[Dev Question] Will we need to buy Heavensward twice if we play on both PC and PS4?

Hi, if I play on both PS4 and PC will I need a registration code of Heavensward for each platform? Or will the Heavensward key simply unlock my whole account for the expansion?

Don't know the offical answer but I think you have to buy it for each system you want to play on because it was required to buy the game multiple times to play on more then 1 system.

I'm thinking yes? You can't buy only one copy of FF14 right now for all platforms, so I imagine it'll be no different for the expansion.

If it works like Final Fantasy XI you will have too. I would expect to purchase multiple copies.

If it's like XI then it works like this.

You only need 1 code for your account however you need 2 copies if you want to play on ps4 and pc because you still have to download them seperately.

Basically I think it means this:
you can borrow a person's PC version to download the game and use the ps4 code to register the expansion and you are good to go.

At least if I recall correctly that's how it worked in XI

Most likely. It's (literally) the price you pay for convenience. :)

i would expect this to have a code you put into mogstation and it checks your account making it attatch onto your account.

to those saying you do with XI i will say thats a 2006 game that still follows 2006 practices. so i am hoping this will be updated.

I have a friend that has both versions for PC and Playstation, PLUS two accounts because his wife and son also play. He had to buy the game 4 times to be able to play characters and swap systems with them... Sounds like the same will end up being true for the expansions... Really it would be nice if there was a reduced charge for just registering an additional system code though... :(

I have both PC and ps4 version.
what if i buy expansion only for pc and logout as drk in ishgard and relog from ps4 2.0? world's end?

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Originally Posted by Momita

I have both PC and ps4 version.
what if i buy expansion only for pc and logout as drk in ishgard and relog from ps4 2.0? world's end?

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You will not be able to log in on that character.

would be nice if it's buy once can cross platform. But I'm not sure. here is hoping.

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Originally Posted by Nel_Celestine

would be nice if it's buy once can cross platform. But I'm not sure. here is hoping.

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Sorry to shatter your dreams, but Square Enix is a For Profit corporation.

Well, if it cost the same as 2.0, the price of 2 are still the same as the price of 1 of the other PC or PS4 games, so it's not too bad.

I have a similar situation I need an answer on but mine is little different. I have 3 players in same house and we each were free upgraded to ps4 edition from our ps3 copies. WE each have a pc copy as well. I plan to buy the expansion for pc x 3. I also because I need the software plan to buy is on ps4 x1. Do I still need the other ps4 copies or will just having the software installed on ps4 and the pc license be enough this go around?

This wouldn't just be down to SE. It would be part of their licensing agreement with Sony that you have to buy a separate copy for their platform so they can take a cut of the profits. Otherwise you would be playing a PC game on the PS3/4 that Sony got no money from.

There is absolutely zero chance you could play on all platforms with a single key. You will need to buy a separate copy for each platform.

You can't really compare XIV to XI. In XI you just had to buy an expansion once, you could then borrow a copy of it for the platform you didn't buy for, install it and be done with it. With XIV there's measures in place to make sure you really do own a copy for the platforms you intend to play on. I can see the point, it's to make sure your platforms can access all the areas and have all the data. Parity, if you will. In XI it was easy to forget that you don't have access to certain areas if all you ever updated was one install yet maintained multiple. Is it a cash grab, you can say that but if you really like this game then it shouldn't be too much trouble. Is it annoying, heck yes. Annoying and inane.

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Originally Posted by Momita

I have both PC and ps4 version.
what if i buy expansion only for pc and logout as drk in ishgard and relog from ps4 2.0? world's end?

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You'll be moved to your natural home point (limsa/grid/ul'dah), the drk stuff will be in the game for people without the expansion (else how can you play with a drk tank if you don't got the expansion?) so no issues there, you just won't have the actual files for the expansion areas to be able to log in there.

most likely as you have to buy the pc version if you play on ps4/3 and vice versa but do what people did when FFXIV arr came out buy the CE of one ps4 for example and the NE of the other and you can play on both and still have all the collector stuff i dont think they would make a universal edtion that work on all versions

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Originally Posted by Konata

most likely as you have to buy the pc version if you play on ps4/3 and vice versa but do what people did when FFXIV arr came out buy the CE of one ps4 for example and the NE of the other and you can play on both and still have all the collector stuff i dont think they would make a universal edtion that work on all versions

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Punctuation, Please use it.

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Originally Posted by DracotheDragon

to those saying you do with XI i will say thats a 2006 game that still follows 2006 practices. so i am hoping this will be updated.

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I wanna know where you get this year from....

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FFXI was released in Japan on May 16, 2002, for Sony's PlayStation 2, and for Microsoft's Windows-based personal computers in November of that year.

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so no it isn't a 2006 game with 2006 practices

I play on both Windows and PS4. What do I need to purchase?

You will need to purchase both the Windows and PS4 versions of the expansion to play the new content on both platforms. If you would like the exclusive bonus items from the Collector's Edition, you can get them with either the Windows or PS4 version as they will be linked to a single service account. Heavensward must be installed on the client to access the areas that will be added in Heavensward. If you are planning to log back in on a client that doesn't have Heavensward installed, make sure to log out in an FFXIV: ARR area.