Ken Levine says BioShock nearly went nowhere and was almost canceled: "We can't make those games because they don't sell"
System Shock 2's performance didn't give publishers much confidence
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What the fuck are they talking about? Bioshock is one of the most popular games ever played.
He’s talking about System Shock, which wasn’t that immensely popular.
Oh yeah that wasn't very much even though it was so fucking good. I've been hearing rumors for years that they were going to bring that back and I think with BioShock success it should happen!
I didn't even realize the remake was already out. lol
He’s specifically talking about the original. Bioshock was unlikely to get made with its budget due to how niche System Shock is. It’s impressive they managed to make Bioshock a big success.
The original is form 94. No game at the time was really popular because computers were purely for nerds and weirdos. It was a super stigmatized niche at the time, especially video games.
