Final Fantasy 14fans are currently celebrating the announcement of the MMO’s newest expansion,Endwalker. Yet going byEndwalker’s announcement event, Square Enix sees a different reveal as more important. During the presentation, Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda took the stage to announceFinal Fantasy 14is coming to PlayStation 5. Such a major focus on the next-gen console port prompted fans to speculate thatFinal Fantasy 14could be coming to Xbox Series X, too. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
Speaking with the Washington Post,Final Fantasy 14producer Naoki Yoshida was asked directly about the possibility of theMMO launching on Xbox, as well as other platforms. Yoshida confirms that there are no such plans for the time being.Final Fantasy 14players will have to be content with the current level of support for both PC and PlayStation.
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Yoshida does provide some context for the decision, though. He says that Square Enix’s current development cycle forFinal Fantasy 14updates and expansionsis “rather condensed.” This cadence then doesn’t allow for expansion onto other platforms without long-term planning. Yoshida says that adding another platform would effectively “exponentially grow” the number of required resources from Square Enix. Suffice to say, theFinal Fantasy 14team’s current schedule doesn’t appear ready for that.
As for when or if theFinal Fantasy 14team will ever be ready to support Xbox, it’d a difficult question to ask right now. While it’s true thatEndwalkerwill be the conclusion of the currentFinal Fantasy 14story, leaving the team open to pursuing other ideas after, that doesn’t mean the devs will be slowing down. In fact, Yoshida’s already working onFinal Fantasy 16as game director in addition to hisFinal Fantasy 14work. If Xbox is inFinal Fantasy 14’s future, it’s like years away.
Final Fantasy 14is available now on PC and PS4, with PS5 support coming later this year.
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