System Shock Remake Is Coming to Consoles This May

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System Shock fans who lack a gaming PC will be able to play the remake of the first game pretty soon. A new trailer for the System Shock remake console ports revealed that the game will be released on May 21, 2024, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

You can check out the new trailer below. Unfortunately, Nightdive Studios did not provide any details on when Linux and MacOS users can expect their respective ports to be released.

The announcement comes nearly a year after Nightdive Studios released System Shock Remake on Windows PCs. The console release has been a long time coming for PlayStation and Xbox players itching to play the remake of this influential '90s sci-fi shooter.

A few days after the PC version was released last year, Nightdive Studios revealed that the console versions were "running smoothly" in a developer Q&A held on its 100th Kickstarter post. However, it mentioned that it required "a few rounds of QA support" before it could receive certification, ensuring it was putting out the best product to players.

Nightdive Studios began development for System Shock Remake in 2015. Roughly a year later, the developer launched a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016, raising over $1.3 million in funds. However, the game had a long and troubled development cycle, and Nightdive had to delay the release several times. The reasons for the game's delay include the switch from the game engine Unity to Unreal Engine 4 and the pivot from making it a reboot to making it a "faithful remake."

In our review of System Shock Remake, we awarded it a 9/10, saying, "System Shock deftly returns a classic immersive shooter to its place on top of the heap, updated for nearly anyone to enjoy."

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