Xbox says it ‘hasn’t given up’ on Final Fantasy 14, despite a three-year silence
Spencer publicly committed to “bringing that game to Xbox” during a media presentation at the X019 event in London. However, nearly three years later there’s still no sign of FFXIV coming to Xbox.
Asked about the status of the Xbox version by Game Watch this week, Spencer replied: “We certainly announced that (laughs). Naturally, we haven’t given up yet. This is a commitment from both
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The Square Enix claimed in 2019 that the delay in bringing the game to Xbox was due to the platform’s restrictions on certain cross-play features, such as chatting and forming guilds with players on other platforms.
Final Fantasy XIV director Wccftech he had spoken to Phil Spencer about resolving the platform issues stopping the game reaching Xbox.
“To play an MMORPG [on Xbox], there are 2 regulations for Microsoft which stand in the way of making crossplay feasible. Unless these regulations are rejected, there is no meaning,” he explained.
“One of the regulations is that players with different platforms cannot chat with each other in-game. Then how do you play an MMO?
“The other regulation is you cannot make a community with plays on a different platform. You can’t form a guild, you can’t enter into a link shell, [and] no free company. So I would like to have Microsoft change their regulations.”
However, Final Fantasy 14 is one of several Square Enix titles that have not made their way to Xbox platforms.
Two years on from its release,
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