Conflicting reports from GenCon abount. But the price for the product is shown here on FFG, so it's obviously not unknown.

What's in the box, FFG?

 The FFG staffer in this video says one X, two TIEs...

That's a little bit of a downer, but prices are going up on everything. The game looks beautiful from the photos and vids. I can't wait to see what the expansions will bring.

 Presumably, when we get together with other gamers to play this, they'll hopefully have their own set... so there's six ships to draw from.

But yeah, friendly games at home with the kids might be a little lacklustre... 

only 1 x-wing and 2 ties? Dang, thats small. What would be cool to see the TIE bomber and TIE interceptor put in as well the A-wing, the B-wing, and Y-wing.

 I'm sure we'll get 'em eventually, but of course they have to string us along to some degree. If the base set included all those ships, and the first expansion featured, say, E-wings and Yuzzhan Vong Coral Skippers, there might be a sliiiiiiiiight decrease in sales. 

[EDIT: to add to your list, I do hope they eventually include the TIE Advanced x1, whether or not they choose to call it 'Darth Vader's TIE Fighter'. I'm totally crazy about that ship. ]

Oddly IJT, I've never been a huge fan of Vader's TIE! Who knows why. Well, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." BUT, I would definitely agree that it should be a separate release pretty quick.

Gordon's vote on order of release?

1. Y-Wing    2. TIE Interceptor    3. TIE Advanced    4. A-Wing    5. B-Wing    6. Millenium Falcon    THEN, begin Republic-era ships, possibly with a "new starter."

IG-58 said:

You meant the Bomber?

Oh - and if they're gonna do the Falcon, let's have an evil transport, too... Slave I! 

I think there will also 2d  cardboard versions of the ships so you can field more than just the 2 or 3 plastic ones, according to the person running the Demo.

No, I mean the Vader fighter. Just 'cos I personally don't get sexed-up over it doesn't mean it's not a major player that should be there. I really don't think the TIE Bomber has much reason to exist in this game (though I DO love them!).

 If Wings of War is any indication, the boxed set should have 4 minis at a minimum.

Given the "playtest" state of the rules, I'd say it's likely too soon to tell on the box contents.

Yes, BUT:

1. WWI fighters were pretty close to parity. Some better, some less so - but TIEs & X-Wings are very different.

2. Lucasfilm (Arts, whatever) has a license for this, and takes out a great big hunk. WWI veterans don't have any kind of patent. I don't even know how much it is - 10%? 15? 20? No idea. But it's enough that SW material costs noticeably more than unlicensed or self-owned (i.e., D&D) material.

Nowadays (aaaand I can vouch for this, working in retail), it's become a choice of raise the price, or reduce the contents. Most producers seem to be going with the latter, 'cos it's less noticeable or intrusive. Go to your grocery store; have you not seen that suddenly where you used to get 16 oz for a price, now you get 12? Or where before you got, say, 24 "bits" and now it's 18? This is happening all over. It's no surprise that, between high licensing fees and economic production realities, you're going to see a sorta anemic set.

The other piece is, though, that this is not bread. Or eggs. Or shoes. Cars, winter coats or lunch meat. It's a game, which people really don't need. It's strictly a "luxury item." SO, we shall see how the combination works this next couple years.

IG-58 said:

TIE Bombers are iconic, and I don't anticipate they'll be left out. What I do anticipate is that they will play a significant role in scenarios, eg. bombers must travel some distance to reach their target, and the opponent must try to neutralize them. Meanwhile allied fighters must fly cover to defend them. This especially came to my mind because of the new movie, Red Tails that Lucasfilm Ltd. is producing.

I would like to capital ships all so, launching fighters in to combat . I all so  collected the wizards of the coast ships and people miniatures so I am all hyped up on this..

 I would love Darth's Tie, but more importantly what of rogue squadron

Rogue Squadron is not as popular as the fans want in the games. I should know, Wedge is my top character. Hopefully, they will make him, but I doubt there will be a Janson, Hobbie, or anybody else from the squad.