Ubisoft’s upcoming VR multiplayer game Star Trek: Bridge Crew is delayed again, this time to May 30th. The good news? Ubisoft is letting you choose the good ol’ NCC-1701 from ‘The Original Series’ (TOS) so you can play solo as captain, or as an officer in a crew of up to four online players.
Star Trek: Bridge Crew was originally slated for a November 29th, 2016 launch date, and then later pushed back to March 14th, 2017, with Ubisoft studio Red Storm Entertainment citing that the delay was necessary to bring “the best game experience possible at launch.” The game is now slated to release on PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift on May 30th. No reason was given for the delay.
Also announced today on Ubisoft’s blog, the Enterprise is going to be available in the game’s ‘Ongoing Voyages’ mode, which features procedurally generated solo and co-op missions.
We had a chance to pilot the Aegis at E3 last year, and while it was a fun co-op experience that requires mastery of your individual station and the ability to communicate, the thought of being able to settle into TOS captain’s chair and melodramatically order Spock to clean up the scotch you spilled is nearly as intoxicating as scotch you just spilled. Role-playing communities, like those that play the unofficial live-action game Artemis, are going to relish in the chance to play in what appears to be a faithful reconstruction of the NCC-1701’s bridge in VR.
Star Trek: Bridge Crew’s Enterprise was developed in close cooperation with CBS Corporation’s worldwide licensing and merchandising unit CBS Consumer Products, the rights holders of the Star Trek franchise.
“The original U.S.S. Enterprise is such an iconic part of the franchise,” says David Votypka, senior creative director at Red Storm Entertainment. “The adventures and relationships that took place on the ship are a special part of Star Trek history, so we were determined to give players the opportunity to create their own adventures and stories on this classic ship.”