Star Wars: The Old Republic (often abbreviated as SWTOR) has quietly become one of the biggest success stories in the MMO galaxy. This story-driven MMORPG by BioWare launched in late 2011 with a blockbuster budget and high expectations. Years later, many players still adventure in its galaxy far, far away – and that loyal player base translates into a significant revenue stream for the game’s publisher, Electronic Arts (EA). But just how much money does SWTOR actually pull in on a daily, monthly, or yearly basis? Let’s crunch the numbers (in credits, of course) and break it down. SWTOR’s Lifetime Revenue Milestone SWTOR may not dominate headlines like it used to, but financially it’s performed impressively over the long haul. In fact, by late 2019 EA announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic was “closing in on $1 billion in lifetime revenue” (1). Believe it or not, this eleven-year-old online…
