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Ported / Updated by Night Dive (who have no track record that I can see).
And it's out tomorrow!
Interview with Night DRive & GoG reps here courtesy of Rock Paper Shot Gun:

 

[Eaten By A Grue]

My system is shocked.

I wonder what they mean "ported/updated by"? Hoping that means just getting it running, I do not want a modded game. I can do that myself.

 

[AJ_Wings]

Woah!

 

[Refyref]

Oh wow. Both of them at once, even!

 

[Maxrunner]

improved graphics for the first one?

 

[mxgt]

Yes fuck yes

 

[JaseC]

Nice. I'll double dip -- buy them on GoG and again on Steam when they presumably release in August.

Edit: I don't see anything in the RPS interview that suggests the original is releasing alongside 2.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Should I play I first or just go straight to 2?

 

[falconzss]

Woaaahh!

 

[Santiako]

It would be awesome if they updated the control scheme in ss1. Either way I'm there day one.

 

[dancrane212]

Fantastic news, my copy was lost long ago and I've been wanting to back through SS2 again with some of the graphic/sound mods that have come out in the past couple of years.

 

[Xater]

Hope they also got them to run under OSX. Will buy SS2 either way though.

 

[deim0s]

Both of them? Great news then, consider it bought.

 

[Maxrunner]

Hope they also got them to run under OSX. Will buy SS2 either way though.

And linux pretty please?

 

[whatevermort]

Hope they also got them to run under OSX. Will buy SS2 either way though.

I'd murder for this.

 

[Shantom]

Day 1

Spoiler

On Steam.

 

[StuBurns]

Any word on the Steam release?

 

[BassForever]

YES! YES! YES!

 

[EGM1966]

Replayed System Shock 2 recently with the unofficial patch - still sublime. Lost my System Shock disk a while back so I might check 1 out again too now.

 

[subversus]

ONLY TEN BUCKS FUCK ME BLIND

 

[Team Filler]

FUCK. YES.

 

[encephalon]

Gasp. This is not good for my backlog.

 

[Shantom]

My system is shocked.

I wonder what they mean "ported/updated by"? Hoping that means just getting it running, I do not want a modded game. I can do that myself.

From RPS:

This release is the original version in all its glory. Fans will be able to apply the mods they know and love, and hopefully we may see some new mods from the community in the future.

 

[Chromie]

Edit: I don't see anything in the RPS interview that suggests the original is releasing alongside 2.

Same here...I'm skimming it now again to be sure.

 

[EviLore]

System Shock 2 shits on Bioshock from a great height. Owe it to yourself to play it.

 

[dancrane212]

The extras sound pretty great too.

RPS: Will there be any extras included with the GOG download? Soundtracks and the like?

Rambourg: Yes, indeed. With the help of Stephen, we’ve pulled out all of the stops to make this a virtual collector’s edition. In addition to the soundtrack, the GOG.com version of the game will have concept art, maps of the Von Braun, a interview with Ken Levine, the first pitch document, and much more.

 

[Santiako]

System Shock 2 shits on Bioshock from a great height. Owe it to yourself to play it.

I don't think anyone would disagree with that.

 

[Team Filler]

I don't think anyone would disagree with that.

You'd be surprised. Lot of gamers these days haven't placed themselves in the role of an in-in-in-in-insect fighting against the mighty SHODAN.

 

[JaseC]

The interview also confirms that GoG does indeed handle the nitty-gritty side of bringing old games to modern operating systems, which explains the timed exclusivity of, for instance, Squeenix's back catalogue of Eidos games. I'd seen that mentioned before but could never dig up a source.

 

[Oni Jazar]

SS1 > SS2

 

[Andiie]

Awesome. Just saw they were supposedly coming soon now it's out tomorrow? Wow.
I own a physical copy of both but I'm double dipping in a heart beat. Great game.

 

[Maxrunner]

System Shock 2 shits on Bioshock from a great height. Owe it to yourself to play it.

This, Bioshock was such a dissapointment besides it's great looks...

 

[Westlo]

Had SS2 when it came out, amazing game which I never got around to finishing, got my disc fucked up when I lent it to a friend, one of my biggest gaming mistakes.... now I can redeem that! Will also buy the first one since I never played it.

 

[JaseC]

Any word on the Steam release?

"Soon" after the GoG release, which, if Squeenix's GoG->Steam release schedule is any indication, means six months from now (some time in August). That said, there's a chance the exclusivity window may be smaller in this case as Night Dive handled some of the work itself.

 

[StuBurns]

"Soon" after the GoG release, which, if Squeenix's Steam->GoG release schedule is any indication, means six months from now (some time in August).

I'm a patient man, sounds good.

 

[Gattsu25]

Looks like I am buying two games, then.

 

[TP]

what
what
what

 

[toddhunter]

System Shock 2 shits on Bioshock from a great height. Owe it to yourself to play it.

You are correct.

SS1 > SS2

I'm all for supporting old games but come on son.

 

[Maxrunner]

So if this thing is getting released again , why isn't there a system shock 3???and remake of the first one for example?

 

[Perkel]

Damn GOG and that team did what many people thought it is impossible.

Gotta buy that SS2

 

[Team Filler]

I don't get the waiting for Steam when it comes to GOG, it's not like it's anymore difficult through one over the other.

 

[ryz]

Whats about SS1? The thread says SS1 + SS2, but RPS doesn't mention anything SS1 related?

 

[Corto]

I'm system shocked! These last weeks have been good.

 

[SparkTR]

So if this thing is getting released again , why isn't there a system shock 3???and remake of the first one for example?

The IP rights situation are still pretty messed up it seems. I'd imagine any publisher looking for a big release will find it too much hassle, as opposed to creating a new IP like Dead Space.

Regardless there's no way any publisher will do the SS franchise justice in today's market.

 

[Fried Food]

controller support for SS2?

 

[tamaster92]

So I really want to buy SS2 and will get it day one - but is SS1 still worth playing too?

 

[StuBurns]

controller support for SS2?

That'd be pretty messy, there's plenty of item management in SS2.

 

[Chinner]

willl it have co-opp?

 

[Saty]

I would like to know how the money from sales is going to be divided among the many parties because as they say it themselves the rights\trademarks of the game is a mess.

 

[Maxrunner]

The IP rights situation are still pretty messed up it seems. I'd imagine any publisher looking for a big release will find it too much hassle, as opposed to creating a new IP like Dead Space.

Regardless there's no way any publisher will do the SS franchise justice in today's market.

strange, but isn't that also related with anyone re-releasing the game digitally too?