastered Spyro trilogy to Game Pass earlier in November, letting subscribers play as the iconic purple dragon. Now, Microsoft is taking subscribers back to the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in the sequel to the award-winning Stalker.

According to Windows Central, Stalker 2 sets the controller's gamepad deadzones to zero on Xbox. As a result, this means that even the slightest nudge on the controller's stick will move the player while being in the game.

Yes, it's been confirmed that Stalker 2 will be available on Xbox Game Pass – more specifically, the sequel will be available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on launch day (20th November 2024).

Learn how to preload Stalker 2 on both Xbox Series X/S and PC from our guide here and get ready before the game is released.

Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World has released a statement on the launch of its sprawling sequel on Xbox Game Pass - reassuring fans that fixes are coming for some of the title's biggest issues.

STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl has a November 20 release date on Xbox Series X |S and PC via Steam. According to the official countdown timer, STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl has a 4pm GMT release time for players living in the UK. That's 8am PST for US fans.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adds a highly anticipated day-one open-world game just as two other titles make their way to XGP Standard.

The RPG has had a lengthy journey to get here too, with a sequel first being announced in 2010. That version was eventually cancelled before reemerging in 2018 for an expected release in 2022. Sadly though,

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