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Cost of Hope Sends Skif Back into the Zone This August as Duty and Freedom's Fragile Peace Collapses
Wccftech • • technology
Key Points:
- GSC Game World announced that the STALKER 2 expansion, STALKER 2: Cost of Hope, will release on August 20, 2026, for PC, Xbox Series S|X, and PlayStation 5.
- The DLC features a non-linear narrative focusing on the escalating conflict between the Zone's factions, Duty and Freedom, with players returning as Skif to explore new territories and influence the Zone's fate.
- Alongside the expansion, a free Update 2.0 called Sealed Truth will launch, upgrading STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl to Unreal Engine 5 and adding new content and improvements.
- The developers promise extensive gameplay hours in Cost of Hope and have indicated more details about both the expansion and update will be revealed soon.
- GSC Game World responded to recent claims by a studio founder about Xbox's payment for a timed exclusivity deal, clarifying that the founder was not involved in negotiations or development and his statements are not accurate.
