SWTOR Available for Pre-Order Now



At approximately 10pm PT, several sites including MMORPG.com, WoWWiki.com, WoWHead.com, etc. all sported new ads for Star Wars: The Old Republic pre-orders. Each ad had the same identifierand lead to a dead page on SWTOR.com. Pre-orders became available shortly after midnight via the official Star Wars: The Old Republic website and various retailers.

Pre-Order Options:

  • Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector's Edition ($149.99) - Pre-Order Exclusive: Early Game access, Color Stone (virtual item), 30 Days Game Time included Limited Collector's Edition Includes: Exclusive Gentle Giant Darth Malgus statue, Game disks collectible metal case, The Journal of Master Gnost-Dural as annotated by Satele Shan, The Old Republic galaxy map, Custom Security Authentication Key, Music of Star Wars: The Old Republic CD, High-quality Collector's Edition box.
    Includes 7 Additional Digital Items: Flare Gun, Training Droid, HoloDancer, HoloCam, STAP, Exclusive Mouse Droid, Exclusive Collector's Edition Store

  • Star Wars: The Old Republic Digital Deluxe Edition ($79.99) - Pre-Order Exclusive: Early Game access, Color Stone (virtual item), 30 Days Game Time included. Includes 5 Additional Digital Items: Flare Gun, Training Droid, HoloDancer, HoloCam, STAP.

  • Star Wars: The Old Republic Standard Edition (Digital & Physical) ($59.99) - Pre-Order Exclusive: Early Game access, Color Stone (virtual item), 30 Days Game Time included.


Minimum System Requirements:

  • OS - Windows XP, Vista/7

  • CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0GHz or better

  • RAM - Windows XP: 1.5GB Windows Vista and Windows 7: 2GB PCs using a built-in graphical chipset, 2GB RAM recommended.

  • Video - ATI X1800 or better* nVidia 7800 or better* Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better*

  • DVD-ROM - 8x or better *Minimum of 256MB of on-board RAM and Shader 3.0 or better support.


Make sure to take a look at the FAQ. Official DevTracker post follows the jump.

Update: Electronic Arts detailed "Beta Test Weekends" in a press release.
DevTracker Post


Allison Berryman

Electronic Arts, BioWare and LucasArts are excited to announce that they have begun taking pre-orders for Star Wars: The Old Republic! Pre-Order now to get early game access and as an added bonus you'll receive a Color Stone to change your weapon effect! Supplies are limited and the order in which you pre-order and redeem your code at The Old Republic's Code Redemption Center is the order in which we let players in during Early Game Access - so don't delay!

Learn more and pre-order now!

Comments

  • evenflow58's avatar
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    #151 evenflow58 Posted 7/21/2011 4:20:14 PM
    For Gamestop they'll allow preorders of the CE until they get an email to stop accepting them. Nobody but corporate will know when that is going to be though since the stores aren't told until the CEs are in-reservable.
  • Gamorrean Thug
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    #192 AnthonyEBonds Posted 7/22/2011 3:17:52 AM
    Oh ok well i had my eye on the Digital Deluxe Download, so i may just try for that. Hopefully since it is digital, they won't run out of supplies?
  • Gamorrean Thug
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    #193 AnthonyEBonds Posted 7/22/2011 3:20:09 AM
    Oh really? I didn't know that, but it makes sense. I'll keep that in mind.
  • Gamorrean Thug
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    #124 BloodDawn Posted 7/21/2011 2:03:06 PM
    and Finally Swtor is coming !!!!!
  • Spice Runner
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    #122 keginkc Posted 7/21/2011 1:43:20 PM
    Found this on the official forum. There's a release on the EA investor page, and it includes "holiday 2011" as the launch target and unveils a beta weekend program for September:

    As anticipation grows, BioWare also proudly announced today that Star Wars: The Old Republic will open "Beta Test Weekends" starting this September. These weekend play sessions will be open to selected players worldwide and create an opportunity for fans to get a sneak peek of the epic stories, worlds, quests, battles and characters in the game. Please visit www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com to register for game testing and to stay tuned throughout the summer for more details as they become available.

    link: http://investor.ea.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=593263
  • Gamorrean Thug
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    #121 Hobocrunch Posted 7/21/2011 1:39:12 PM
    Do me a favour DH-team and try to keep up with any breaking news regarding the region fiasco. I'd love to say I want to sift through this bullshit but I guess that's why I come here.

    Preordered from Amazon (Australian) and obviously like everyone else I'm less than happy.
  • Nerf Herder
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    #133 ONeSiCkCLoWn Posted 7/21/2011 2:42:46 PM
    Same ... Please keep us posted on the region restrictions.
  • Nerf Herder
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    #120 T_Spoon Posted 7/21/2011 1:39:10 PM
    Ohes noes... Just picked up the CE. That's a lot of cash!

    Still, 2.50 savings from Game, Yay!
  • Nerf Herder
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    #117 Jagaimo Posted 7/21/2011 1:36:30 PM
    Got the CE. I'm out of region but I picked it up from Amazon in the US. Yen --> dollar rate lowered the price a little for us on this side of the pond.
  • Nerf Herder
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    #116 hlubik Posted 7/21/2011 1:35:57 PM
    Being from Slovakia, I had to cheat a little with this pre-order. Like using http://bit.ly/rk0tau instead of regular https://preorder.origin.com/ . And then by faking my country, because Slovakia was not in the list.

    I done this and now, my swtor account has pre-order key registered.
  • Dark Lord
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    #114 Socrates Posted 7/21/2011 1:33:18 PM
    Just pre-ordered the CE. Now if only I had a computer capable of playing this game.

    Damn!
  • Nerf Herder
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    #111 cassius1981 Posted 7/21/2011 1:25:53 PM
    My day of excitement has quickly turned into one or anger & resentment. The Oceanic community had posted concerns about a delayed release a few months back only to be ignored & now our worst fears are realized.

    I bit the bullet & ordered from Amazon with no real idea if I can play, if latency will be acceptable, if there will be IP bans or even if they will accept my credit card for payment. BW has left me with a really, really empty feeling.
  • Jawa Trader
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    #189 Hiro-Protagonist Posted 7/22/2011 12:40:55 AM
    If it is any consolation, Stephen Reid confirmed that there will be no IP bans, but latency may be a problem.
  • Bartholomew's avatar
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    #110 Bartholomew Posted 7/21/2011 1:23:28 PM
    I purchased the standard digital. Their Jedi mind trick to buy the CE version did not work.

    Any word on how many pre orders so far????
  • Spice Runner
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    #118 keginkc Posted 7/21/2011 1:36:52 PM
    I haven't seen any word so far, but I'm somewhat surprised by how many people I've seen saying they pre-ordered the CE on the official forums. I wonder how much of that is due to the real world items and how much is due to the store.

    I know I probably would have bought the digital deluxe edition if it came with the same ingame store, and I'm hoping that it being limited to the CE doesn't end up being a bait-and-switch and I find out later it's part of the DDE (although it's clearly not listed...). I mean, the malgus statue and the map are nice and all, but all I really care about is what kind of stuff I can get ingame.

    I have a feeling their sales are doing pretty well so far, in any case.
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