Star Wars: The Old Republic has just launched on Steam

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The closest thing we're likely to ever get to a KOTOR 3, now on Steam.

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Bioware's MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, just launched on Steam.

The game originally came out in 2011, at a time when EA was trying to get its Origin platform off the ground and was loathe to release games on Steam. It's only recently that EA has been reintroducing its games to the platform, and today is finally The Old Republic's turn.

While the core game is free-to-play, there is also an optional subscription available through Steam that includes a level cap increase, access to the Onslaught, Knights of Eternal Throne and Knights of the Fallen Empire expansions, and unlimited access to various game modes. If $15/£9 a month sounds a bit much, there is still an absurd amount of content in the free game to be getting on with as well.

The Steam release also has three cosmetic bundles available for purchase as well, the Jedi and Sith costume packs at a whopping $25/£20 each (or an even more whopping $60/£48 for the deluxe edition of either), and the Galactic Leisure Bundle that includes a holographic Rancor toy, Vulptilla pup pet and a Dejarik (the cool holo-chess from A New Hope) emote.