In the biggest shock of E3 so far, Sony announced that Final Fantasy XIV, not the XIII that was announced years ago, will be released on PS3 and PC next year.
It’s Final Fantasy XIV Online, which means that rather than another single player adventure, which means that the game is a spiritual sucessor to the somewhat sucessful Final Fantasy XI. A 2010 date may be very optimistic, but if true, then PS3 could be the best place to be for Final Fantasy fans once more.
June 4th, 2009 at 4:10 am
Here’s some more info:
“The development for FFXIV started 4 or 5 years ago with primary ideas. Development started a few years ago, while FFXI was still being supported. FFXI will continue to be supported. There is another year of content planned. There are no plans for the near future to stop development on FFXI. ”
“As with WoW, we want to aim a bit for the casual user. However, we don’t want to make a copy of WoW. We believe we will have things that are unique and will stand out from that game. ”
“All of the knowledge and experience we gained from FFXI will be used in the development of FFXIV. At the launch, we intend to have content for solo players as well as large-scale battles. We want a wide-variety from the start.”
“The current plans are to have worldwide servers that are cross-platform and cross-region. We will do a beta test and look at the balance and player experience. We want to look for a good balance between region and cross-region play. ”
“We envision users that will hopefully play XI one day and XIV another. They will be independent, but users are free to play both. ”
“We are trying to implement a lot of new systems that other MMO’s haven’t used in the past.”
June 4th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
This is amazingggg news, although I hope it comes out on 360.
Cant wait for XIII and XIV
June 5th, 2009 at 5:32 am
I bet it’s a timed exclusive. Sony reporter didn’t say only for Sony. Anyways looks good
June 19th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Square has been talking about the Xbox 360 version, but it’s unknown if it will ever see the light of day.
June 23rd, 2009 at 6:30 am
Square didnt talk about 360