Nightdive's ultimate goal is to deliver a 'really remarkable, built from the ground up VR experience' for System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition, and the studio says both single-player and multiplayer modes will be fully playable in VR. When it was clear the idea was viable, the studio began development in earnest, drawing inspiration fromm Valve's Half-Life: Alyx, which it says has 'just become essential in creating that feeling that you're there'. The studio says it initially began exploring VR for its new Enhanced Edition during the process of reverse-engineering the missing libraries for System Shock 2. Let's Play Half-Life: Alyx Episode 1: DREAMIN' OF CITY 17.Īnd now, speaking to IGN, the developer has finally confirmed a VR version is not only in the works, it's being handled by its own VR-focussed development team. Nightdive initially announced System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition back in 2019, and while the studio is yet to confirm the exact enhancements it'll feature on release, we do know it'll include improvements to co-op play and employ the same engine used to create its enhanced version of System Shock 1 - which added the likes of 4K support, achievements, and improved controls.Īs for VR support, that was teased back in January, when, after a period of silence regarding System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition's progress, Nightdive finally popped up on Twitter to assure fans of the project's continued existence, and, more surprisingly, to reveal video footage of what appeared to be work-in-progress VR support. Nightdive Studios has confirmed its upcoming enhanced edition of seminal sci-fi adventure System Shock 2 will include a fully fledged VR mode, after the developer teased virtual reality support for the game earlier this year.

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