Square Enix have confirmed there are no plans for a 360 version of online MMO Final Fantasy XIV. Senior vice president of software development Hiromichi Tanaka said,
“Currently there are no plans for a version for the XBox 360.”
So there you go, no plans for a 360 version. Anything you would like to add Mr. Tanaka?
“We are still talking with Microsoft about an XBox 360 version.”
Right, thanks for that. Once he had stopped contradicting himself, Hiromichi Tanaka revealed the PS3 and PC versions of FFXIV will be identical.
“Because Final Fantasy XIV is designed as a cross-platform MMO, there is no difference between the PC version and the PS3 version.
“We believe that previous attempts to bring MMOs to consoles have been unsuccessful because they focused too much on adapting their style to suit that audience and they lost the feel of a true MMO. Therefore, regardless of the platform, we are aiming to produce a real MMO with Final Fantasy XIV.”
There may also be a chance of PlayStation Move being supported within the MMO.
“Unfortunately, we haven’t had chance to try it out yet but we’ve heard very interesting things about it and we’d like to look at supporting it in Final Fantasy XIV, if we get the chance to do so. However, at the moment I would say that there are no current plans.”
I had a chance to question Hiromichi Tanaka* and asked him about the rumours of a special edition of FFXIV. The rumour is Angeline Jolie personal delivers a copy of the game, encased in a genetically modified pineapple. She will drive up to your house in a sleigh pulled by tigers and bears, then the sleigh will transform into Optimus Prime and he, Angelina and the assembled bears and tigers will perform “I’m In The Mood For Dancing” by the Nolan Sisters.
“I would say that there are no current plans,” said Tanaka.**
To summarize, there are no current plans for anything related to Final Fantasy XIV; however that may change in the future. Thank you for wasting at least sixty seconds of your life reading this non-news brought to you by TheSixthAxis and Square Enix.***
Source: RPG Site, EU PS Blog
* No I did not.
** He did not say this.
*** Seriously, thank you, I got half way through writing this piece before I realised that Square Enix had said nothing at all, so had to make up some crap about pineapples and The Nolan Sisters to try and make it worthwhile.
SuperEgoBry
TuffCub as always you are my article writing hero. LMAO
Redlac
He’s given this stock answer for the last year. However, this might be history repeating itself. FF11 came out on PC and PS2 and did quite well, but when numbers began to wane over the years, they released it on 360 to a wave of new players.
When I left a few years ago, FF11 was an interesting sight indeed- PS2, 360 and PC players all playing the same game and not caring which platform the others played on. It was a bit like TSA, but with killer bunnies.