Today Sean Dahlberg announced on the SWTOR forums that the game will be released sometime in Spring 2011. So I’m guessing it’ll be out before Christmas 2011? Here’s the quote from the forum announcement:
“While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. We’ve got a lot of exciting updates and reveals planned throughout 2010, including the first-ever hands-on testing for the game. It’s not too late to sign up to be a game tester, so go to www.swtor.com/tester and sign up today. We can’t wait to share more about the game with you as we progress through the year, so make sure you stay tuned to the official website for details.”
Check out the post and replies at the official SWTOR forums here.