The rumors of a System Shock 3 discontinuation have been circulating since late 2019. Now developer Otherside Entertainment has spoken out after a long pause and clarifies that the game continues to evolve be. In a forum entry, an employee turned to the fans:
"We are still here. We are all working remotely, like most of you probably. Our new concept fits together nicely and we are really excited about it. We have a cool and, we believe, distinctive art style for this and this comes together with the gameplay in UE4. I know it’s torturing you, but I don’t really have anything to say about it right now. "
System Shock 3 apparently should no longer run on Unity, but on Unreal Engine 4. There have been rumors for some time that problems with Unity have led to the downsizing of the project.
There was no specific information about the status of System Shock 3 or a direct statement on the rumors about a termination. The developer studio's social media accounts are still inactive at this time. The last time was new gameplay shown in September 2019:
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In a Reddit thread, the user »InternationalFoot5« claims that at one point he had an insight into the situation. There is currently "no real studio" developing the game, but a core team, which, however, are more of a publisher or rights holder. You are looking for a co-studio.
However, the credibility of the user cannot be checked, since he wants to remain anonymous, so enjoy these statements with caution.
Does this confirm the rumors?
At least the point of view that the developer studio represents externally is now clear. However, whether this means that System Shock 3 is really still in progress can only be assessed when there is more information. At the moment you might want to dampen your expectations a little.
Where did the rumors come from? A former employee from Otherside Studios reported in December 2019 and claimed that the Austin studio – where System Shock 3 would have been developed – was closed and the Boston team was working on something else.
In January, he followed up and said that all content managers had left the studio. The well-known disclosure journalist Jason Schreier confirmed these statements by the ex-employee about System Shock 3.
