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Japanese Gamers Really Want the Final Fantasy XIV Preorder Code, Going for 168 Bucks on Auction

Preorders for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn are going really well in Japan, so well that Square Enix ran out of preorder codes that give three days of early access (from August the 24th to August the 27th), a Moogle-shaped hat and a Cait Sith minion.

Some Japanese gamers really want these bonuses, and where there’s a demand, offer normally appears to match it, in this case in the popular auction section of Yahoo Japan, but how much are Japanese gamers willing to pay? Turns out, quite a lot.

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Carheadbutt3903d ago

This seems to happen with a lot of big MMOs, kind of sad, especially since many are fakes.

Abriael3903d ago

If i were to spend 170 bucks for a fake I'd kick myself in the face... Actually, i would if i were top spend that for 3 days of early access and two in game items, even if they weren't fake.

Smurf13903d ago

$168 is a lot for a pre-order code, but I guess this just goes to show how popular this game is becoming.

Abriael3903d ago

and how crazy some Japanese are :P

allgamespc20123903d ago

not only dat but the japs are willing to pay 750 dollars for a gurren lagann blueray, so this shuoldnt be a surprise to anyone

Lovable3903d ago

http://now.msn.com/cardboar...

Bidding for cardboard Wii GamePad on eBay tops $90K

Now that's crazy

belac093903d ago

americans do stuff thats just as crazy. just sayin.

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gamernova3903d ago

Got my collectors edition pre-ordered :P

greyhaven333903d ago

I'm so happy for square-enix, yoshida(spelling?) and his team really stepped up their game remaking this. Can't wait for the 27th!

Lovable3903d ago

Got early access code, so I'll be getting my monk soon.

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Square Enix Releases Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Benchmark Software

Final Fantasy XIV fans can now properly benchmark their PCs and check out some of what's coming to their game this summer.

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Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Review | TheXboxHub

Richard writes: Final Fantasy XIV Online on Xbox is built for newcomers.

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Xbox Profanity Filter Is Ruining the FFXIV Chat

The Xbox profanity filter is currently ruining the readability of the FFXIV chat on Xbox Series X/S due to censored words.

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Snookies1223d ago

Lol, damn... At this point, they were better off keeping FF XIV away from Xbox. It has been nothing but obstacle, after obstacle.

gold_drake23d ago

wanted to say the exact same thjng.

VenomUK23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

What happens if you say things that used to get you banned on Twitter e.g. 'a man can't be a woman'?

RedDevils22d ago

*insert gift*
"Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina."

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DivineHand12523d ago

I'm not convinced this is the profanity filter. It doesn't make sense to censor words like class, harvest and dance. It seems to be a bug.

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TheGamingHounds22d ago

Well, FF14 itself has some pretty awful chat censoring so Xbox being in the same boat isn't too farfetched

Eidolon22d ago

it censored the S T D in "harvest dance" and I bet the A S S in class. I know this because of Runescape

Aphrodia23d ago

Yeah these new fangled filters are going a bit too far. I have a game that filters "wtf". It's a censor for a self-censoring phrase. But I think overall it's how it should be. If you don't want certain language being used in your game by your player base, then it's up to you to filter/ censor the language you don't want. I can respect that. What I can't respect is when you say things that are not really offensive then you get ostracized for it.

shinoff218323d ago

What happened to just reporting people

NOMATICENIGMA23d ago

This is completely false, I tested this on my son's child account and mine, this is not Microsoft censoring they will censor swears but not the combination of letters I can prove this with a screenshot where I use all mentioned words in the article but do not know how to upload a picture.

NOMATICENIGMA22d ago

You can all continue your bashing, I was wrong someone explained to me this is a new policy, that's why it only happens for me in this brand new release. I'll try latter on ps to confirm but their response seemed informed wich leaves me rather worried for future censorship on my xbox.

CrimsonWing6923d ago

Geezus, Xbox, you get gifted gold and still f*ck things up.

NOMATICENIGMA23d ago

It's not xbox, go ahead start a chat with the youngest person on your friends list then say raid mass class sass said .... they do not censor any of these I even got away with R.Aids. sqaure on the other hand does.

CrimsonWing6923d ago

Does this affect PC and PS4/PS5 users, too? Or is it only happening on Xbox?

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