Star Wars: The Old Republic’s recent open beta test attracted over two million volunteers, according to publisher Electronic Arts. The figure was revealed by EA CFO Eric Brown at the annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York earlier today.
Brown added that 725,000 unique users logged in to the game over the Thanksgiving weekend, with each one logging an average of 12 hours each over a three day period. At peak, there were ”just over a quarter of a million” users playing at the same time.
Star Wars: The Old Republic will be launching on the 20th December. According to EA CEO John Riccitiello, the game will need 500,000 paying subscribers over the course of the year to turn a profit. Judging by the reception and the beta, The Old Republic may trounce that mark.
