The Old Republic Goes Free-to-Play This Fall [Update]

Posted by Adam Beck on 31 Jul 2012

This really didn’t come to us as a surprise but, Bioware has announced today that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be going free-to-play this fall. This seems like a strong trend among most massively multiplayer online games as you rarely see the subscription-based model being used this day and age. That said, The Old Republic won’t be 100% free as access to levels higher than 50 and new content will be limited to anyone who pays a monthly fee.

Being that subscriptions to The Old Republic have gradually been declining, this is probably the best thing for the game, offering a means of expansion to gamers who may have been turned off by the idea of a reoccurring payment. In addition, starting this August, the game will be offered at an incredibly reduced price of $14.99 with a one month free subscription. Hopefully this will be offered at retailers, as well, as the game itself is over thirty gigabytes in size.

Update: Bioware has updated The Old Republic site with the comparison list of features that will differ between the two versions.

Written by Adam Beck

Beck was born in the frozen tundra of Canada and he grew up with 4 fish and a pet mouse. He holds a bachelor's degree in awesome from the University of Tim Hortons. He has written for multiple publications including Bleep Blah, Bleck and The Escapist. His favorite games include a Playstation game that starts with Valkyrie.