The authors of Star Wars Eclipse were not affected by the reduction in funding from NetEase

Quantic Dream is deeply concerned about everyone who may lose their jobs.

NetEase-owned studio Quantic Dream, developers of Heavy Rain, Detroit and the upcoming Star Wars Eclipse, commented on the situation with the reduction in funding for Western teams.

In a statement posted on LinkedIn, Quantic Dream CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere said the studio's teams were not affected by NetEase's drastic layoffs and are“continuing to develop our projects at a normal pace.”.

“We were deeply saddened to learn of the recent layoffs and studio closures affecting certain parts of the NetEase group. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this, and we sincerely hope they quickly find new opportunities,” de Fondaumière wrote. 

Quantic Dream noted that 2024 was a particularly successful year for the studio, mainly due to good sales of older games like Detroit: Become Human, which reached 11 million units in total.

Star Wars Eclipse does not yet have even an approximate release date.