‘Peak Star Wars: The Old Republic is 350.000 players’

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An analyst from Baird Equity Research estimates that up to 350,000 players active at the same time in Star Wars: The Old Republic. He sees the mmog as a success, that is, moreover, little market share wegkaapt of World of Warcraft.

Colin Sebastian, an analyst at U.s. market research company Baird Equity Research, sees the launch of mmog Star Wars: The Old Republic is proof that there is a healthy market for mmog’s with subscription. The analyst estimates that the peak of the number of players at the same time, Star Wars: The Old Republic play, is to 350,000. He thinks, moreover, that Swtor, in spite of those numbers, hardly affect the position of market leader World of Warcraft. Also, analysts at Cowen and Company think that there is only a slight shift will take place from WoW to Swtor and that there is a healthy market for various mmog’s which millions are sold in the U.S. and Europe.

Despite the analysis of the two agencies runs the membership of World of Warcraft for a few months back. According to the latest estimate of WoW-developer Blizzard is the membership, which is now just over 10 million, where in 2008 more than 13 million were. About the success of Star Wars: The Old Republic, since december 20, playable, are still few digits are known. USA Today reported shortly after christmas that the game has 1 million players pulled, though it was not clear where the figures came from.