- Eclipse originally started as an MMORPG nicknamed Project Karma that Sony rejected for Detroit. Quantic Dream then used the assets from Karma to pitch Lucasfilm a new Star Wars game.
- Quantic Dream was looking to sell itself after Detroit to get more resources but the workplace accusations drove away all the buyers.
- QD's engine is causing problems for Eclipse cause it was only designed for confined levels and limited amount of NPC's.
- Studio is struggling to create the multiplayer side of the game.
- Game has been in development for over 18 months but the studio still has no playable version.
- QD is having staffing problems due to allegations.
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Almost everything here sounds as fake news.
Why would quantic dream make a MMORPG. They can’t even nail down decent mechanics in their choose your own adventure “games”.
Anyway at least somebody at Sony had enough brains to step away from that dumpster fire.
They are the best ones making these cinematic adventure games, I suggest you to play Detroit. It's a great game, their gameplay and mechanics are totally fine, there's nothing wrong with them.
The game got good reviews and is the best selling QD game ever. Sony didn't step away, they decided to make multiplatform games and become a publisher to be more profitable, opened a new studio and got the Star Wars IP so got -and will be- busy for a while. But when they went multi also said that weren't closing the doors to work again for Sony somewhere in the future.
So maybe they have a 2nd project for Sony, or they could sign a game with Sony after the Star Wars game.
What SW games are in development just now. Jedi Order 2 and isn’t Ubisoft making one?
I remember a rumour about BioWare making basically ME Star Wars RPG aswell.
There's the KOTOR remake and a F2P that I'm not sure if it's for mobile.
Lol... wut.
18 months is not a long time at all, especially if they're including pre-production. So this doesn't sound atypical at all.
According to the game's website it's in early development, which means its development started a few months ago after completing its pre-production and that it's years away from its release.
Development is considered production, not pre-production. Early development doesn't mean 18 months of production, so at least this part is fake news.
If we add a few months of development/production and a year or so of preproduction (which would be normal for a AAA based on a licensed IP where they have to negotiate and double check many lore and licensing stuff) then yes, they could have been working on it for 18 months or so.
