{"rewrite":{"id":"r_334a4bf175d97ad3b63cd9f1","clusterId":"c_53ad3513656731e38fc80541","slug":"s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-cost-of-hope-gets-accolade-trailer","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Cost of Hope Gets Accolade Trailer","summary":"GSC Game World's major expansion for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, titled Cost of Hope, is available now on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Windows, plus Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. The expansion released on August 21, 2026, and costs 3,990 yen. It adds two new regions, each with its own hub, quests, and activities, and is pitched as dozens of hours of gameplay. The story follows a faint glimmer of hope in a ruined setting. On October 1, 2026, Sega published an accolade trailer on YouTube collecting recommended comments from Japanese game media. Cost of Hope can be bought standalone or as part of the Ultimate Edition, which bundles the base game and other additional content. A free update for the base game also went live alongside the expansion, expanding its world. The base game carries a CERO Z rating.","whyItMatters":"The trailer is the first Japanese-language marketing push for expansion content that Sega is sub-publishing in Japan under a new agreement with GSC Game World, which puts the Ukrainian studio's post-launch content into the same retail channel as the base game.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe base game runs on Unreal Engine 5 and depicts the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, known as \u0026#34;The Zone,\u0026#34; as a seamless open world. The PlayStation 5 version supports haptic feedback and adaptive triggers on the DualSense wireless controller.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSega handles manufacturing and sales in Japan under a sub-publishing agreement with the Ukrainian studio. The Japanese portal site is stalker2.sega.jp. The base game\u0026#39;s CERO Z rating applies to the expansion as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCost of Hope released on August 21, 2026 at 3,990 yen, while the base game arrived earlier: PC and Xbox Series X|S on November 21, 2024, and PS5 on November 20, 2025. Pricing differs by platform.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePC and Xbox Series X|S: Standard Edition 7,950 yen, Deluxe Edition 10,499 yen, Ultimate Edition 14,499 yen, digital only\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePS5: Standard Edition 8,778 yen, Deluxe Edition 11,528 yen, Ultimate Edition 15,928 yen\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PS5 Standard Edition is the only packaged version. The base game is a survival horror FPS for one player.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"GSC Game World bundled a free base-game update with Cost of Hope. That pairing lets owners who never finished Heart of Chornobyl return to a world with new content instead of a separate purchase.","twitterPost":"GSC Game World shipped a free base-game update alongside Cost of Hope. The expansion sells either standalone or in the Ultimate Edition.","threadsPost":"Cost of Hope adds two regions with their own hubs, quests and activities, but GSC Game World also patched a free base-game update the same day. That update is the part aimed at anyone who drifted away from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl before finishing it.","newsletterBlurb":"GSC Game World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl got its major expansion Cost of Hope on August 21, 2026, with two new regions and a standalone price of 3,990 yen. Sega, which sub-publishes the game in Japan, put out an accolade trailer for the expansion on October 1.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/127/G012714/20261001039/\",\"title\":\"S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Releases Accolade Trailer for Major Expansion \\\"Cost of Hope\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/439/4439011/?rss\",\"title\":\"『S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2』Large-Scale Expansion \\\"Cost of Hope\\\" Accolades Trailer Released!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10818,"outputTokens":1356,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791061462,"createdAt":"2026-10-03T20:58:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T21:03:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T21:03:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_53ad3513656731e38fc80541","canonicalTitle":"『S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2』大型拡張コンテンツ「Cost of Hope」のアコレードトレーラーを公開！","representativeArticleId":"a_3aa14b4023a59796a9075b47","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl\",\"S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Cost of Hope\"],\"studios\":[\"GSC Game World\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-01T03:50:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-01T09:50:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T21:03:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/127/G012714/20261001039/","title":"「S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2」，大型拡張コンテンツ「Cost of Hope」のアコレードトレイラーを公開"},{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/439/4439011/?rss","title":"『S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2』大型拡張コンテンツ「Cost of Hope」のアコレードトレーラーを公開！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl","S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Cost of Hope"],"studios":["GSC Game World"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope, the major expansion for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, released on August 21, 2026, for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.","Cost of Hope is priced at 3,990 yen and is sold standalone or as part of the Ultimate Edition of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.","Sega published an accolade trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope on YouTube on October 1, 2026, gathering recommended comments from Japanese game media.","S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope adds two new regions, each with its own hub, quests, and activities.","A free update for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was released alongside the expansion on August 21, 2026."]}