{"id":473670,"date":"2024-03-06T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=473670"},"modified":"2024-03-06T15:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T21:04:16","slug":"the-original-stalker-games-are-coming-to-xbox-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/the-original-stalker-games-are-coming-to-xbox-consoles\/","title":{"rendered":"The original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games arrive on console today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three classic <em>STALKER<\/em> games (<em>Shadow of Chernobyl<\/em>, <em>Clear Sky<\/em>, and <em>Call of Pripyat<\/em>) are bound to be released on Xbox and PlayStation consoles for the first time. And better yet, it&#8217;s happening today.<\/p>    <p>Confirmed during today&#8217;s Xbox Partner Showcase, <em>S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy <\/em>is out today for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S via backwards compatibility. The Xbox One version hits today, while a patch is due out later this year to bring additional graphic enhancements and features, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/03\/06\/xbox-partner-preview-stalker-trilogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox Wire post<\/a>. [<strong>Update: <\/strong>After publication, GSC Game World confirmed that the collection is coming to PS4 and PS5 in a similar manner. We&#8217;ve updated the article to reflect as much.]<\/p>    <p>While unprecedented, this move isn&#8217;t necessarily totally unexpected, as the upcoming <em>STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl<\/em> is still on its way. With the long-awaited sequel <a href=\"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/onion-games-latest-rpg-stray-children-delayed-from-winter-to-just-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bound to drop on September 5, 2024<\/a>, releasing the three classic PC games on consoles before the big event is an excellent opportunity for GSC Game World to drum up some excitement well ahead of time. <\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-legends-of-the-zone\">The Legends of the Zone<\/h2>    <p>It&#8217;s going to be particularly interesting to see whether the <em>Legends of the Zone<\/em> re-release will also launch on PC, and what sort of upgrades might the developer have spliced into the package. Whatever the case may be, it&#8217;s curious to see whether the mod.io support that GSC plans to roll out for <em>Legends of the Zone <\/em>will match up to its the massive mod support <em>S.T.A.L.K.E.R. <\/em>already sees on PC.<\/p>    <p>Regardless, the ability to play the old <em>STALKER<\/em> games on consoles is not something we expected to see, so it&#8217;s a thrilling development no matter what.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I said come in, don&#8217;t stand 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