System Shock Remake Delayed Yet Again, Console Versions Coming Even Later Than Expected

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Nightdive Studios, the team behind the upcoming System Shock remake, announced that the game will not make its previously promised March 2023 release window. The System Shock remake has suffered something of a hellish development cycle, with this recent two month delay coming as the latest disappointment to fans of the classic cyberpunk title.

Development on the remake was originally announced in 2015, only for the team to then announce in 2018 that development on the game had to be restarted from scratch. Following a lengthy KickStarter campaign, the System Shock remake was expected to be completed by sometime in 2020. After failing to meet this target, a tentative release window of late 2021 was announced. The game was then pushed back to 2022 then again to March 2023.

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Now a further two month delay has befallen the project, with Nightdive Studios announcing that the System Shock remake will now release on May 30th 2023 for PC. The statement also specifically highlights the game’s PC release on May 30th. This is because the console versions of the remake are not expected to be released until later on in the year.

Nightdive Studios has promised that the remake will come with a plethora of new features. Some of the new components of the game that have been previously announced include brand new enemy types, fresh voice performances, a new hacking system, upgraded high definition visuals, an updated control scheme, an updated UI, and a new dismemberment mechanic which will undoubtedly come in handy when dispatching enemies. While there is no doubt that it will have taken the team a great deal of time to implement and perfect all of these new mechanics, it was stated by the