Final Fantasy XIV Online is due out in 2010
by Mike Schramm 
{ Jun 2nd 2009 at 3:42PM } 
There's an all-CG trailer which we'll try to have soon, and no news on gameplay or really anything else. But yes, that just happened: not only did Square-Enix announce a XIV before XIII has come out, but it's an MMO... and they're saying 2010.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
KrisnWo420 @ Jun 2nd 2009 3:52PM
I seriously need a new pair of pants....
Kinda glad I didn't reactivate my FFXI account now. =D
tounge73 @ Jun 2nd 2009 3:55PM
online......
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 2nd 2009 3:55PM
:(
cuteSAVAGE @ Jun 2nd 2009 3:57PM
And if it weren't online, we'd all be pissed it was being announced so soon.
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 2nd 2009 3:58PM
I dunno about "all" of us being pissed if it hadn't been online. The second he announced FF14 I was extremely excited to get 2 full Final Fantasy's in a year. That would've been amazing.
BananaBoat @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:27PM
Online? I completely missed that. I'm not sure of my feelings about the game having heard you say that...I don't know how I missed them saying it during the conference. I hope it's not a subscription based MMO, because if it is, I'll never play it.
Even if it's not, Sony still pantsed Microsoft by getting exclusivity.
Martin @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:43PM
They didn't say it during the conference. The only way to know is to see the subtitle. Maybe they're hoping people don't notice?
CH3BURASHKA @ Jun 2nd 2009 3:59PM
TOO MANY MMOS!!! ARGH!!!
VampireHunter Z @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:17PM
Actually most MMO's that gets announced gets canned. So there really aren't many MMO releases, especially on consoles. FFXI had it's moments that were great but overall fell short. Hopefully they can fix the issues the older game had.
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 2nd 2009 3:59PM
Didn't care much for 11 at all. They can try to woo me with this one, I suppose. We'll see.
ArchiGamer @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:02PM
*faints*
Captain Planet @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:04PM
:yawn:
Kelly @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:22PM
Why put MMOs in the middle of a linear series of single player console games... Apples and oranges.
Final Fantasy XI could just as easily been Final Fantasy Online, and XIV is just as fine being Final Fantasy Online 2.
What is the benefit of making them part of the primary series in the franchise?
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:13PM
They want to set a record for highest number of sequels.
phunkxl @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:13PM
Because the more numbers you have in your series, the cooler you are.
Gaymer @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:16PM
Yup! I agree with you 100%
It's an new story type of single player game.
cjshrader @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:16PM
I'm just thankful for numbers at all. Most (if not all) movies no longer number their sequels. Ten years from now, how will I ever know which Transformers came first?
HitNRun @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:30PM
You'll be able to tell. Just remember the one you watched was the first one, whereas the ones you didn't watch because you saw the first one came later.
Ashitaka @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:10PM
Higher the number, bigger their collective penis.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:31PM
For some reason I can't wait for Final Fantasy XXX
Nobledevil @ Jun 2nd 2009 7:08PM
I guess Kelly never played XI, then. FFXI was the only MMO I ever played with a damned solid and interesting story. Not only that, but the expansions all had great stories, too. Heck, even some of the the better side-quest trails were so good that I always accepted it as a numbered FF game.
People can complain all they want, but unless they played XI and got hooked to the missions story, and characters, they will never quite know what made (and honestly still makes) FFXI one of the best MMOs ever made.
Feba @ Jun 3rd 2009 1:22AM
Same reason they included games with ATB in a turn based series, or games with real-time combat. Or games that are largely set in Sci-Fi worlds instead of pure high fantasy.
Because FF is a series of games that aren't very well related to each other. Compare FFX2 with FFVI with FFXII. Three widely different games, all of which share the title. This is the FF series biggest strength and weakness; it allows them to experiment with the game instead of following largely the exact same lines of plot and gameplay that other RPG series get themselves stuck in, while retaining their brand power. You might as well ask "hur hur, if it's the FINAL Fantasy how can it have sequels".
FFXI has more than earned its place in the series. It has an incredible story and world that's deeper than most FF games. The story and world keep many elements; Chocobos, Moogles, Giant Crystals. The battle system is different, but they keep it close as well-- TP/Weapon Skills are clearly stand-ins for Limit/Overdrive or whatever other "charge up big attack" move was in your FF of choice. Traditional FF enemies, summons, and characters show up frequently-- everything from Bombs to Bahamut shows up. Not to mention it uses almost the same battle system as FF12, just with control over a single player and no gambits. The music is likewise incredible, although it has been getting worse in the more recent expansions. In a lot of ways, it is the most 'Final Fantasy'y FF game.
I think making an arbitrary distinction between online and offline is just as inappropriate as saying it's not Final Fantasy because it doesn't have Cloud in it. You misunderstand how the series is, and discredit games that are perfectly good. Not to mention, notice how these games have "ONLINE" as a subtitle. It's perfectly possible that, one day, they will be released as offline games. They have more than enough world and story to justify it, it would just require an altered battle system. The way SE looks at them is very well as part of the main series, and not a spin off, so it would be inappropriate to label them as spinoffs.
Shagittarius @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:13PM
FFXI did pretty good on the PC, I think they would be silly not to release it on PC as well.
phunkxl @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:14PM
It'll come to PC, FFXI started out as a PS2 only release in Japan and a PC and PS2 release in North America.
Mike @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:14PM
He said that PS3 will be the only console FFIV will be on at launch, meaning they might release it on 360+Windows a week later.
Also, please don't refer to PC releases when you just mean Windows. Pisses all of us Mac, Linux, BSD, Solaris, or any of the other multitude of non-Windows operating system users out there off.
BORK BORK BORK BORK @ Jun 3rd 2009 9:43AM
...no it doesn't, Mike.
Gaymer @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:15PM
I don't think Sony have this exclusivity such a big deal. I mean, it's not really a story single player type fo Final Fantasy.
Cidi @ Jun 2nd 2009 7:18PM
I guess that`s the point, with MS always pushing Xbox LIVE and how great all the things are there while Sony is getting now the first MMORPG for next gen consoles.
Trippy Haps @ Jun 2nd 2009 8:43PM
@ Cidi
Wouldn't FFXI be the first "next-gen" MMORPG?
aggrazel @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:15PM
Will be just like 11. Released in Japan first, no new NA servers for the NA release. There's something about being the first group in a fresh world.
8bitgeorge @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:20PM
Nothing at all. It's been years since the launch of the first one, and consoles and online services have changed pretty much since those dark online days. WoW has come and a new generation of global hardware.
They will know how to play it this time.
WorMzy @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:20PM
Another online version? Didn't Square learn from their first MMOFF fiasco? =/
Bluebrake @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:30PM
The fiasco that was the most successful MMO in the world before WoW and that still has several hundred thousand people paying subscriptions each month?
WorMzy @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:33PM
Yeah, that one.
HitNRun @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:28PM
You mean the biggest MMO played by people who played FFXI? If not, I think SOE and NC Soft would like to talk to say to you.
Also, the fact the people still play the reeking thing is an indictment of those people, not a reason for the rest of us to play its misbegotten sequel. The thing was torture, even by the standards of the EQ/UO era.
Bluebrake @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:29PM
Oh. Carry on, then.
Arturis @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:42PM
FFXI is the only MMO thus far that has given me what I can only correlate to "Battered Wife Syndrome" - that game beat me down at every turn, and yet I stayed faithful. I would make excuses for it, saying that it only de-leveled me because it loves me and wants me to fight that much harder to earn its rewards.
I was a sick, sick person back then. Still am, I guess...
Come to me, FFXIV! I await you!
Eh @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:22PM
Wow.
And I mean that in a bad way.
acefondu @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:28PM
If the online is free I'll bite. But if not, this game can suck it.
HitNRun @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:17PM
I'm pretty sure the game is going to suck it, then.
capt_carl @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:32PM
Dear Square-Enix,
Fuck you. I'm clean of my Final Fantasy XI addiction one year, and you drop this on me. Thanks, appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Carl
trunks @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:09PM
lol ^^
DrunkRaba @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:39PM
Damn ffxi crack :(
xgarryx(warXroutine on LIVE and PSN) @ Aug 20th 2009 7:52PM
if you go back your a brave man.these days i cant pay monthly fee for a game. maybe theyll adopt a micro transaction model for this game.
Zerokku @ Jun 2nd 2009 4:35PM
Sony does such a great job at almost selling me but failing at the last second.
When I heard FFXIV I was like holy shit I will be buying a PS3. Then they said it was an mmo. So close.
Ashitaka @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:15PM
Even if it wasn't an mmo, you still wouldn't buy one. We don't need that kind of BS, so cut it.
Sony has all the games a true gamer needs, crawl back to your cave.
Zerokku @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:40PM
@ Ashitaka
Except that I would. Final Fantasy is easily one of my favorite series in gaming, and would definitely be a system seller. For me. The only reason I don't have one is there's not quite enough exclusives I personally want to warrant the purchase in this economy. A Price drop would have sold me as well.
And I plan on getting a PS3 sooner or later anyways. I'm finding Valkyria Chronicles hard to resist.
Vince @ Jun 2nd 2009 11:37PM
Wow, I love all this tripe about what is a "true" gamer. So far, everyone who's using that term are only people who feel the need to validate their console purchase because they're really insecure about the perceived tenuous position of said console. Grow up. Anyone who plays games is a "true" gamer, be it Halo, Layton, COD, or Cooking Mama.
DigitalTwisted @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:28AM
@Zerokku
What system do you have then? As PS3 has the most exclusives. So I don't see how it doesn't "have enough"?
Can you name 35 MS exclusives for 2009? Cause that's how many PS3 has.
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 3rd 2009 1:08PM
You guys are fools, there is a difference between "Exclusives" and exclusives that people actually want to play. Just because Sony may be getting a couple more exclusive games than Microsoft doesn't mean anything if none of them are games I want to play.