Quantic Dream

Quantic Dream's current logo (2019 – present)

Quantic Dream is a French video game developer founded in May 1997 by David Cage and based in Paris, France. The company also supplies motion capture services to the film and video game industries.

History[]

They launched their first title, Omikron: The Nomad Soul, in 1999 for the PC and Dreamcast, which also featured original music and acts by musician David Bowie. Quantic Dream was next due to develop Quark, a game which was later cancelled. For the next two years, the developers at Quantic Dream worked hard to advance their production infrastructure, which they had first begun using in Quark.

In 2002, they officially began development of Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America), the first game to use their sophisticated "interactive cinema" technology which allows gamers to play through multiple worldlines based on the decisions made rather than a one-dimensional story. Fahrenheit is also their first game to be launched to worldwide critical acclaim, receiving multiple awards and nominations prior to its release, with high ratings from all major gaming publications.^[1] According to the official Quantic Dream website, Fahrenheit has sold over 800,000 units worldwide since it was released.

As of 2005, Quantic Dream's next announced titles are a new franchise called Heavy Rain and Omikron 2, both of which are being aimed at current-generation consoles, particularly the PlayStation 3. Heavy Rain received positive previews in 2006 due to the stunning graphics of an early technology demo. Released in February 2010, Heavy Rain was well received and has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

Games[]

Omikron: The Nomad Soul - Released for Windows in 1999 and for the Dreamcast in 2000.
Fahrenheit (named Indigo Prophecy in North America) - Released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2005, for the Xbox 360 (as a downloadable "Xbox Original" title) in 2007, and for the PlayStation 4 in 2016.
Heavy Rain - Released for the PlayStation 3 in 2010, for the PlayStation 4 in 2016, and for Windows in 2019.
Beyond: Two Souls - Released for the PlayStation 3 in 2013, for the PlayStation 4 in 2015, and for Windows in 2019.
Detroit: Become Human - Released for the PlayStation 4 in 2018 and for Windows in 2019.
Quantic Dream Collection - A compilation pack consisting of Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human. Released for the PlayStation 4 in 2018.

Possible Upcoming Games[]

Omikron 2 - No release date has been announced for this game; status is unclear due to the absence of news for several years.^[2]
Infraworld - A once cancelled project recently trademarked by Sony Computer Entertainment.^[3]^[4]
Fiv5 - The title has been trademarked in the European Union by Quantic Dream, and a domain name entitled "fiv5.fr" has been registered by the developer.^[5]

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External Links[]

[1] ttp://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/indigo-prophecy

[2] ttp://omikrongame.blogspot.com/2006/01/omikron-2-karma.html

[3] ttps://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/canned-quantic-dream-project-infraworld-trademarked-by-scee/

[4] ttps://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/quantic-dreams-infraworld-may-not-be-canned-after-all-was-poss/

[5] ttps://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/fiv5-could-be-the-title-of-quantic-dreams-next-game/

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