Among many world premiere reveals at The Game Awards 2021 was a debut trailer for Star Wars Eclipse. The newest game to draw on the series’ extensive canon is being developed by Quantic Dream, best known for games like Heavy Rain. However, details on the upcoming release are still quite slim. When can we expect Star Wars Eclipse to release? Will it launch for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X, or PC?
What is the Star Wars Eclipse release date?
There’s no release date set for Star Wars Eclipse yet. It’s only just been revealed at The Game Awards 2021, following the debut of its world premiere trailer. The game is still in early development, so we may not hear any more details for Eclipse for months to come. Whatever the release date may be, it’s likely still a year or two from launch.
Overall, very little is known about this new game so far. The Game Awards presenter Geoff Keighley indicated that it’s set in the High Republic era, but that’s really all we’ve heard. Otherwise, the most important detail is that it’s being developed by Quantic Dream, developer of Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human.
As such, fans should probably expect Eclipse to be fairly different from the usual sort of action/adventure and RPG entries the series has become known for. Quantic Dream is all about storytelling, and the Star Wars canon should be a perfect match for the developer’s storytelling approach. Of course, that all depends on how you feel about Quantic Dream’s unique style. As to whether the studio departs into more action-oriented gameplay remains to be seen.
Since it’s so early in development, Star Wars Eclipse doesn’t have a release date just yet. We’re not even sure which platforms it will be on, though we’d expect some sort of announcement about that sooner rather than later. Quantic Dream is now aiming to release its game across all platforms, so we can likely expect PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC releases.
