Cost of Hope isn’t just DLC, it’s a statement of intent. After a turbulent launch and years of patches, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 finally feels like the game it was meant to be, and this expansion arrives at the exact moment the Zone starts behaving like a living, hostile ecosystem rather than a backdrop. On Xbox Series X|S, Cost of Hope is both a narrative escalation and a mechanical refinement, folding seamlessly into the main campaign while giving returning players a sharper, more