Star Wars Eclipse Dev Issues Stern Response To 'Delayed' Rumours

Well, they've given pretty much no info on the game. So I pretty much feel nothing. So far they haven't given me a reason to have the game on my radar. Anybody can whip up a nice CGI trailer and release a pile of hot garbage thereafter.

The fact that it was never given a release window means that it cannot be 'delayed'. At most, they can 'change' their expected development time but its still speculation rather than a 'delay'.

The fact this is a Quantic Dream game is enough for me not to be excited for this. I have never liked their style of games - Fahrenheit, Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, Detroit: Become Human etc just didn't do it for me and making 'something' similar but with a 'Star Wars' licence isn't going to change that.

In the same way that I don't like 'turn based tactical' game-play so not interested in Xcom and wrapping that gameplay in a different skin, like Gears Tactics or Marvels Midnight Suns don't interest me despite liking the Gears and Marvel universe.

I'll still keep my eye on it, just in case they do something surprisingly different for their Studio but I would assume that Detroit would set the 'template' and got the license because of what style of games they make. It adds more variety to the Star Wars licenced titles to appeal to a wider audience...

Yeah, Idk how that narrative got started. With no release window given, it can't be "delayed."

Sits back and waits for when they do come out with a release window ....then delay it

"it was not delayed, it was announced prematurely!!!"

Honestly, not sure what sources I paid attention to, but i never took it as "delayed" and instead of a messaging of "don't dream of playing it anytime soon, it might launch by the end of the generation" kind of thing.

Wow they have a bad attitude. Not sure why they bothered to make that expensive trailer when they had no game. It’s all just a bit rubbish in my eyes. Concentrate on making a good game and then come and show me.

@Stocksy "Recruiting remains active as it works on Star Wars Eclipse, third-party publishing, and unannounced projects."

Games announced years before release including Cyberpunk 2077, Elder Scrolls 6, Metroid Prime 4 etc use announcement trailers as recruitment marketing to introduce their vision, a pitch to recruit the best talent. "Hey we are making this star wars game, please come work for us".

It's not a sales pitch to entice people to buy a game that has yet to start any real development.

An interesting point here is that although players always presume announcement trailers are aimed at them and may complain about things being announced to early, these early trailers are often part of recruitment drives and not a early part of the sales cycle.