Remaining Fantasy XIV is lastly coming to Xbox after almost a decade of gamers on the console platform asking for its launch. The sport’s producer and director Naoki Yoshida formally introduced the information through the 2023 Remaining Fantasy XIV Fan Fest. He was joined on-stage in direction of the top of the presentation by Xbox CEO Phil Spencer to announce the information to followers.
Wildly widespread MMORPG Remaining Fantasy XIV has been restricted to the PlayStation and PC platforms since its preliminary launch. And with every new growth Xbox gamers have puzzled whether or not or not they’d be included. After virtually ten years and 4 expansions past the bottom sport, it was starting to appear like it would by no means occur. Nevertheless, Xbox gamers are lastly going to get a model of the sport.
That being mentioned, the discharge isn’t simply across the nook. The truth is it’s additional off than you may count on. Nonetheless, the constructive aspect of issues is that the sport is formally coming. And that’s factor for all concerned. Followers of the sport on PC and PS5/PS4 could have extra individuals to play with. And for gamers on Xbox, they get to take pleasure in the most effective video games on the market.
Remaining Fantasy XIV involves Xbox in 2024
No precise date was introduced, but it surely’s assured to come back out earlier than the discharge of the brand new growth. Remaining Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (v7.0) will launch within the Summer time of 2024. For Xbox gamers, there will likely be a closed beta throughout patch 6.5x of the sport, and the official Xbox launch is scheduled for someday within the Spring of 2024. So there could possibly be no less than a month earlier than official 7.0 launch.
Along with the Xbox announcement, Yoshida and Spencer additionally introduced the expertise gamers can count on. The sport will likely be obtainable for Xbox Sequence X|S, and help 4K on Sequence X with quicker loading occasions on each consoles. It is going to even be a digital-only launch identical to it’s for PC and PS5/PS4. Yoshida and Spencer additionally confirmed that the Xbox model will help cross-play.
To high every thing off, the expanded free trial of the sport will likely be coming to Xbox too. The free trial now contains the bottom sport and the entire content material by way of the Stormblood growth and as much as degree 70 in your character. So there’s a TON of content material Xbox gamers will get to take a look at free of charge. That is earlier than even shopping for the sport thoughts you.