Not coming to Xbox? Naoki Yoshida talks about the likelihood of Final Fantasy XIV appearing on new platforms

In the foreseeable future, a popular MMO project Final fantasy xiv is unlikely to visit new platforms – the main home for the game will remain Playstation 5, Playstation 4, and PC… Told about it Naoki Yoshidaresponsible for the development of ambitious multiplayer development.

As a reason for this decision Yoshida called banal production difficulties. The development team Final fantasy xiv there is a strict development plan for the project, and porting the game to other platforms will greatly complicate development and require additional resources

“We are releasing new content on a relatively stable schedule and our production cycles are tightly organized. There is a non-illusory chance that this situation will not change in the future. [релиза Final Fantasy XIV] on other platforms, we need a clear and long-term plan, additional testing stages for each individual system. This will greatly increase the amount of resources required to successfully continue development, “explained Naoki Yoshida.

Besides, Naoki Yoshida also shared indicative plans for global development Final fantasy xiv… According to the game designer, Square enix plans to actively support the project with new content during at least five years

We also recall that recently the announcement took place Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, the next global expansion for the game, bringing with it a ton of new content. At the same time, it was announced that Final fantasy xiv will be released on Playstation 5

It’s not entirely clear what happened to the Xbox version. For a long time Microsoft could not agree with Sony about the game on shared servers, and Square Enix did not want to divide the audience.

However, after Sony opened the “crossplay gate”, Phil Spencer argued that Final Fantasy XIV would definitely come to Xbox.

“Rest assured that we will release this game on Xbox One. We have an excellent relationship with [Наоки] Yoshida-san, “said a Microsoft employee in 2019, explaining that the process of porting the game will take some time – it has evolved and received new content updates on other platforms over the years, so there is a lot to consider when porting.

Two years after that, Yoshida doesn’t mention the Xbox in an interview.

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