Yoshi-P says discussions about FFXIV on Switch and Xbox One are "Positive"

[Enla]

Live is currently required for all other current multiplayer and MMOs games accessible through Xbox.

And while it's acceptable for games like BDO and Destiny which have a one time entry fee, for a concurrent sub-model it;s a huge barrier to entry.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

And while it's acceptable for games like BDO and Destiny which have a one time entry fee, for a concurrent sub-model it;s a huge barrier to entry.

They also require the ability for Live players to be able to play only with other Live members. SE won't split the user base, Live only servers would be dead.