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It’s not uncommon practice for game publishers to offer various incentives to ensure consumers pre-order their product. EA are taking it one step further by warning people that there’ll only be a set number of retail and digital copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic at launch, and once this supply is exhausted it could take up to a month before the game becomes available again.
EA’s rationale for this counter-intuitive practice is to guarantee that their servers are not overloaded at launch, ensuring that the first adopters of this highly anticipated MMO have the smoothest experience possible from the get-go.
EA and Bioware today finally revealed pre-order offer information for the publisher and developer’s upcoming epic online RPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and although there are three versions of the game to choose from and promises of beta test periods in September, it’s also been revealed that the game will see a limited launch supply run.
[Update] The lack of pre-order availability in regions of the world outside of North America and Europe has since been confirmed by Bioware. Get the details over here . [End of Update]
So you live in South Africa and want to pre-order Star Wars: The Old Republic? Or perhaps you’re in another region of the world that isn’t North America or parts of Europe?
You’re out of luck, I’m afraid, because only “certain regions worldwide” are currently able to pre-order EA and Bioware’s upcoming online RPG.
[Update] It seems as though Star Wars: The Old Republic isn’t available to pre-order in certain regions of the world just yet, including South Africa. Find out why over here. [End of Update]
EA and developer Bioware have today revealed pre-order information for the pair’s upcoming epic Massively Multiplayer Online RPG (MMMORPG), Star Wars: The Old Republic, while also revealing ‘beta test weekends’ and three versions of the game “designed to delight RPG and Star Wars fans worldwide.”
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