While it’s been discussed before, there are new facts in the equation regarding a original source of the most recent rumor? Hex from Good Game. 4o1z42
She tweeted: “Unfortunately we missed out on Star Wars: The Old Republic- but the game’s been delayed for Australia- probs another E3 before release.”
This one simple tweet would cause quite an uproar as fans wanted to know where the information was obtained from and what it meant. Hex later said the info was via their Australian PR agent when her team was trying to get a dev interview. She adds, “Only US and Europe this year I was told”
TOROZ ed David Bass at Bioware to get some clarification on this rumor nad were told the expected- Bioware doesn’t comment on rumors and “launch regions” have not been announced yet.
So with that, there is no real verifiable information. It’s just a rumor. But of course, it’s one that could very well be true.
Jason Wood over at The Age has also mentions the potential delay saying “The bad news is that the Australian release looks like it will be pushed back, but I’ll get more news from EA when they know more.”
It doesn’t seem like good business for BioWare/EA to prevent Oceanic server lag and other complications from players forced to buy from the US.
Another potential scenario is a delay, but only short one such as by weeks or a couple of months only. This is not preferred but if it happens, it would still be bearable and most people who wanted to play would still purchase the game when it was released.
Finally, what everyone is most likely hoping for is a simultaneous angry before the game even gets to them by giving it to one region over another when you have the capability for a worldwide launch.
When we hear more about this rumor, we’ll be sure to let you know!
