For 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. 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.
Beyond 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. 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.
Naturally, some fans might be hesitant to have pledged support for System Shock with it being such a long way until its launch, especially when one considers the amount of time put into other Kickstarter projects like Star Citizen, which has yet to officially release after being announced nearly four years ago. Nevertheless, at least fans can take solace in the fact that Night Dive Studios is being relatively forthcoming about its process.
Taking all of this into account, should fans be extremely eager to play through System Shock right now, they can always fire up the original. Of course, one would need to divorce themselves from the expectations of the graphical capabilities of the current generation in order to fully enjoy what it has to offer.
The System Shock remake is slated for release sometime in Q2 of 2018 for Linux, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Source: Kickstarter (via Destructoid)
