Rumours point to possible console version of BioWare’s upcoming Star Wars-themed MMO

BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is being lined up for a release on Xbox 360 – that’s the claim of VG247, which reports to have obtained a GAME release schedule detailing a host of unreleased announcements.

The information points to a 2011 TBC release for the as-of-yet unannounced console SKU, which coincides with the date currently pencilled in for the PC version.

Note though that the leaked GAME Xbox 360 release schedule also contains a couple of very dubious entries, including a version of Ubisoft’s failed PS3 FPS Haze some time this year, a Midway-credited This Is Vegas and Activision’s cancelled World in Conflict.

There are a few very interesting dates on the document, though, including Activision’s James Bond Racing (apparently scheduled for October), a September 24th release date for both Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Rising and EA’s Crysis 2, as well as an October date for Call of Duty 7.

There are two real questions here. Firstly, is the document legitimate? Yes, probably. Secondly, is the information reliable? Going by the constantly updated release schedules MCV receives, quite possibly not.

Source: Old Republic heading to Xbox 360? | Games Industry | MCV

Why release this MMO when they have been working on Champions for about a year then thought, i know lets just concentrate on the pc version. It makes me sad

Update: BioWare’s just stated this on TOR forums:

“Star Wars: The Old Republic is currently being developed for the personal computer (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.”

Damn straight! Lets hope that Capcom can see the market for MH globaly.