<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Prime	O
Matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1994	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2023	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
ports	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
closed	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
assets	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Star	O
Insurance	O
Company	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Meadowbrook	O
Insurance	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
produced	O
a	O
digitally	O
distributable	O
version	O
updated	O
for	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
subsequently	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
and	O
the	O
franchise	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
announced	O
as	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
has	O
opted	O
to	O
simply	O
name	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
because	O
they	O
consider	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
effort	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
title	O
makes	O
it	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
remastering	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veteran	O
designer	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
development	O
team	O
have	O
confirmed	O
their	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
funding	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
towards	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
expanded	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Razer	O
Chroma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
period	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
saw	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
considerable	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
subsequently	O
talked	O
with	O
Sony	O
and	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
affirm	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
be	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
did	O
not	O
impact	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
funding	O
request	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
believed	O
it	O
could	O
complete	O
this	O
with	O
the	O
$	O
900,000	O
sought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
breaking	O
the	O
mark	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
ports	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
were	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2017	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
move	O
development	O
from	O
Unity	B-Application
to	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
with	O
director	O
Jason	O
Fader	O
saying	O
"	O
Unity	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
great	O
engine	O
to	O
use	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
FPS	O
on	O
console	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fader	O
offered	O
one	O
example	O
in	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
original	O
System	B-Application
Shocks	I-Application
maps	O
a	O
"	O
product	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
"	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
age	O
well	O
;	O
while	O
somewhat	O
fixed	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
layout	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
open	O
up	O
some	O
areas	O
and	O
remove	O
unnecessary	O
mazes	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
interesting	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-February	O
2018	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
was	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
our	O
promises	O
fulfilled.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
released	O
an	O
alpha	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
GOG	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
developer	O
's	O
walkthrough	O
and	O
commentary	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Chinese	O
developer	O
Tencent	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
from	O
OtherSide	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
also	O
clarified	O
that	O
Tencent	O
had	O
only	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
make	O
sequels	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
therefore	O
not	O
impacting	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
are	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
