Star Wars: The Old Republic Hitting Shelves Spring 2011? [UPDATE]
By Jeff on January 12th, 2010
Speaking in an update call concerning their 2010 fiscal year, Shacknews reports that Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said that their next “major MMO” was coming along for a Spring 2011 release, leading many to believe he was speaking about Star Wars: The Old Republic, with no other known major MMO projects on EA’s plate.
“One key driver is going to be the launch date of our major MMO. As it stands today, the game is making great progress towards a Spring 2011 launch. But given the volatility of this particular sector and the fact that we haven’t yet provided a specific launch date, at least for now, we’re excluding the revenue, or will be excluding the revenue, from our FY11 plans.”
Spring 2011 is later than many had anticipated for this game, and will possibly give the game over a 5 year development cycle if it follows that schedule. We’ve contacted LucasArts and BioWare to see if they have any comment or can confirm that the comment was made about The Old Republic, and will update this post if we hear back.
UPDATE: Sean Dahlberg has responded on the official forums, confirming the report:
While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. We’ve got a lot of exciting updates and reveals planned throughout 2010, including the first-ever hands-on testing for the game. It’s not too late to sign up to be a game tester, so go to www.swtor.com/tester and sign up today. We can’t wait to share more about the game with you as we progress through the year, so make sure you stay tuned to the official website for details.
confirmed by Sean Dahlberg
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=109426
Thats Horse Shit!!! The last info I habe gotten was it was aiming 4 Spring 2010! Even if it was l8tr (i.e. october)! That’s not fair, Bio ware!!!
WOW… that kinda sucks cause its so far away, but the potential for this game to be WoW, Eve, FinalFantasy and every other MMO combined is unlimeless!!! I want space and ship battles, and a whole galaxy of planets to search on foot, obviously with expansions coming out in later years! Please Bioware, make the perfect online game…
[...] statement is coming only weeks after LucasArts and BioWare confirmed the game was aiming for a Spring 2011 launch window. If this schedule is followed, the game could [...]