Quantic Dream workers went on strike today as part of a national French games-industry walkout, and the message from the picket line concerns Star Wars Eclipse directly: striking developers say the game is understaffed and "cannot be finished" if the studio goes through with plans to lay off 115 people, roughly a quarter of the company.
Why it matters
Eclipse is the highest-profile Star Wars game with no date, no gameplay, and now visible internal turmoil. The layoffs stem from the cancellation of Spellcasters Chronicles, Quantic Dream's live-service game, whose shutdown was announced May 20. The union (STJV) wants that team folded into Eclipse development instead of cut; the strike was pointedly timed to a scheduled Lucasfilm Games check-in visit on the project.
Quantic Dream's official line: Eclipse development is "continuing as planned, with the full commitment of its team and all the necessary resources to complete its mission." Both things can't stay true forever: either the staffing holds up or the game slips.
The details
- The strike: June 25, called by the STJV union, national in scope but sparked by Quantic Dream's layoff plan. Coverage via Kotaku and PC Gamer.
- Adding to the worry pile: reports say the game's lead writer has left, and a 2026 release is rumored to be off the table.
- Eclipse was revealed back in 2021 as a branching-narrative action-adventure set in the High Republic, and it has never shown gameplay.
What to do with this: keep expectations parked. Until Eclipse shows real gameplay, it belongs in the "believe it when you see it" tier of our 2026 tracker, and this week moved it further from "when," not closer.
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