Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human Developer Quantic Dream Insists Star Wars Eclipse Development 'Continues,' Despite Competitive Multiplayer Game Plans

Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream has fixed fans a little update connected its long-gestating Star Wars Eclipse, arsenic it reveals plans for a abstracted competitory multiplayer project.

In a blog station published today, Quantic Dream main David Cage revealed that the institution had present decided to run with aggregate interior teams, "after years arsenic a single-project studio" dedicated to single-player narrative-focused games.

Discussing its plans, Cage said Quantic Dream was present creating "something precise different, a competitory multiplayer experience" that "may astonishment our fans arsenic it is precise antithetic from what we person done truthful far."

"Of course, improvement of Star Wars Eclipse continues," Cage confirmed, "and we are anxious to stock much with you successful the future."

Announced successful 2021 via a flashy cinematic trailer, Star Wars Eclipse has flown nether the radar successful the years since. Set wrong the franchise's High Republic era, Eclipse is expected to integrate Quantic Dreams' accepted story-based gameplay with an action-adventure crippled acceptable successful the Star Wars universe.

Beyond that, details connected what to expect stay bladed connected the ground, and Quantic Dream has lone commented connected the task implicit the past fewer years to quash rumors of improvement occupation and delays, amid suggestions that the workplace was struggling to prosecute unit pursuing erstwhile workplace allegations.

"Can I accidental it inactive exists? Because it exists," Quantic Dream selling brag Lisa Pendse told IGN successful 2023, erstwhile asked for an update connected Star Wars Eclipse. "It's conscionable not ready. It's simmering."

Still, eyebrows were raised successful August 2024 erstwhile the game's pb writer Adam Williams announced he'd near Quantic Dream aft a decennary astatine the studio. As of now, there's nary connection connected erstwhile Star Wars Eclipse volition really materialize.

"Star Wars Eclipse has not been delayed due to the fact that Quantic Dream ne'er announced oregon promised a motorboat model for the title," the developer said successful 2022. "Recruiting remains progressive arsenic it works connected Star Wars Eclipse, third-party publishing, and unannounced projects."

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