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Subscription-based MMOs will always exist despite the success of free-to-play and micro transaction-based titles, according to Star Wars: The Old Republic writer Daniel Erickson.
“In everything from magazines to cable TV to MMOs there are multiple market segments with their own pricing and revenue generation stream,” he told VideoGamer.com.
“What we’ve seen repeatedly is that people will pay subscriptions for top tier, best of show quality products (The Economist, HBO, World of Warcraft) but they will not pay for many of them at once.
“I expect to see a small group of games compete for the subscription dollar and a larger group take on the F2P market with smaller, faster produced games that try to establish a core market then use the revenue streams created from that small market to improve and expand their game.”
Erickson added: “In that market the best ones will stay around and the less exciting entries will fall off fairly quickly. I’m excited to see what’s coming next!”
EA boss John Riccitiello recently revealed the game will require 1 million subscribers to be a successful business.
For more from Erickson check out the Star Wars: The Old Republic interview in full.
About the Author
Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre(s): Massively Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online, RPG, Science Fiction
