There’s nothing like a little confusion and crossed-wires to keep gamers on their toes. In an investor conference call yesterday, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello referenced the upcomingStar Wars The Old RepublicMMO as “microtransaction-based.”
“Other initiatives we’ve announced, for example theStar Warsonline MMO, are mid-season games which are microtransaction-based,” he said.
He then mentioned that more details on how this would work would be revealed in the February investors conference call, leaving it at that. EA has since responded toShacknewsregarding this information, saying that “no statements have been made about theStar Warsbusiness model.”
Apparently, this is all a big misunderstanding; it looks like we’ll have to wait until February to find out for sure. In the meantime, let’s speculate — how do you think a microtransaction-basedStar WarsMMO would do? Would you buy a light saber handle for $5?
