The System Shock remake was a big hit on PC, and soon, we will be able to enjoy it on consoles. Plus, good news, the wait will be short.
Remakes/remasters have been in vogue for several years, with more or less convincing results. We can’t all be Final Fantasy 7. Afterwards, we don’t necessarily need to have a total overhaul. Sometimes a simple update is enough. It thus allows an old game to be discovered by a new audience. This was recently the case with System Shock, a 90s classic which was given a second life, but only on PC. Fortunately, it is also coming to consoles, and we now have the precise release date.
System Shock remake coming to consoles soon
If you don’t know it, know that it’s a game originally released in 1994. A date like that seems a little old. It was developed by Looking Glass Studios, and we can say that it had a big impact on players of the time. The FPS has not only won over thanks to its elaborate science fiction universe, since its gameplay has also been praised on numerous occasions. Overall, System Shock presented an original formula and an antagonist worthy of the name in the “person” of SHODAN, the AI having taken control of the ship in which we find ourselves.
You already have the opportunity to play its remake, which comes to us from the ovens of Nightdive Studios. You just need to have a PC, and that’s it. For console gamers, it’s a different story. Until now, they were in the dark regarding the arrival of the System Shock overhaul on PlayStation and Xbox. Finally, the studio revealed the release date: it will be May 21, 2024 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Series. We won’t have to wait long, which is excellent news. We invite you to note it in your diary, because it is still a cult nugget.
In any case, on Steam, the System Shock remake was welcomed with open arms. We are talking about a “Very positive” average for more than 6000 evaluations. By mixing the opinions, we see that the basic material seems to have been respected, while offering a modern reading of this adventure. Such success has also raised the question of a new version for the second opus, but for the moment, we do not know more. Given the quality of Nightdive’s work, we can’t say no.