Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream is currently making a Star Wars game if new reports are to be believed. First made public by French YouTuber Gautoz and then backed up by known insider Tom Henderson at DualShockers, it's claimed the project from a galaxy far, far away has been in development for 18 months. The news comes after the studio completed its deal with Sony, which lead to the production of three titles. Those were the two previously mentioned games as well as PlayStation 3 title Beyond: Two Souls.
Very little appears to be known about Quantic Dream's Star Wars project beyond how long it's been in development, but Henderson warns we may not hear about the project officially for quite some time. "It's still currently unclear on what exactly the 18-month time span entails, with rumours within the French developer community suggesting that the title could have just started full development in the past several months," he says. Funnily enough, the developer actually liked a tweet about this very rumour before removing it.
It remains to be seen whether the project will see the light of day any time soon, but given Tom Henderson's fairly solid track record of late, we can put at least some confidence in the game being a real thing. Since EA's exclusively deal with the Star Wars IP ended, we've seen a few game projects at least confirm their existence with the help of Lucasfilm Games. We know Ubisoft is making a Star Wars title, and Aspyr Media confirmed back at the PlayStation Showcase its developing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake. EA itself will also surely have a Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel in the works.
If true, what do you expect from Quantic Dream's take on Star Wars? Will it subscribe to what the developer is known for with important decisions, or be something completely different? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source dualshockers.com]
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Cringe in space!!!
Oh Lord that sounds ridiculous. Perhaps it’ll be a whole game of downbeat Jar Jar controlled entirely via the DualSense’s gyro.
I can't wait for emotions in a galaxy far, far away.
A narrative driven choice based game from Quantic Dream set in the Star Wars universe sounds fantastic.
Really hoping it turns out great as I absolutely loved Heavy Rain and Detroit.
Dumb question but people don't get bored of consuming so much Star Wars media? Although I'll admit is probably just me 🤷
Disney just abusing star wars now, but quantic do make some very good games and have replay value so I'm up for it, maybe it will be based on mandalorian
@Juanalf if it is genuinely good media, I’ll take it all!
Hopefully there is a part where Jango Fett is walking around a crowded space port searching for Boba Fett by yelling "Boba!"
it'll be a love story between a robot and an octopus and you'll have to make 'love' choices based on robot and octopus facial expressions
The more star wars games the better imo because right now there is hardly any. I would laugh if this game is exclusive lol.
They could make a game where you play as an imperial agent during the Cold War (a period during the Old Republic). It would be like a blend of 007 and Splinter Cell. I would play a game like that.
Well it will be awhile off as EAs contract expires in 2023 so it can’t be released until after that. Same reason as kotor remake won’t be able to release mid to late 2023 at the earliest
Yes please. That is all...
That would be disappointing.
Admittedly I'm not into Star Wars but I'd much prefer a completely new idea
an entirely narative driven sw game? sure, why not. it is a niche genre and nobody does it as well as qd.
there's a big possibility that the scifi game santa monica is working is actually a star wars game
that's why cory barlog step aside as ragnarok director
I guess the real question should be, what studios are not currently working on a star wars game
Wouldn't say no to a strong narrative in a SW game - as long as the decisions actually matter! Detroit was quite good about that.
Frankly there over doing starwars and im already getting pretty sick of it
Another one who enjoyed the likes of Heavy Rain & Detroit Become Human esp.,(as indeed Until Dawn by Supermassive). Would be quite a change to have the typical Quantic Dream adventure engine set in a Star Wars setting though.🤔
Guess time will tell.
Is it compulsory for developers to ensure their next game is star wars or marvel themed?
fantastic news now heres another great game publisher that does offline campaigns. THANK YOU!
@Juanalf I kind of jumped off after the sequel trilogy but I just had the credits roll on Jedi Fallen Order last night and it has reignited my enthusiasm for Star Wars again.
One day I'll get Disney+ and binge all the new stuff but I'll let it build up for a bit. The anime anthology series looks interesting, Fingers crossed for a great game by Quantic Dreams!
The first proper PS5 interactive movie from the proven and talented French Quantic dreams is a... star wars. America, we get it, it had a huge influence on you in the 1970s but WE, the rest of the world, don't care. Stop shoving it everywhere.
Another Star Wars game seriously.... what an absolute waste of Quantic Dreams talent
Cool, I know nothing about it and I already detest it!
Heavy Rain, Beyond, Detroit...some of the absolute most insufferably pompous narratives with dialogue seemingly written by someone who has never actually ever HEARD another person speak.
And let's not forget David Cage is a tremendous, monumental pile of garbage who treats his employees terribly and says things like:
"In my games, all women are wh*res" and "at Quantic Dream, we don’t make games for f*gs".
Hopefully Lucasfilm is smart enough to stay the hell away from a clown shoes dev like QD.
@Vivisapprentice How will this impact us getting a sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order?
I'm gonna be truly sad if it gets canceled, assuming they ever worked on it.
‘Reportedly’ is a beautiful word 😛
Star Wars or Marvel game. Is this what the future is for gaming? Come on, these lot could have gone outside of that and made a banging game for PS5.
@KidBoruto it won't, EA can still make SW games, they just won't have exclusive console publishing rights to the franchise anymore
I really hope that this is true and not just some rumour from Dave on Twitter.
So much negativity from people who either won’t play it or are too stupid to realise how great this could be.
This is pretty huge 🙌🏻
Not played any of the games mentioned so where would be the best place to start?
I'm not really the biggest Star Wars fan (love the original trilogy but the rest...not so much), but have to admit this has me intrigued. Really enjoyed Detroit so I'll be interested in whatever they do next, really.
In its defence it's a good chance to tell an actual STORY with CHARACTERS. Rather than another pew pew or lightsaber game.
Saying that... David Cage.... eww.
remember when Guitar Hero kept getting released until the franchise bottomed out? Like HOW many Star Wars games, movies, tv series, spin offs do we really need? Let the poor cow die already...
@itsfoz yes THIS is what is happening, unfortunately...
Detroit and Heavy Rain are some of the best narratives in gaming so I can't wait for this one!
The only downside being it's been in development for only a year - we've already seen just how amazing they can make a game look on PS4, would much prefer this to be a current-gen only title to push the visuals even further.
@UltimateOtaku91 Disney are milking starwars but atleast they seem to be taking more care with who they offer the gaming licence to...and don't just have EA doing it
@Jacko11 Yeah this has me excited. I'm hoping we're not playing as a Jedi though. They don't do action games - and I don't want my lightsabering to be quick time events. What I'd like is us playing as a Bounty hunter - a detective game set in the star wars universe. That's what I'm hoping for.
@Bleachedsmiles yeah EA did screw up battlefront 2 and probably lost Disneys trust, but fallen order was pretty decent
@UltimateOtaku91 Battlefront 2 is fantastic now. Jedi Fallen Order is superb as is Star Wars Squadrons. I don't think any other developer / publisher could've done better
@Juanalf To be fair, the amount of SW video games we've got in the last 5 years has been extremely sparse. I might agree with you in 3 years time when all the D+ stuff kicks off
@Bleachedsmiles see this is exactly it, this is what we could get.
Completely agree and so on board with the idea. Possibilities with Star Wars are endless but people cry cause they think it’ll just be “walking sim” style
Disappointing if true. Quantic Dream games have become a bit of a guilty pleasure for me (in that they're dumb but entertaining) and having them focus on a franchise I have no interest in whatsoever just means I'd be skipping whatever they release next.
Don't skin me alive, but I think the Taxidermist DLC from Heavy Rain is the best thing QD ever made
Booo, stop with all of the Star Wars and Marvel please. I used to love them but they're everywhere now.
This is great news. David Cage is perfectly suited to this as the master of emotions.
As we all know, Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering through a Quantic Dream Star Wars game.
Moan moan moan, I don't like star wars. Let people enjoy it! Admittedly, the movies are a mixed bag, but Fallen Order, the Mandalorian and the high Republic books are fantastic. It feels more like people here want to sound hip by dissing something that's mainstream.
I wonder how David Cage will work with creative constraints. He's got talent but sometimes goes a bit overboard.
Quantic Dreams biggest issue is poor writing. Detroit Become Human could have been truly great but the subpar writing and terrible civil rights analogy that wasn't nearly as clever as David Cage seemed to think it was really held it all back. Potential for a good game in this project is promising but I'm worried.
loved heavy rain loved beyond two souls loved Detroit become human. shame quantic dream are wasting thier talents on yet another star wars game
It could be good as long as they take away the tedious things you had to do in their past games like press X to wash plates, press O to wipe bum etc etc I did like their games tho
too much Marvel its been milked and overdone now its all over gaming as well. Star wars is getting overdone typical Disney milk something within an inch of its life
It is a shame Quantic Dream never joined PlayStation Studios. Heavy Rain was truly something special.
@Jacko11 I know mate, every game is either Star Wars or Marvel and yet the vast ***** majority aren't!
These people just infest this site like a bloody plague. I don't think they like games at all.
I think this is very cool news. I hope Naughty Dog's next game is based on Star Wars as well.
😝
@Col_McCafferty I think you say it as a little joke but I hope Naughty Dog do 😂😂
Their gameplay and cinematic style x Star Wars 😍😍 they was developing/brainstorming a space game 👀
This should be interesting. It’ll probably suck but it’ll be interesting.
@NinjaWaddleDee I think we've seen this across the arts. The tech improves whilst the original concepts dry up
That would be fantastic.
At least I have hope to get something with some artistic value instead of another braindead recycled LEGO game.
I wish they'd just remaster the Nomad Soul
The first action sequence will be Luke running through the crowds yelling "FAA--ther!? .... FAA--ther!? .... FAA--ther!? .... FAA--ther!? .... "
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@rpg2000 At least they're selling their own original characters and the guy who invented them is still there approving them. Parity would be if they just licensed DreamWorks brands. Shrek, Shrek, Shrek, Mario, and How to Train Your Shrek.
I'm hoping that it'll be the long awaited Ewoks Caravan of courage game!
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