STALKER 2 has had an interesting development cycle, to say the least, which certainly required a lot of work from developer GSC Game World. It turns out that one small request from the studio was to look for Xbox boss Phil Spencer’s email address on Reddit.
In case you’re unaware, GSC went through a uniquely difficult development process when developing the sequel to the original classic shooter. However, after some delays, it’s now in the stage of showing people what it’s doing ahead of its launch on November 20th.
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When Stalker launches, the main platform you can play it on is Xbox-related, and after the developer strikes a deal with the game, the game will be available exclusively on Series X|S and PC (at least at launch), as well as on Game Pass. Thanks to an interview between GSC and Windows Central, we now know how this arrangement ultimately came about.
“We literally started with zero contacts within Microsoft,” a representative for the studio revealed. “We started Googling Phil Spencer’s email and ended up finding it on some Reddit posts. it.
“The essence of the email was ‘We are GSC Game World and we are interested in bringing Stalker to console players.’ We got a response almost immediately and were connected with the right team and so far we have been We love working with the Xbox team and find them extremely efficient and empathetic.”
So, that’s it. While it’s great that this happened, especially considering everything the STALKER team has been through, I can’t imagine Spencer would feel too good about the idea that people might now be combing through posts and threads in hopes of being able to tell him what they like His Hexen T-shirt.
If you want to know what to expect when you finally launch Stalker, whether on Xbox Series S or another device, be sure to check out our latest preview.
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