--- title: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's Xbox Exclusivity Cost More Than Its... description: GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych revealed that Microsoft paid more for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's Xbox timed exclusivity than the game's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-s-xbox-exclusivity-cost-more-than-its-budget-37g7vlmqt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's Xbox Exclusivity Cost More Than Its Budget | daily.dev og:description: GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych revealed that Microsoft paid more for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's Xbox timed exclusivity than the game's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-s-xbox-exclusivity-cost-more-than-its-budget-37g7vlmqt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/37G7vLMQT.png og:image:alt: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's Xbox Exclusivity Cost More Than Its Budget og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's Xbox Exclusivity Cost More Than Its Budget **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych revealed that Microsoft paid more for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's Xbox timed exclusivity than the game's entire development budget, meaning the studio recouped all production costs before the game even launched. The game released on PC and Xbox on November 20, 2024, with a PlayStation version following in November 2025, and was well received by critics. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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