BioWare’s development cost of The Old Republic has been a hot subject of debate throughout its long beta and even into launch. Some numbers tossed around were as low as 80 million, while others reached as high as 300 million. Now an analyst with Cowen & Co told the Wall Street Journal that the game may have cost half a billion dollars to EA:
Until today, BioWare has kept the majority of the details about Star Wars: The Old Republic locked away as securely as a Skywalker on Tatooine. Now, with a little over a month left before players discover if the game lives up to the messianic reputation it has built up over the last few years, BioWare has opened the gates and allowed us to speak our minds about the full project.
