Stalker 2 studio founder's claims that Xbox paid more for exclusivity than the game cost to make "do not reflect the actual facts", according to GSC Game World

Sergiy Grygorovych wasn't progressive successful the negotiations, workplace say

Stalker 2 workplace GSC Game World person refuted claims from their archetypal laminitis Sergiy Grygorovych, who near GSC successful 2023, that Xbox paid much than the crippled outgo to marque arsenic portion of an exclusivity woody for it.

In an interrogation with YouTuber OLDboi which appears to person been instrumentality translated from Ukranian, Grygorovych is reported to person claimed that GSC "took much than the outgo of Stalker 2" from the Xbox exclusivity deal, which helium alleged Microsoft made aft being impressed by the game's archetypal trailer. "It paid for itself earlier the archetypal day," the laminitis added.

GSC person responded to those claims via a connection issued to IGN, asserting that Grygorovych's comments "do not bespeak the existent facts". "GSC Game World refrained from commenting for a agelong clip connected Sergiy Grygorovych's nationalist statements astir the company," the workplace said. "However, we present see it indispensable to respond, arsenic continued soundlessness whitethorn beryllium perceived arsenic confirmation of accusation that is simply not true.

"In particular, his caller claims, including his statements regarding the narration betwixt Stalker 2 and the Xbox teams, bash not bespeak the existent facts. In accordance with the agreements reached betwixt the parties, Sergiy was not progressive either successful negotiations with partners regarding Stalker 2 oregon successful the existent improvement of the crippled passim its afloat accumulation cycle. We person ever afloat honoured these agreements connected our side. For this reason, his comments regarding the company's activities cannot beryllium considered an close reflection of the existent authorities of affairs."

GSC went connected to accidental that "the bulk of the improvement budget" for Stalker 2 was funded by the company's existent owner, Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Krippa.

As of close now, the workplace added that they're engaged putting unneurotic "a important update" for Stalker 2 and its archetypal large story-focused DLC.

If you're debating whether to springiness the basal crippled a spell up of those additions arriving, here's James' Stalker 2 reappraisal from 2024, though it's worthy noting the shooter's had a tonne of updates and fixes since then.