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Jan 15, 2024 · BioShock 4 has been a long time coming, and even now in 2024, we're going on very little information. The game was confirmed to be in production back in 2019, with 2K Games founding Cloud Chamber ...
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What can we expect from BioShock 4?
BioShock 4 platforms
While we're certainly excited for the next BioShock game, we don't actually know when we'll get our hands on it. In a tweet officially announcing a new BioShock game back in 2019, publisher 2K Games stated that work had begun on the next iteration of the BioShock franchise. Here, it confirmed that the game would be in development "for the next several years". That may not have been the most welcome news, but it did give us an idea about what platforms BioShock 4 would eventually release on. Now that we're deep into the generation of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S - and, by extension, further away from the Xbox One and PS4, we would strongly predict that, given the ongoing wait for the game as well, BioShock 4 will be a current-gen exclusive and not cross-generational. Even if the game was still slated for a 2024 release, engineering it so it could be experienced on the last-gen of consoles seems unlikely - and might even hold back any ambition.
BioShock 4 gameplay and setting
Now, when looking at or thinking about BioShock 4 gameplay and setting details we are diving head first into a lot of speculation and clutching at straws. However, there have been some clues that we could investigate (read: 'cling to') to try and inform ourselves a little on both factors. First, to potential BioShock 4 gameplay. The original official 2K press release from 2019 (no longer live or available) and announcements made alongside it that revealed the next BioShock game was in development did seem to indicate that it would be first-person again. 2K President David Ismailer said alongside that ”We can’t wait to see where its [BioShock's] powerful narrative and iconic, first-person shooter gameplay head in the future with our new studio team at Cloud Chamber leading the charge.” This rather implies that the first-person nature is likely to continue. In terms of possible BioShock 4 setting details, there was a lot of rumor floating around at the end of 2021 stating that the fourth game would take us back to a familiar time period. The crux of the rumors was that BioShock 4 would be set in the 1960s and in an Antarctic city called 'Borealis' - and that its story would connect the previous games in the series. While these claims did align with several publications' own sources at the time, there has been no official confirmation or word on them. Going back a bit further in 2021, there was a strong belief that BioShock 4 would be going open-world due to details stated in some job ads at the time that all pointed toward the design of a bust, crowd-filled, expansive open-world setting. Again, there was and has been no official comment on that.
BioShock 4 developer
As we know, the studio making BioShock 4 is Cloud Chamber - but who exactly is leading development and has their hands on the tiller? Well, we know a few people involved - and we've addressed the Ken Levin-shaped question below too. Leading the studio is Kelley Gilmore, a veteran developer, formerly of Firaxis Games. However, with other folks involved who have experience with the BioShock series working on the game too, there is genuine "BioShock DNA" within the development team as Gilmore confirmed in an interview with our sister site GamesRadar+.
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Aug 12, 2020 · Zhykionn's leak claimed that this would be a cross-generation title. But if BioShock 4 is releasing in 2022 or later, it might only be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. There’s no mention ...
Jan 9, 2020 · The BioShock 4 project, codenamed Parkside, will reportedly be developed by Cloud Chamber, a new studio formed to work on the game, 2K announced."BioShock is one of the most beloved, critically praised and highest-rated franchises of the last console generation," 2K president David Ismailer said in a press release.
Jun 20, 2021 · 2K Games confirmed in December 2019 that BioShock 4 was currently undergoing development. During a February 2020 financial report, 2K Game's parent company, Take-Two Interactive ...
