Shapechange had always been very limited. It turns the subject into a single non-mtahuman non-magical animal of the spellcaster's choice - cyberware and bioware are transformed as well and do not function as such in the new form. It has always been that way.
I beg to differ. There has never been, to my knowledge, any specific ruling against taking metahuman shape. Indeed, previous editions included standard metahumans on the Critter table itself.