Final Fantasy Xiv Xbox One Release 2021

Unable to share servers cantankerous-platform

Microsoft'due south policies for Xbox Live are the reason there isn't an Xbox 360 or Xbox I version of Last Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, managing director Naoki Yoshida tells RPG Site. "The chief reason from our side is that I don't want the community to exist divided; to be carve up into two or more," he said.

"For example, one player might exist on the PC version, some other might exist on the PS4 version, and I'm playing the Xbox version — but nosotros're not able to join the same game servers. That is just … I only don't like the idea. I disagree with it. To be frankly honest with you, at that place are at present and so many mobile devices, smart phones, everything — why would you ever just stick to i platform from the hardware attribute? But — brand information technology open to anybody? That'due south my stance."

And while Microsoft obviously has its reason for closing off the platform, this is a shame for players knowing how well A Realm Reborn is shaping up. "I would dear for every bit many players as possible to savor the game worldwide, then from a business betoken of view it could make sense to have information technology on the Xbox platforms," explained Yoshida. "But every bit I mentioned earlier, that would bring virtually the tragedy that somebody might have to surrender their existing grapheme. Then players might get frustrated, and then they ask u.s. — 'Square Enix, can't you do something?' and so… yeah. Unless that happens, we tin can't really do anything."

FF14 Managing director: A Realm Reborn skipping Xbox is even so downwards to Microsoft [RPG Site]