Quantic Dream insists Star Wars Eclipse is fine as striking staff warn it could be canceled

Quantic Dream has pushed back against reports that Star Wars Eclipse is in serious trouble, telling IGN the project has "all the necessary resources to complete its mission" — but the statement does little to address the specific concerns raised by striking developers.

The trouble started when Quantic Dream canceled its live service game Spellcasters Chronicles just three months after early access launch, citing tough market conditions. That decision triggered layoffs and a strike organized by the STJV union outside the studio's Paris headquarters. French outlet Gamekult reported that Quantic Dream is considering cutting around 115 staff — roughly a quarter of its workforce — and that Eclipse itself is suffering from "a lack of resources, vision, and progress." Striking workers argue that at least some of the Spellcasters Chronicles developers facing redundancy are needed to get Eclipse finished without resorting to crunch, and that if the full redundancy plan goes through, the game risks cancelation. The timing is pointed: on the day of the strike, June 25, a Lucasfilm delegation was reportedly visiting Quantic Dream to review Eclipse's progress — the workers wanted that audience to hear their message directly.

Quantic Dream is best known for narrative-driven single-player games — Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, Detroit: Become Human — so Star Wars Eclipse, announced in 2021 with a cinematic trailer, fits the studio's DNA on paper. The game is set in the High Republic era and is expected to blend the studio's story-based gameplay with action-adventure mechanics. In practice, though, Quantic Dream has spent most of the years since announcement batting down rumors of delays and development problems rather than showing the game. The STJV union is pushing for a majority agreement that would reduce the number of redundancies and redirect surviving staff toward finishing Eclipse.

Quantic Dream says its consultation process with affected employees is ongoing and declined to comment further. Whether Lucasfilm — which has final say over any Star Wars project — is satisfied with what it saw on June 25 remains unknown, and that uncertainty is likely to keep both fans and developers on edge until something more concrete surfaces.