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I fear that SW:TOR may be the death-knell for large budget, AAA MMOs.
Though I agree that many AAA MMOs have suffered in the past due to over spending and under selling, I don't think this will be a problem for TOR.
It seems they are on par to recoup the cost of the game through pre-sales and early launch sales alone.
Presale Numbers for TOR Looking Good
If they manage to keep a mere 25%, as Mr. Dancey states he wants to keep for PFO, then according to those numbers they will still be raking in the dough hand over fist.
I'm not even sure where Mr. Dancey got his numbers from. I know that a guy with his experience has connections but I think $300 million is a far cry greater than what EA is actually claiming to have spent.
$300 million? EA checks their books
It feels to me that video games are really now just hitting their stride, becoming major blockbusters in a way that at least I myself, would have never thought possible. Just look at Black Ops, Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3 and Skyrim, for recent examples.
Does it really seem like such a good idea to jump on the bandwagon at this date and not bring your AAA game with you?
I was really excited when I first read the news about this project. As I stated in a previous post I would love to see this game kick ass, but I just don't see that happening on such a small scale. I too fear for the future of MMOs, but not the big guns, it's the small fries that have me concerned.