"We always believed that 'next generation' meant more meaningful content based on players’ emotional involvement," said Quantic Dream founder David Cage. "To us, PS3 is the only platform that can truly deliver on this promise, and SCE WWS is a group that is both inspiring and pleasant to work with.”

Quantic Dream showed off a PS3 tech demo for a project called Heavy Rain at E3 2006, revealing advanced realism through specialized motion capture techniques, though it is unknown if this new announcement relates to that project.

The company's last release was its 2005 cinematic adventure title, Indigo Prophecy (PS2, Xbox, PC).

Heavy Rain is still listed on Quantic Dream's Web site and described as a "confidential next generation console game."