'System Shock' remake should finally hit PC on May 30th<p>The long-awaited <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/tag/system-shock/">
System Shock[/url]
remake at last has a precise release date, but it's one that marks yet another delay. Publisher Prime Matter <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598858095/system-shock/posts/3699917">previously planned[/url] to release the game sometime this month. "We had hoped to bring the game to market by the end of March, but that turned out to be just beyond our reach; we are after all merely human (unlike Shodan!)," <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/482400/view/3675538825746573847">it said[/url].</p><p>Now, the game is scheduled to hit Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store on May 30th. It will cost $40. Early buyers will get a copy of
System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition at no extra cost when Nightdive Studios' port of that game arrives.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><div id="788c834171c54a758741250276b01151"><iframe src="
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vWUYz9x_I18?rel=0" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;border:0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p>However, there's more disappointing news for those who've been waiting for the
System Shock remake to come to consoles. It will land on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S sometime after May. Prime Matter says it will reveal more details when they become available.</p><p>The remake of the 1994 first-person RPG has been a long time coming. Nightdive first <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/2015-11-13-cyberpunk-pc-classic-system-shock-is-getting-a-proper-remake.html">announced it[/url] in 2015 and we got our first look at it <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/2016-03-15-system-shock-remake-pre-alpha-footage.html">the following year[/url]. In early 2021, the studio said
System Shock would <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/system-shock-remake-summer-release-date-194824409.html">arrive that summer[/url], which obviously didn't come to pass.</p><p>According to Prime Matter, the latest version will retain the gameplay of the influential original game while upgrading the visuals, audio, controls and interface. Nightdive is overhauling the hacking feature and introducing fresh enemies, while the revamped combat includes a dismemberment system. You can check out a slice of
System Shock now, as there's a PC demo available.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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'System Shock' remake should finally hit PC on May 30th
