STALKER 2 Soars on Steam Amid Performance Challenges and Promised Fixes
TL;DR
STALKER 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, two major Xbox exclusives, launched within 24 hours of each other with contrasting outcomes. STALKER 2 is thriving with over 110,000 concurrent players on Steam and "Mostly Positive" reviews, despite some performance issues. In contrast, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is plagued by severe bugs and crashes, leading to "Mostly Negative" reviews. Both games are available on Xbox Game Pass, allowing subscribers to try them without full purchase.
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- Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review PC Gamer
- Stalker 2 PC performance testing and settings analysis — another demanding game that uses frame generation and upscaling as a crutch Tom's Hardware
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