Star Wars: The Old Republic EA's Most Expensive Game Ever

[Necuno]

zeForce is expensive in this one

Eurogamer reports on some EA shop-talk with quotes from chief banker Eric Brown, who describes "Star Wars: The Old Republic" as the "largest ever development project, period, in the history of the company". Sounds like EA is looking at a Spring 2011 release for Star Wars: The Old Republic, but don't mark it on your calendar quite yet as nothing official has been stated.

He said a packaged game usually costs around $30m to make at EA, but "any MMO costs significantly more than that".

When asked by a member of the Wedbush Morgan Securities audience in New York today how the cost compared to World of Warcraft, Brown said Blizzard spent "$100 million, perhaps more" to ship the game in 2004.

"That's lifetime [research and development] to actually ship it and obviously then there's maintenance subsequent to ship and expansion packs," Brown added.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/53...sive-Game-Ever

[Lydon]

Guild Wars 2 will still own it

[Necuno]

Guild Wars 2 will still suck against KOTOR MMO

naaah. that i know already... the emperor has foreseen it

[Lynus]

Guild Wars 2 will still own it

Yes, please.

[tehNihilist]

Watch this be a glorified singleplayer game with MMO like aspects.

Heh, I don't know, but I will watch this one but not get excited about it really. Guild Wars 2 is looking more exciting like Lydon suggests >_<

[Magnarmalok]

Well seeing as how GW2 will also feature, the once off payment method...I think I'll be playing both Kotor and Gw2

[Necuno]

riiight. lets come and talk shit in the kotor mmo thread, btw the top is Star Wars: The Old Republic EA's Most Expensive Game Ever

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for ontop and OP stay

[sycogrim]

I think this will probably be the first and only MMO I invest my money in or if this becomes a FAIL then i'll just invest my money into Lego Universe

[Lydon]

riiight. lets come and talk shit in the kotor mmo thread, btw the top is Star Wars: The Old Republic EA's Most Expensive Game Ever

for gw2:
+ Post New Thread

for ontop and OP stay

We're staying on topic by suggesting that despite it being their most expensive game ever, Guild Wars 2 will still be better

[Gimaru]

Definitely going to be trying this.