Age of Conan - Has 415.000..... Customers.

Edge Online has news that a Friday earnings report from Funcom revealed that Age of Conan has 415.000 customers (Definition: "who are either subscribers or are playing in the first 30 days included in the sale of the box."), though they've sold over 800.000 copies:

The game sold-in (to retail and digitally) 1.2 million units, and sold through (customers who have entered game client key and billing info) 800,000 copies to customers.

Age of Conan drove fiscal Q2 operating revenues to $13 million (£7 million), around $1 million higher than previous guidance. Losses before interest and tax were $6 million.

Q3 revenue is expected to rise to the range of $16 million to $20 million. The prime revenue stream will be subscription revenues from Age of Conan, Funcom said.

The company stated, "To maximize the average longevity of subscription Funcom will continue to expand,improve and adjust the product, as well as address key issues in the game on a running basis."

Funcom added, "[The] average playtime per player has been lower than expected. Potential influencing factors may be the high average age of subscribers (29 years), aspects of the game, summer holidays, etc."

The developer is currently in talks with local publishers to launch Age of Conan in major Asian markets sometime in the second half of next year.

As for the long-awaited Xbox 360 version of the game, it's still "in the early development phase."

Here's a link to the original Q2 financial report from Funcom. On page 14 in the report, you can see two in-game screenshots from Funcom's upcoming MMO The Secret World.

The report also reveals that Funcom has two casual MMOs targeted for 2009 in development, and their intention to "develop a portfolio of casual MMOs over the next few years."