What is happening?

[Malithar]

Wait, unless I didn't understand what they said in the video the Nexon mobile version should be a separate thing that will allow you to import your char from XI but will not replace the game or have any effect on the PC version.

The Nexon app is described as "A Native App Project Providing A Full-Fledged FINAL FANTASY XI Experience on the Mobile Platform." Calling it an "App" sounds more like a client to play a "full-fledged" FFXI rather than a separate game. It should be noted this is planned to be released world wide, even in EU markets.

Grandmasters on the other hand is described as "FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS is a full-scale online RPG for smartphones that shares the characters and world setting of FINAL FANTASY XI." It's a separate game that takes place in Vana'diel. It's to be noted that currently, this is slated to be Japanese only.

[scaevola]

The Nexon app is described as "A Native App Project Providing A Full-Fledged FINAL FANTASY XI Experience on the Mobile Platform." Calling it an "App" sounds more like a client to play a "full-fledged" FFXI rather than a separate game. It should be noted this is planned to be released world wide, even in EU markets.
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To add to this, the shareholders' report talks about how they were planning on using cloud-based services to host the clients for MMOs and stream them to mobile devices. DQX on 3DS/tablets was the example they gave, but it would be kind of hard to get solid market penetration with a 16 gig game for smartphones, so this is probably how they're going to handle FFXI mobile.

[bungiefanNA]

To add to this, the shareholders' report talks about how they were planning on using cloud-based services to host the clients for MMOs and stream them to mobile devices. DQX on 3DS/tablets was the example they gave, but it would be kind of hard to get solid market penetration with a 16 gig game for smartphones, so this is probably how they're going to handle FFXI mobile.

Depends on the data file format they use. PC uses larger audio and graphics files than PS2 does. Even with Adoulin installed, the PS2 version of FFXI actually uses less than 6 GB of the hard drive space allocated to it. The rest is empty space used to juggle files if updating from a completely fresh install from the core game, and installing each expansion individually. If you browse the partition with uLaunchELF, you're looking at 5 GB of data and change. The audio on PS2 is essentially MIDI, it doesn't take up much space at all, and the graphics files are also smaller than their PC counterparts. They could feasibly do a similar trick with a mobile platform.

[lllen]

Well playing FF on a smartphone is not my idea of fun....buttons so little, picture so small and battery perpetually pluged to either pc or wall.

I am just wondering if this cancels the update for March...they stopped talking about it. Its the 19th already.

[Dragoy]

Raydeus,

That's how I understood things as well.


lllen,

I'm fairly certain this changes nothing about the March update.

Last they mentioned it was yesterday.

[Kashira]

I'm not going to sit here and tell you I'm not upset regarding the announcement because I am. I am a Xbox 360 user and have been for nearly a decade. If you plan on killing off the 360 user then I ask you make it where if ppl change to a PS3 or PS4 can keep their character as Xbox 360 players know is that our characters are tied to our Xbox accounts. I would like a response because I would like to continue my FFXI experience.

[bazookatooth]

I'm not going to sit here and tell you I'm not upset regarding the announcement because I am. I am a Xbox 360 user and have been for nearly a decade. If you plan on killing off the 360 user then I ask you make it where if ppl change to a PS3 or PS4 can keep their character as Xbox 360 players know is that our characters are tied to our Xbox accounts. I would like a response because I would like to continue my FFXI experience.

Your character isn't tied to the console. I moved mine from 360 to PC years ago. You can download the whole game from the website right now as well if you want to play on PC. Some thoughtful JP guy even made custom drivers so that you can use your 360 controller (the game doesn't have native support for the trigger buttons).

[lllen]

I bounce from pc to 360 and back to 360 back to pc.....360 is when my pc gave up the ghost a couple of times.

[Ladynamine]

I'm not going to sit here and tell you I'm not upset regarding the announcement because I am. I am a Xbox 360 user and have been for nearly a decade. If you plan on killing off the 360 user then I ask you make it where if ppl change to a PS3 or PS4 can keep their character as Xbox 360 players know is that our characters are tied to our Xbox accounts. I would like a response because I would like to continue my FFXI experience.

Did you like....sign up to the forum and like spammed this in like 4-5 threads?.... every thread i've been to i've seen this same exact comment. For the record, xbox accounts are different from SE accounts. SE has already stated they were never gonna make a port to ps3. Pretty sure that stands the same for ps4 since they want ppl to focus on getting FFXIV for that console. You will not lose your character as all POL/FFXI accounts are stored in the Square-Enix Headquarters.

You can download the whole game from the website right now as well if you want to play on PC.

What he said-^

Furthermore, I believe microsoft said they were dropping support in 2016 for xbox360, hence why Square-Enix is dropping online services for the system. So if that's true, then don't blame Square-Enix for dropping support for 360....blame microsoft for discontinuing their 360 services.

[Rainehx]

The smart phone app will be Jp only (ugh) and feature vanadiel story and weapons but will be nothing like ffxi in reality.

The "mobile" version will be for hand held consoles (probably vita?) this will bring the FFXI world we know and love to handhelds
With very alike control's on vita/ps2 seems like a very smart idea to retain some of the ps2 jp players while adding a much more
portable ffxi experience for those with handhelds,
Should think it will be like all other client additions... once you own the game for that system just log in.

Content updates will stop, is anyone really that surprised? They have for a while after all expansions/addons and if its viable perhaps they will reconsider, much like they did pre SoA

I think over all its been positive, this could bring a huge amount of players not only back to the game with the add on and dropping the lolps2limitations, but new ones who will find it over the mobile platform/smartphone app.

huzzah for SE