A third-party research firm has looked into Star Wars: The Old Republic and is prepared to call the game a success, noting that up to 350,000 players were online simultaneously during the game’s first couple of weeks of launch. The firm believes these numbers to be indicative of one important factor: several multi-million user MMORPGs can peacefully coexist in the MMO marketplace.

The analyst speaking for the firm noted that there is likely some subscriber shift from other games, such as Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, but the majority of players are simply playing both games. This is a bit of a change from the usual thought process in the industry, where people often believe that one game or another will “kill” its competitor.

The picture painted by the user numbers simply says that people like Old Republic, and they also like the other MMOs they’re playing. Who knew? In the meantime, SWTOR has more than hit its subscription target and should be a strong presence in the MMO sphere for years to come.

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[Video Gamer]

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