EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau explained to CVG that while they have a date is tentatively set for “holiday 2011” but will be dependent upon fan reactions to the beta of the game. 604b18
“We’re driving towards a date, but the very issue you raised is why we’re not announcing a date yet because you want to make sure that these services can last a decade,” the exec said.
He adds, “It is definitely tied to the beta test and be like, ‘wow, I’ve got to fix that’.””
Next comes a WoW reference you won’t see in most articles on the game as Gibeau explains that BioWare wants to avoid the problem’s that Blizzard had with the launch of the ever-popular MMORPG, “World of Warcraft”.
When they say problems, they are referring to technical glitches that hampered WoW’s launch. I was in the beta so I this all too well and I’m all for not seeing the same problems with SWTOR.
The story concludes: “We’re totally focused on quality, so whatever the beta test tells us is what will be the determining variable on when we will hit.””
That’s what we want to hear!
