Earlier this month, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported that 2K Games had scrapped the current version of BioShock 4 and paused work on a remake of the original game.

Now, in an interview with journalists, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has reassured fans that BioShock 4 is still in the works.

“BioShock 4 is going to come out — I can say that hand on heart,” Zelnick said. “We’ve had ups and downs, that’s true, and we had to make changes in the studio’s leadership. But we’re facing a tough challenge here, given Ken Levine’s legacy and the success of his games. We need to make sure the new game is worthy of the BioShock name and represents a significant step forward.”

Zelnick also dismissed concerns that development has taken too long, arguing instead that player expectations have shifted.

“Some of our competitors realized too late that just making ‘good’ games is no longer good enough. Good is the new bad — everyone now wants great,” he explained.

Take-Two had previously stated, in response to Schreier’s report, that it already has “a good game” but wants to turn it into “a great one.” Zelnick’s latest comments align with that sentiment, suggesting the publisher is committed to raising the bar before BioShock 4 sees the light of day.

Source: IGN