“Detroit: Become Human,” the next game from Quantic Dream, has officially gone gold, the developer announced today on the PlayStation Blog. A demo for the action-adventure game is expected to drop on Tuesday.

In the game industry, going gold means production on a game is done and it’s ready to be sent to manufacturers for print. Admittedly, this used to be a bigger deal when games only shipped on discs and had to be completely wrapped up. But in 2018 the term is a little more nebulous, as games can be patched and updated after release. Nevertheless, it’s still a production milestone, usually announced to drum up anticipation for a game’s impending release.

“During these four years, we have gone through all possible states and emotions that the development of such a challenging project induces: the pride of working on something special and unique, the doubt of attaining...