Quote Originally Posted by Saldisthal View Post
This was a quote that I had saved from the beta forums when I was curious about this previously:



Of course I can't verify this now that the beta forums are down, but some of you were also mentioning this post.

I went with the PS3 version having the expectation that I'd be able to use EA on both platforms. I guess if I'm limited to the PS3 for a few days, it is what it is. That stinks though, cause I was hoping to use both!
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/product/index.html#anc_na

Logging into the Same Account on both Windows and PlayStation 3

It is possible to play with the same account on both Windows and PlayStation 3 platforms. Customers who own a copy of FFXIV for Windows and wish to use their account on the PlayStation 3 version will need to purchase a copy of the PlayStation 3 version. It will then be possible to use your characters on either platform by tying your existing service account to the PlayStation 3 version upon launching it for the first time. Similarly, customers who own a copy of FFXIV for PlayStation 3 and wish to use their account on the Windows version will need to purchase a copy of the Windows version. However, please note that your account will only be able to log into one platform at a time.

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Okay let's break it down here:

Do you own a copy of the Windows version of Final Fantasy XIV... as in You have it in your hands, you paid for it, you registered it to your SE account, it's yours? If you just Downloaded P4 client from the website you do not OWN a copy of XIV, Windows or PS3. You do not have a valid Service account for Early Access on that platform.

Okay now let's say yes, you have ordered a copy of the game and you've registered that copy (PS3 or Windows) and you want to play on your other platform (the one where you also OWN a copy of the game. so you own two copies of the game.). When you launch the game for the first time on the platform where you own the game, not when you sign in, and get a greyed out button, that's not launching. When you LAUNCH the game, you will be prompted to link the account that you launched to your other platform account that you must also OWN.

1.0 folks: If you are not legacy, you do not qualify for Early Access on the PC until you link your account. Which means you don't have a valid service account on your PC until you launch PS3 for the first time.

If you own a Preordered copy of FFXIV for PS3, you will not be able to play on Early access on the PC until you also purchase a copy of the game on PC (Physical or downloaded) Why? Because the client you got downloaded from P4 on your PC is not owned by you and it's not registered on the Square Enix Account Management system.

I THINK I have this right.