Known insider Tom Henderson claimed over the weekend that Quantic Dream’s Star Wars Eclipse, which was officially revealed during The Game Awards following months of rumors, is three or four years away from release at “minimum.”
Henderson, who has a pretty stellar track record when it comes to leaks, tweeted that Star Wars Eclipse is in development at Quantic Dream’s Paris studio, and David Cage is “very much involved.” It’s been reported that the company is having a hard time recruiting staff following high-profile legal cases involving Cage and former developers.
Cage has been quite a controversial figure in recent years, appearing in numerous allegations brought to light by French publications as well as former colleagues. Quantic Dream won one of the lawsuit its was fighting on the basis of a technicality and lost another. The company’s reputation suffered significant damage amid the legal woes.
According to Henderson, Star Wars Eclipse‘s development is also constrained by Quantic Dream’s internal engine, which isn’t built for an open-world title. Apparently, one current developer told Henderson, “If I was a Star Wars fan, I would have been excited too. But what the game looks like at the end is another matter.”
Quantic Dream currently has over 50 job openings in its Paris studio alone, and several others in Montreal.
[Source: Tom Henderson]
