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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Won't Make it for Fiscal Year 2011
MikeB
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Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello mentioned that a "major new massively multiplayer online game" would not be shipping within EA's 2011 fiscal year, which ends on March 31st, according to a report by Joystiq. EA CFO Eric Brown later confirmed that Star Wars: The Old Republic is "not included in our FY11 release slate."
So there you have it folks, set your calendars to sometime between April and June next year, as we won't be playing Star Wars: The Old Republic for a little while yet.
This doesn't come as much of a surprise, though, as the game was originally slated for a Spring 2011 release window, and given the fact that Spring generally begins between the middle and end of March, the April to June timeline makes perfect sense. So, I guess if you expected it earlier than that, well, don't!
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Sounds good to me, Better not to rush these things, and can maybe fix or add more to the game?
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I dont mind. But what I do mind is how mindless the devs are being.
Meh
Serious death penalties makes every close call an adrenaline rush, and every minor achievement a major victory. This alternative rule-set should be in all MMORPGs.
I best be darn solid at this rate as I feel they are draging their feet.
And this is without including any additional delays...
Oh my God! Say it aint so!!!! Noooooo!
Wait what do i don't give a damn about again?
It's better to lurk in forums and be thought a fool...than to endlessly "Quote" and remove all doubts.
Don't kid yourself. We will all be able to sit down and enjoy TOR 2011 holidays or better yet 2012.
So the destruction of everything in 2012 will be caused by the Sith?
I can live with that
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They should just take their time and release it when they are ready, good for them on this
People need to learn patience
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its already been rumored for a long time now that the release should be spring 2011, so i don't see how this is different or news.
There was some confusion as to whether or not the release estimation went by the Fiscal Year. As Mike said at the end, it doesn't really make much of a difference because the game could release in April or May, still considered a part of "Spring."
But it could ship in fiscal 2010 which goes through March 31st. I can't see them delaying it till 2012.
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might go head-to-head with Guild Wars 2, as fans are predicting an April 2011 GW2 release, same date as GW1. no official release date yet though
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I heard it was because Duke Nuk'em forever actually releases.
Still, this is no real news since there isn't anything that changes Spring 2011 in it. May 2011 is still spring. Of course it wouldn't surprise me if the date got moved back a few months, MMOs can be moved back years sometimes and this is a huge game.
Old news man.
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Well, considering I wasn't expecting it until spring/summer next year this isn't any kind of shocker.
Have to agree with others who have said it though, better they take their time and deliver a quality product at launch then feed us another half baked pre-beta hardly playable game at launch like most recent releases have gone.
Though, now my sites are on GW2... If they can pull of all the sunshine they're blasting up my rear, no other will be able to compete, regardless of wether or not they have light sabres.
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Probably just another mindless grinder anyway!
Q4 2011. Write it down.
I am sure when it launches there will still be people complaining they rushed it out..LOL
A game like this with so many different and new features, I expect not to see it until fall or winter of 2011, if at all in 2011. I just hope they get it out before December 21, 2012, I would like to play it before the end of the world...LOL
I suspect they are going to release it at or around the time the StarWars TV series hits. If I was in charge and I wanted to make giant unlimited fistfulls of cash, that's what I'd do. The whole StarWars universe is going to explode in the next couple years I'm sure. There's so much room for stories and the timing is just to close to be coincidence. Lucas might be a bit of a goof, but stupid he is not.
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I would say probably more like a late 2011 game if then. Bioware will be lucky to get it out by xmas.
theres still something from bioware that states spring 2011 as the target date. if 2011 fiscal year ends in march that still gives us 2 months time frame
As for when the tv series launches, they still havent started casting let alone finalized any scripts which is when lucas has said he will start ramping up production.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/7300033012
I'm not sure the company would rush the delivery of this huge project just to fit in this or that fiscal year. The game will be delivery when ready. 2012 is the likely year. And yes, by then, Sith will destroy life on Earth. At least is what they think. (double lightsaber sound heard in background).
No surprise there. The lame thing is I remember people on the official SWTOR forums swearing that the game would release way back in 2009. Keep dreaming noobs! See you in 2012.
Fiscal year 2010 for (the now) EA/BioWare ended began April 1, 2009 and ended March 31, 2010. So they can't still ship it in fiscal year 2010 - unless they have a time machine. Fiscal year 2011 is from April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011. Fiscal year 2012 is from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 - which puts it exactly in the 2011 spring release window that BioWare has been quoting. Thus, the game should be coming out sometime between April 1 and June 20th, 2011. This quote des NOT mean that the game has been delayed until 2012.