System Shock Remake Is Coming to Consoles This Might

System Shock followers who lack a gaming PC will have the ability to play the remake of the primary sport fairly quickly. A brand new trailer for the System Shock remake console ports revealed that the sport might be launched on Might 21, 2024, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X/S.

You may try the brand new trailer beneath. Sadly, Nightdive Studios didn’t present any particulars on when Linux and MacOS customers can count on their respective ports to be launched.

The announcement comes practically a yr after Nightdive Studios launched System Shock Remake on Home windows PCs. The console launch has been a very long time coming for PlayStation and Xbox gamers itching to play the remake of this influential ’90s sci-fi shooter. 

Just a few days after the PC model was launched final yr, Nightdive Studios revealed that the console variations have been “operating easily” in a developer Q&A held on its a centesimal Kickstarter put up. Nevertheless, it talked about that it required “a couple of rounds of QA help” earlier than it may obtain certification, guaranteeing it was placing out the perfect product to gamers. 

Nightdive Studios started improvement for System Shock Remake in 2015. Roughly a yr later, the developer launched a profitable Kickstarter marketing campaign in 2016, elevating over $1.3 million in funds. Nevertheless, the sport had a protracted and troubled improvement cycle, and Nightdive needed to delay the discharge a number of instances. The explanations for the sport’s delay embody the swap from the sport engine Unity to Unreal Engine 4 and the pivot from making it a reboot to creating it a “trustworthy remake.” 

In our evaluate of System Shock Remake, we awarded it a 9/10, saying, “System Shock deftly returns a traditional immersive shooter to its place on high of the heap, up to date for practically anybody to get pleasure from.” 

Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You may comply with her on Twitter @TayNixster.