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[RUMOR] Final Fantasy XIV is in Development for Playstation 5
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Seems really weird that among all the attendees at that event, only this person tweeted about this. I'll wait for an official confirmation from Square Enix (which I asked) before considering this more than a rumor.
Insane Metal
Member
*Development
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Sounds pretty good, it's one game on the PS4 that's actually really well done in terms of cross play (PC version, Steam version, PS4 version) so hopefully they keep that bit around as well. You used to even be able to play with PS3 folks until they stopped releasing expansions.
I love the game to pieces but that monthly fee has got to go before I personally jump back in. Considering XI is still around and still has a monthly fee, I'm guessing I'll be dead before that happens.
I love the game to pieces but that monthly fee has got to go before I personally jump back in. Considering XI is still around and still has a monthly fee, I'm guessing I'll be dead before that happens.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
You're likely guessing right. And thankfully so. The last thing this game needs is free-to-play gimmicks. The monthly fee is pretty much literally the reason why this continues to be the best MMORPG on the market.
It started on PC.
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dottme
Member
Sorry. Console payer here.
Very good mmo, will triple dip on ps5. As a console player one of the few games i'm ok with having cross play on. Shame about pc players having access to 3rd party crutches while console does not. But doesn't really matter too much as pve and good story is where it's at. If it was cross play pvp i'd be mad.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
You're absolutely right and obviously people are paying the fee so there isn't a good reason for them not to. It's just difficult for me to personally justify and again (personally) ruins a lot of the game's fun because it turns it into a "I have to play this game instead of something else, because I'm paying the monthly fee". It feels like work. That's just the way my brain is wired, I suppose.
That new expansion looks dope though, unfortunately I just can't bring myself to buy because of the above reasons.
Bigrx1
Banned
I'm okay with being in the minority if so - but it personally really bugged me that with Shadowbringers they still didn't have any more voice acting beyond the MSQ. I was hoping at least new class quests would be and the Nier raid also. I mean other mmo's like SWTOR and ESO fully voices their games, not sure why FFXIV can't at least add a BIT more than the MSQ.
Bigrx1
Banned
Not sure your point here, FFXIV has a monthly sub PLUS a F2P cash shop filled with expensive outfits, mounts, etc. Sub fees used to exist in order for shops like that to not have to exist and for you to be able to get literally everything via in-game means.
Fake
Member
Fixed. Thx.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
The cash shop is not even close to what you'd have in a free to play game. It's literally just cosmetics and convenience stuff that you can absolutely ignore. It's literally the same as the other big P2P game out there, WoW. You're comparing literally apples to escalators.
Actual free to play games have MUCH more invasive cash shops, and one of the reasons why FFXIV is great is exactly because it does not have all that crap.
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Bigrx1
Banned
Subs in an mmo used to get you all of that - literally all of it, every single thing available to have in the game. So don't use the fact that FFXIV has a sub as an argument for why it's great when the sub does not get you everything. FFXIV is sub + cash shop with cosmetics PLUS insta max level boosts.
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Vawn
Banned
Thankfully, it does have that fee. The game would not be what it is otherwise. And it's one of the best RPGs ever made.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Purchasing a game also used to get you all of that, and today you have a million DLC. Times have changed. You're behind the times by at least half a decade.
One, I'll use whatever fact suits me. Two, again, the cash shop you mention has absolutely nothing to do with the cash shop and microtransactions you get in free to play games. If you don't understand the difference, you haven't played either.
Likely because the topic at hand has literally no relevant information besides a single tweet from an unverified source. A bit limited for a full-blown discussion.
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
The only counter-argument I could make to this is The Elder Scrolls Online. It's not free to play, but it eschews the monthly subscription fee model meaning you buy the base game + expansions and can optionally support the game with their microtransaction shop. The cash shop is like Final Fantasy XIV's: mostly cosmetic items and convenience stuff that's easy to ignore unless you're a crazy person. They have an (optional) subscription fee that gives you access to all of the game's expansions as well as a monthly stipend of microtransaction currency, if that's your thing.
The "buy once, play whenever you'd like" nature of the game definitely appeals to me much more. But I'll also admit that Final Fantasy XIV is the better game.
Also just ignore me, I'm literally just yelling at the clouds here.
Didn't mean to derail - now back to your regularly scheduled hype
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Sure, but there's a reason why Shadowbringers is considered by many one of the best expansions of all time, and literally no one would dare to say the same about any content ESO gets.
Sales provided by a P2P model is on a completely other level compared to any other model, and sales translate into budget.
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Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Doesn't surprise me. Hell it'll more than likely be on the next Xbox as well. I knowbrap would kill for a Switch version, because it's perfect for the Switch, but I don't see that one happening.
They've been discontinuing weaker platforms basically with every expansion. It'd be very counterproductive to bring one into the fold now.
Dirk Benedict
Member
Sony securing another timed exclusive.
I don't think so. For some reason, Microsoft isn't playing ball with SE, or else it would be on Xbox One/X as well. They said something about it semi-recently.
Microsoft's cross-play policies are reportedly preventing Final Fantasy XIV from coming to Xbox One
Let's hope Microsoft changes its policy.
www.windowscentral.com
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
I don't think so. For some reason, Microsoft isn't playing ball with SE, or else it would be on Xbox One/X as well. They said something about it semi-recently.
Microsoft's cross-play policies are reportedly preventing Final Fantasy XIV from coming to Xbox One
Let's hope Microsoft changes its policy.
Final Fantasy 14 Is Coming To Xbox One, At Long Last
Square Enix's MMORPG, FFXIV, will eventually make it to Microsoft's consoles, Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirms.
www.gamespot.com
Vawn
Banned
Doesn't surprise me. Hell it'll more than likely be on the next Xbox as well. I know
I played it on PS3 and it wasn't pleasant (I started on PC before that). I don't forsee a Switch version being much better.
Grand Theft Scratchy
Banned
"Final Fantasy XVI is in development for Playstation 5"
*re-reads thread title*
"Final Fantasy XIV is in development for Playstation 5"
Oh.
*re-reads thread title*
"Final Fantasy XIV is in development for Playstation 5"
Oh.
Dirk Benedict
Member
Final Fantasy 14 Is Coming To Xbox One, At Long Last
Square Enix's MMORPG, FFXIV, will eventually make it to Microsoft's consoles, Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirms.
God damn, that was 5 days ago. Thank you for the correction
Xaero Gravity
YukiOnna
Member
Haha though every new expansion might as well be a new mainline FF title."Final Fantasy XVI is in development for Playstation 5"
*re-reads thread title*
"Final Fantasy XIV is in development for Playstation 5"
Oh.
ManaByte
Member
I guess Sony doesn’t want to sell PS5s.
PeacefulWorldGuy
Neo Member
Predictable but please stop it we need a new ip for next gen SE instead milking this one.
Hm? FFXVI for next gen is not rumor but that project already in development. Source? Doesn't need a source for this one, because SE is not SE if FF franchise skip 1 generation.
YukiOnna
Member
XIV is hardly being milked though, lol. Nothing wrong with putting it on more platforms.
mcz117chief
Member
I don't see how modern MMOs are any more time consuming than modern RPGs. Final Fantasy XV, Witcher 3 and others are basically solo MMOs which take dozens of hours to finish just like the main quest lines in most MMOs.
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E.T. Waifu
Member
I wouldn't say it's being milked, plus MMOs are kind of supposed to stay relevant for a long time. Now, games that are really, really milked are the Personas, bleargh.
mortal
Gold Member
Yea I actually got excited for a split second, and then re-read the title."Final Fantasy XVI is in development for Playstation 5"
*re-reads thread title*
"Final Fantasy XIV is in development for Playstation 5"
Oh.
SurprisedPikachu
Member
I strongly disagree. The fact it has a monthly membership fee is what helps keep this game alive. Free to play games just don’t work out. Even ESO has a membership that they’ve made it pretty clear they really want you on it.
royox
Member
YoshiP himself said that the game is build in the way that normal players pay 1-2 months, do all the content they want and unsub till the next big content/patch/expansion. For 11$ you get +100 hours of "gaming", i think it's a good deal.
It takes more time to finish games like Skyrim, The Witcher 3 and similars than each FFXIV expansion if you play them as Single Player games. Shadowbringers was like 50 hours of pure FF magic and storytelling and can be played 99,9999% solo.
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TeamGhobad
Banned
isn't 14 a mmo?
