We’ll have to wait a long time for the story game

Star Wars Eclipse is still a long way off

Release only 2027 to 2028? A report by Xfire According to the established leaker Tom Henderson, a release for Star Wars Eclipse should be realistic in five years at the earliest. This would mean that the story game in the Star Wars universe would not appear until 2027-2028.

Apparently there is a lack of developers: Quantic Dream is said to have problems finding developers for the project or their own studio. The team behind games like Heavy Rain or Beyond: Two Souls simply lacks sufficient strength and competence. This should already cause significant problems in the development of Star Wars Eclipse.

So why the early announcement? It is said that the problems of finding new employees for Eclipse are well known. Quantic Dream is said to have been struggling to find reinforcements even before Eclipse was unveiled. That’s why the early announcement of the project should even have the effect of getting new developers enthusiastic about the planned game – which probably didn’t work too well.

Not the first report about Problems: As early as December 2021, Tom Henderson reported internal grievances at Quantic Dream. At this point, the gaming insider was already saying that Eclipse had staffing difficulties and development difficulties.

The reports about a toxic work culture at Quantic Dream should undoubtedly play a role in this. According to several journalists, many of the studio’s developers complain about crunch culture, as well as sexist and racist behavior in the studio. You can find out more about the resulting legal dispute with our colleagues from GameProwe have summarized everything else in the following message for you:

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Development allegedly suffers from massive problems

How reliable is the source? Tom Henderson is considered a fairly reliable insider in the gaming industry. The leaker often hits the mark with his predictions about Call of Duty or Battlefield. For example, Henderson informed the gaming world about Star Wars Eclipse before the official announcement. His potential information on the development of the game can be classified as correspondingly credible.

What kind of game is Eclipse supposed to be anyway?

There is currently not too much information about the new Star Wars game. All we know is that it’s supposed to take place during the High Republic era – about 200 years before Episode 1 – and that there’s a big focus on the story. We should explore an open game world and there should be gameplay that is strongly based on action-adventures. Supposedly we even slip into the roles of several playable characters.

You can read about what story game fan Elena has of Quantic Dream’s Star Wars game in her detailed column:

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For Eclipse, Quantic Dream has to come up with something new

This is what the first trailer shows: Star Wars Eclipse was officially announced at the Game Awards 2021 with a first cinematic trailer. Among other things, it shows space battles and the Jedi Knights of the High Republic, who at the time were patrolling the galaxy as a kind of law enforcement officer.

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Star Wars Eclipse – Story-driven action-adventure set in the High Republic era announced

By the way: with The Acolyte Incidentally, a TV series is also planned for Disney Plus, which is dedicated to the High Republic. We have summarized everything we are devoting to the streaming service about the upcoming Star Wars projects in a large overview for you.