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FINAL FANTASY XIV coming to Steam

Square-Enix will be releasing FFXIV on Steam, as detailed in their latest maintenance announcement.

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Reibooi4211d ago

I'm wondering how the Steam version will work. Will people who already have the game and it's old download be able to just download the steam version and run the game from steam or will getting the game require you to buy it again?

SE let old players from the original version of the game get the game for free when it relaunched but I wonder if the Steam release will do the same.

TekoIie4211d ago (Edited 4211d ago )

They've done this with MMO's before like EVE Online and it usually ends up requiring you repurchase the game to gain the steam version benefits like trading cards and achievements :(

MrTrololo4211d ago

Y you no release FFIX for PC !!!

Irishguy954211d ago (Edited 4211d ago )

Here: http://www.epsxe.com/

Then either torrent it, or stick your original disk in. Or pay 10 euro to get a 15 year old game on Ps3/Vita

The modding of the FF games normally isn't that great? Unless I missed something recently?

MrTrololo4211d ago

Nah i prefer they release it on PC because of the possibility of modding

iamtehpwn4211d ago

Really? Have you not seen the FF7 mods people have out there for the PC version? They're amazing!

Irishguy954211d ago

Which ones? The only ones i've seen are reskins and...thats it really, replacing the midi files with the Mp3 ones of the Ps1 version too(PC version lacked voices in the music and stuff)

XishikiX4211d ago (Edited 4211d ago )

There's difficulty mods, new character models (these aren't reskins), reskins, backgrounds Fractilized, Remixed FMV's, Redone Menu's, a variety of soundtracks, etc.

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GentlemenRUs4211d ago

I see Square are turning to the old games to make a quick buck...

They losing money or what?

reaper244211d ago

uhm.. this game came out a few months ago

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Capt-FuzzyPants4211d ago

@NiteX

Yeah, but this article isn't about those games.

iamtehpwn4211d ago

@NiteX
Even if he did mean FF7 and 8, they were originally released PS1 and PC, and those versions currently don't run on modern PC's or any resolution above 640x480, so even though I'm sure Square did make a quick buck for not much effort, putting them on Steam with technical updates so that the PC Versions would run on modern PC's just seemed like a good thing to do anyway.

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GentlemenRUs4211d ago

Oh boy... Looks like I posted this in the wrong article :P

But still... You know what I mean.

LAWSON724211d ago

Square just release them all on PC and I will get them

bligmerk4211d ago

The big deal is Valve developing a Square partnership.

Wonder how many people are starting to see what happens when SteamOS is a Boot OS? Steam is a very effective wrapper for games, but it also has another tab for Software. There is a vast array of game development tools building up there. SteamOS could mean it won't be necessary to boot into Windows not too long from now.

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FF14 lead apologises as the “quality of service has declined recently” as they fell into complacency

YoshiP, the director and producer of Final Fantasy 14, has apologised for the state of the game at the time of writing.

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CrimsonWing691d 16h ago

Do you not see this happening during development? Like, why are we apologizing after the fact instead of stopping it during development?

Stopac1d 10h ago

Criticism and reflection occur after the fact. The apology acknowledges the past criticisms with the new expansion and they're keeping transparency with players about it. Now that they've acknowledged it - it will be interesting to see what kind of cycle we'll get with a new expansion and I wonder if they're planning something special with beast master since they didn't mention it in the last live letter.

anast1d 15h ago

It's all good, as long as the price of the product decreases.

Stopac1d 10h ago

The base game and expansion go on sale all the time and doesn't stay full price for very long since a new expansion is on the horizon.

If you're stating they should reduce the price of new expansions or the sub fee, no, that's not gonna happen lmao people aren't even complaining about that. They are criticizing the same old pattern of content that releases and how it is devolving into mediocracy.

anast1d 8h ago

"They are criticizing the same old pattern of content that releases and how it is devolving into mediocracy."

The product should be cheaper then.

PapaBop1d 13h ago

I was unhappy with DT and have spent far less time in it than any other expansion but it's things like this that makes me respect Yoshi P. It's rare for such a high profile developer to be so candid in his assessment on a live game.

Stopac1d 10h ago

Same, i've found my self resubbing every two patches instead of keeping it up. Don't own a home in the game so there's no point in keeping a constant sub going. The post story is getting interesting though.

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Final Fantasy XIV Releases Patch 7.25 Screenshots Ahead of Update

Square Enix released new screenshots of the upcoming patch 7.25 for its popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, including the Occult Crescent.

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Final Fantasy fan shows how to play Warrior in FFXIV the right way

A Final Fantasy XIV fan has embraced the way of the Warrior by creating an axe-shaped controller for IRL Fell Cleaves.