At this past E3, Square Enix said Final Fantasy XIV would launch on PlayStation 3 and PCs. Looks like an Xbox 360 version is in development too.
Today, during a pane at PAX East, Square Enix announced the release date of the next expansion Dawntrail, on top of the editions and more.
The MMORPG will arrive on Xbox consoles on 21st March following its open beta, with Square Enix releasing further details on the launch in a new Lodestone blog post.
Not only is Game Pass required to play the game in full, but FFXIV Coins will be required to make purchases - a new currency not used on PC or PlayStation.
What's even the point if they're doing everything possible to convince people NOT to play?
Bad idea. Kind of at the point its almost like a repeat of FFXI on the 360 with it requiring Gold to play.
Greed greed nothing but greed. Anyone who willingly plays 14 on Xbox is a bona fide sucker.
Kotaku writes: "That’s thanks to a series of announcements from Square Enix about exclusive features and play requirements, the latest being a new currency called FFXIV Coins."
That was obvious. Square Enix wanted FFXIV on 360 but Xbox Live policy is so strict for MMO and user content that they had to talk a way out and missed simultaneous launch on all platforms. Seems they worked something out.
Wasnt FF 11 on the original xobx as well? Im not suprised its going to the 360 at all. But given the demographic I wonder if many 360 owners will even care to try it. I guess exclusive really doesnt mean exclusive anymore. Thoughts?
today we are in a generation that exclusive is out the window with third party games.
Well good.
Since 90% of the console population doesn't care, SE can keep their P2P MMOs.
As much as I loved FF11, I ain't going back to P2P games while there are equal calibur games that are F2P.
it makes perfect sense nothing from 3rd party should be exclusive