Meta canceled a System Shock 2 VR port, alongside “a ton of initiatives”, the remaster studio head says, however growth may very well be “restarted” sooner or later.
A twenty fifth anniversary remaster of the cult basic 1999 PC motion role-playing survival sport is about to launch in June on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Swap. However in accordance with a Bluesky submit from the pinnacle of the studio behind the remaster, Stephen Kick, a VR model “for Oculus” was canceled.
We had been initially creating the VR model for Oculus, however Fb cancelled a ton of initiatives, which sadly included SS2VR. We have mentioned restarting dev and if we do it’s going to be a future patch or standalone launch. We’ll have to attend and see how the twenty fifth Anniversary remaster is obtained!
— Stephen Kick (@pripyatbeast.bsky.social) 2025-02-26T18:27:31.416Z
We first heard concerning the VR model of the remaster of System Shock 2 again in 2021, and it was set to have full co-op multiplayer help, together with, cross-play with PC. However by 2022 it was “a decrease precedence” for the studio, and someday between at times it was canceled.
Kick’s submit does not clarify whether or not this “Oculus” model was for PC VR (Oculus Rift / Quest Hyperlink) or for Quest standalone, however we have reached out for clarification on this. We have additionally reached out to Meta in case the corporate has any context so as to add right here.
He does nevertheless state that the studio has “mentioned restarting dev”, saying that in the event that they accomplish that it’s going to be a future patch or standalone launch. “We’ll have to attend and see how the twenty fifth Anniversary remaster is obtained!”, Kick states, suggesting its reception will decide whether or not a VR port occurs now.
