It's coming...System Shock 2 Remaster

We've known that the "System Shock 2 Remaster" has been under
development for a while, but at long last we know when it's (expected)
to release (June 26th, to be precise).

This isn't going to be a full remaster along the lines of the 2023
"System Shock" game, with an entirely new engine, new levels,
textures, sounds. Rather, it will be more akin to the 2015 "Enhanced
Edition" releases of the first system shock game; a shiny new gloss
atop the 1999 sequel. E.g., the sort of thing you can create for
yourself if you download all those fan-made patches and apply them
yourself.

(actually, I wouldn't be surprised if the underlying engine is
replaced by developer Nightdive Studio's own Kexx engine, but this
hasn't been clarified one way or the other. But the game will largely
look and play exactly like the 1999 game).

I always preferred "System Shock 2" more than the first game, so I
should be excited about this, and I guess I am. But, honestly, the
1999 version still holds up pretty well and the changes brought with
the remaster don't really change things up very much. The whole thing
sort of seems a bit pointless. With "System Shock", first released in
1994, there was a lot of room for improvement and both the Enhanced
Edition and later full remaster made notable improvements. The
improvements of the "System Shock 2" remaster are a lot less obvious.
It's going to be a lot harder sell.

I mean, sure, we all know eventually it's going to end up in my video
game library, but that's not saying much; that same library has four
copies of "Overcooked" in it. But I'm in no rush to buy the remake...
much less pre-order it. And the original will do me fine in the mean
time.