UPDATE: Bioware's Sthephen Reid stated on the official forums that Star Wars The Old Republic will have a staggered launch, as in, not all territories will get the game. They are limiting the launch to the main territories to have a smoother launch. No news on when Asia and Australia will gets its launch(heck they haven't even announced a release date). Sorry guys, we probably have to wait a bit for the game. Bioware however has said that the game won't be region locked. I've included the forum post below...
No solid release date for Star Wars The Old Republic yet, but EA is taking pre orders for the much anticipated Bioware MMORPG now. The digital deluxe edition(and the standard edition) preorders are exclusively on Origin, EA owned digital distribution platform(you'll need to install Origin to preorder). Those that preorder now, you can redeem your preorder code to gain early access to the game. They also get a unique colour stone for your weapon that is exclusive to those that preorder. Unfortunately, the preorders are not available for this region. Not sure exactly why it's not available for Asia yet. I'll shoot EA with an email regarding this.
To all of our fans outside of North America and Europe:
Today we've announced the pre-order details for the initial launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic, and as you may now know, we’ve taken the difficult but necessary decision to limit our initial launch supply for the game. BioWare and LucasArts are completely focused on building an exceptional game and an exceptional game service to go with it. We decided to constrain our launch capacity to ensure we deliver a great experience to every player.
Part of the reason this decision was made was because of the overwhelming demand for The Old Republic, and we're humbled by that level of excitement and anticipation. We fully intend to deliver to you an amazing game when we expand our service post-launch, but right now we cannot commit to any timeframe for when that may happen. As soon as we have more information about additional launches in more territories, we’ll let you know.
We are committed to delivering Star Wars: The Old Republic to BioWare and Star Wars fans around the world, and to growing a truly global community.
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