Originally posted by artemisentr4
They could team up with the new X Box 360 Kinect that launches in November. Lightsaber battles would be sweet. O.o

yeah, with todays generaton of gamers carrying a spare tire.  And people nowadays complain EQ's fights are so long? :P

*pant pant pant* just a second.....*wheeze* need to catch my breathe

*player 2 starts spinning in circles in his livingroom so his toon can look like it's going linkdead*

Originally posted by neoubie

Everyone talks about Xbox 360 and Mac, but take two seconds and think bigger.  PS3, that’s right, what is the one game that would lunch Sony past Microsoft, similar to the PS2 vs. the original Xbox?

But why on earth would they choose to develop for the ps3 when it a) is  far more difficult to port to the ps3 and b) sold far fewer consoles so has less possible users than the xbox 360

Not sure how this is "thinking bigger", unless you're a ps3 fanboi in denial

Originally posted by thosewhoharp

SWTOR on consoles. Anyone else notice this?

This by no means confirms a console release, but has anyone else noticed the absence of the usual PC-DVD or Windows logos anywhere? Check out any majorly published game's site being released for the PC and you'll find those logos somewhere. Also, you'd figure a frequently asked question would be 'what platforms will this be on?" or "will this game be on consoles?" yet those questions are also absent from the FAQ.

I'm just being a conspiracy theorist here, but to me this says they are either DEFINITELY going to release it on consoles, or they havent decided yet as they are 'looking into it'. They probably dont want to pull a Cryptic or Funcom move and announce it for consoles, set up pre-orders, and then have to back out of their commitments.

Historically, Bioware has release games for both PC and consoles ever since the original KoTOR.

What are your thoughts? 

As a long time (day 1) member of the SWTOR community and an affiliate of several insider podcasts. I will tell you 100% that this game will not be on consoles.  They are still estimating the mac version 2+ years out, if at all.
 

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This is all but confirmed in a quote from http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=240953

BioWare has quashed rumours that the studio is working on bringing its upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, to consoles.

The rumours stemmed from a leak by retailer GAME, which listed an Xbox 360 version in its 2011 product line up.

"As to why The Old Republic is on that list, we have no idea but to allay any confusion, we should not be on there," clarified community manager Sean Dahlberg.

"'Star Wars: The Old Republic' is currently being developed for the PC using the Microsoft Windows operating system. While we recognize that there are other operating systems and platforms available for games today, our development is specific to the personal computer using the Windows operating system at this time."

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Debate all you want. Not gonna happen. They are totally dedicated to PC on this one.

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Further update:  Direct quote from Daniel Erickson:

BioWare’s Daniel Erickson has said Star Wars: The Old Republic’s not coming to consoles, and the possibility hasn’t been discussed.

According to the lead writer and designer, the interface for PC is “made for games”, and admitting told CVG he doesn’t know if it’s possible to put SWTOR on consoles.

“I have no idea if it’s possible,” Erickson said of a console version. “I’d have to ask our tech director.

“I can tell you that it’s not anything that we’ve even discussed. There is nobody anywhere in Bioware laying the groundwork for that because we have a very large complicated game to ship first.

“We all know the drawbacks of PC. We all scream at our boxes and try to make stuff work. But at the same time, the interface is made for games. The mouse/keyboard interface allows so much less restriction [than console]“.

EA probably doesnt want to spend money on both, But I dont see them taking a huge market risk and going console only with an mmorpg. They might make it cross compatible enough that you can play the entire game with a mouse/spacebar or an Xbox controller ... but i doubt Console only.

Originally posted by thosewhoharp

SWTOR on consoles. Anyone else notice this?

This by no means confirms a console release, but has anyone else noticed the absence of the usual PC-DVD or Windows logos anywhere? Check out any majorly published game's site being released for the PC and you'll find those logos somewhere. Also, you'd figure a frequently asked question would be 'what platforms will this be on?" or "will this game be on consoles?" yet those questions are also absent from the FAQ.

I'm just being a conspiracy theorist here, but to me this says they are either DEFINITELY going to release it on consoles, or they havent decided yet as they are 'looking into it'. They probably dont want to pull a Cryptic or Funcom move and announce it for consoles, set up pre-orders, and then have to back out of their commitments.

Historically, Bioware has release games for both PC and consoles ever since the original KoTOR.

What are your thoughts? 

 Read the stickies or use the search.  This has already been confirmed that this title will only be released exclusively to the PC with no future ever on consoles.

For one thing, the amount of voice over work in this game is immense. If they were to port it to a console, it would probably be like 8 game disks. Not to mention the problems inherent in getting an MMO control scheme to work on a console... which no one has really done to this point without relying on a keyboard/mouse. I guarantee you your fears are unfounded OP. Bioware is NOT developing this game for consoles.... it just wouldn't work in that format.

Originally posted by thosewhoharp

SWTOR on consoles. Anyone else notice this?

This by no means confirms a console release, but has anyone else noticed the absence of the usual PC-DVD or Windows logos anywhere? Check out any majorly published game's site being released for the PC and you'll find those logos somewhere. Also, you'd figure a frequently asked question would be 'what platforms will this be on?" or "will this game be on consoles?" yet those questions are also absent from the FAQ.

I'm just being a conspiracy theorist here, but to me this says they are either DEFINITELY going to release it on consoles, or they havent decided yet as they are 'looking into it'. They probably dont want to pull a Cryptic or Funcom move and announce it for consoles, set up pre-orders, and then have to back out of their commitments.

Historically, Bioware has release games for both PC and consoles ever since the original KoTOR.

What are your thoughts? 

 From the SWToR FAQ:

http://www.swtor.com/info/faq#top