System Shock Remake was released for the Playstation 4 today. Allegedly.
When I turn on my PS4, go to the PSN game store, and search for the game, I find it listed. Hooray!
And then why I try to buy it, I get the message "
Not available for purchase" with an option saying "
[Tell me more]"
And when I click on 'Tell me more', I'm told:
"
You are not able to purchase this game for the following reason:
You do not own System Shock"
And yes, technically I don't own it, which is why I am trying to buy it
I've bought dozens of games on the PSN, sometimes on day one, and never seen a problem like this before. And it's been like this for a couple of hours now (I've only tried to buy SSR today, so I don't know if other games are effected by this glitch). And according to the games webpage on Sony's official site, the game has now been released (the on-webpage chronological countdown to the game's becoming purchasable is over, it would have ended at around 5 am this morning Greenwich mean time, about seven and a half hours ago, as I type this), and is available.
If I was superstitious, then I really would believe that SSR was cursed. Though this glitch is surely down the Sony and the PSN network, and not (for once) NightDive Studios.
Edit: A quick google shows that it was available for the XBox consoles a few hours ago, but then apparently was withdrawn (or at least disappeared from the XBox's purchase page). Also, I found these comments:
"
Now my game is installed on Xbox Series X after redeemed codes from Shopto. But now when I click game for launch it but achievements aren't up yet and game wouldn't let me play as it says "There's a temporary network problem." very strange"
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Just bought a physical Xbox copy. I'm having the same problem." (this was in reply to the comment above it)
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They removed it from the PSStore (no longer searchable). WTF???" (I have just rechecked, and for me, the game is still listed on the console's PSN purchase page, and accessible via the search function, but it still won't let me buy the game.)
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No option to buy yet in the UK 
" (I am in the UK, BTW).
"
No option to buy in Australia yet"
Still, if there is a genuine problem, then I'm sure NightDive Studios will have the courtesy to post a detailed and helpful explanation of how to actually puchase the game and get it running correctly.
Sources:
https://www.reddit.com/r/systemshock/comments/1cwgc1e/when_can_i_buy_and_download_system_shock_remake/https://www.reddit.com/r/systemshock/comments/1cwwd9v/game_looks_and_runs_well_on_ps5_so_far_reaches/https://www.reddit.com/r/systemshock/comments/1cx4t9i/what_time_is_the_remake_available_on_ps5/
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