Quantic Dream’s next game will be based on the Star Wars IP, it’s been claimed.
That’s according to French YouTuberGautoz, who claimed this week that theDetroit: Become HumanandHeavy Raindeveloper helmed by designerDavid Cagehas signed a deal with Disney, now that its three-game contract withSonyhas ended.
“They now finished their contract with Sony and will be signing with Disney,” he said in a video this week. “It looks like they will be working on a Star Wars game.”
The claim was later corroborated by reliable games industry insiderTom Henderson, who posted a cryptic Star Wars and Detroit mashup on Twitter.
Earlier this year Lucasfilm signalled that its Star Wars exclusivity deal withEAwas over—or at least coming to an end—by partnering with Ubisoft on a new open-world game.
In January, the company described theUbisoftpartnership as “a new direction” for Lucasfilm gaming and confirmed it was opening the doors to other developers that want to pitchStar Wars games.
Douglas Reilly, VP of Lucasfilm Games,wrote: “We’re looking to work with best-in-class teams that can make great games across all of our IP.
“We’ve got a team of professionals here at Lucasfilm Games who can work with the developers, shape the stories, shape the creative, shape the games, to make them really resonate with fans and deliver across a breadth of platforms, genres, and experiences so that all of our fans can enjoy the IPs that they know and love.”
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Having ended a decade-long exclusive working relationship with Sony in 2019,Quantic Dreamreleased formerPlayStation-only games Detroit: Become Human, Heavy Rainand Beyond: Two Souls for PC in 2020.
The studio has said it’stargeting multiplatform product releasesfor its future, unannounced games.
Back in January 2018, French publications Le Monde and Mediapart published extensive reportshighlighting Quantic Dream’s alleged toxic workplace cultureand allegations of financial malpractice. Quantic Dreamsued Le Monde and Mediapart over those reportslater that year.
Earlier this year Quantic Dream opened a new development studio in Montreal Canada, headed up by industry veteran Stéphane D’Astous.
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Prior to joining Quantic Dream, Cazaux spent almost 14 years at Ubisoft, where he worked as a designer onAssassin’s Creedgames Black Flag, Origins and Valhalla, serving as a lead on the most recent series entry.
Before the Montreal studio’s opening, Quantic Dream had operated a single studio based in Paris, France, where it made The Nomad Soul, Fahrenheit, Heavy Rain,Beyond: Two Soulsand Detroit: Become Human.
