Apparently, the demo is intending to illustrate how long it takes for content to get created, what the final visuals for the game should look like, and how its gameplay ought to feel.

While it's anyone's guess at this point as to the specific reasons for why the game is being postponed – work on its Turok remasters could be getting in the way – there's a possibility that Night Dive needed more breathing room in order to incorporate all that it wanted to after its successful funding with Kickstarter expanded the title's scope.īeyond the announcement of System Shock's delay, Night Dive Studios also took the opportunity to use the game's November Kickstarter update to provide some new concept art and details about the work being done on a 'vertical slice' demo of the forthcoming release. Not sure if it will be a simultaneous launch, but we'll do our best.'įor those unaware, Night Dive Studios had originally set out to provide fans with the System Shock remake sometime in December 2017, so while the delay might be discouraging to some, it's important to note that the gap between the old date and the new one isn't too wide. When the developer was asked about the remake's release date, it responded by saying, 'Our goal is to launch on PC/Mac/Linux/Xbox One/PS4 by Q2 of 2018. Night Dive Studios broke the unfortunate news to its fans in the latest monthly update to System Shock's Kickstarter backers while giving out a few answers as part of an FAQ for the game and its progress. However, those gamers are going to have to wait even longer since the developer has now revealed that the forthcoming release's availability is going to be pushed back for quite some time, as its System Shockremake is now slated to drop in the second quarter of 2018.

Video game developer Night Dive Studios officially announces that its remake of the first-person action-RPG System Shock gets a delay until the year 2018.Įver since Night Dive Studios released the pre-alpha gameplay trailer for its remake of the 1994 first-person cyberpunk game System Shock, fans have been hankering to hop back into the role of the Hacker in order to have another showdown with SHODAN.

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