Stalker 2 Achieves Remarkable Sales Success Despite Xbox Game Pass Availability

Microsoft, along with the Xbox Game Pass team, has performed its part in promoting Stalker 2 within the recent public preview – yet it seems to have had minimal impact on previous game sales, even with the launch approaching.

Just two days after its arrival on physical and digital store shelves on Nov. 20, developer GSC Game World announced that Stalker 2 has already sold one million copies. That’s a notable achievement for a game that has only been available for a couple of days.

Considering the impressive figures we are observing from this title on PC, it’s reasonable to expect many of those one million sales are coming from Steam and similar platforms. Nevertheless, Xbox has also played a role, as the team indicates they are witnessing “even more stalkers joining the artifact hunt with Game Pass” too – suggesting that numerous players are also accessing the game through Microsoft’s subscription service.

Despite a variety of launch-day features, GSC Game World has committed to enhancing this experience for the over one million enthusiasts that have entered the Zone, so you can expect to see plenty of patches and updates for Stalker 2 in the upcoming months.

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