Can you believe the wait is finally over? After a legendary effort that survived a war and a complete studio relocation, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is on the cusp of release.
This time, there was no indication of impending delays, and developer GSC Game World confirmed that by finally releasing the official minimum and recommended requirements for the PC version.
Compared to many newer AAA titles with comparable graphics fidelity, STALKER 2 looks like it did its homework to ensure that it does not require a supercomputer to run.
A Big Zone Means Bigger File Size
One of the main selling points of STALKER 2 is the addition of a continuous open-world map. This breaks from the segmented areas linked by transitions in previous STALKER titles, but the level of fidelity and sheer size make themselves felt.
According to GSC Game World, the PC version of STALKER 2 requires a whopping 150 GB of space, and the developer clarifies that an SSD is required to run the game smoothly.
The new map of the Exclusion Zone has 64 square kilometers (about 25 square miles) of radioactive horrors to explore, which is not particularly huge compared to other recent...
