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

[Galaktica]

I'm not sure how Sony has anything to do with this entire situation. As previously stated many times FFXIV is not on Xbox because of Microsoft, they are the ones preventing it, after all we already have PC/PS4 cross play. Unlikely to ever see a Switch port mostly because of limitations, PS3 was dropped for that very reason.

Except Microsoft has changed their tune over the past year or so and has been very open about their willingness to embrace crossplatform play. While I'm sure they are more details and red tape to this process that none of us are aware of, only one platform out there is actively against crossplatform play right now. Hint: it's the PS4. Nintendo, of all companies, put out and ad today with Xbox plastered all over the thing, in it showing two kids kids playing on two different platforms. The same Nintendo who barely knew how the internet worked just a few years ago. Microsoft and Nintendo both used to be real dumb. We all know it. Now, Sony has taken that stupidity crown, why shouldn't I be upset when they do it?

Also, several Switch games run in the cloud including PSO2 and Resident Evil 7. Yes, I know, I don't think it's ideal either, but Yoshi-P has been the one out there saying how much they would like to port it to Switch so I assume he's well aware of any technical challenges.

I know they aren't doing this out of the goodness of their hearts. I'm not exactly planning on sending Christmas cards to Phil or Reggie. The point is they're doing something good for the industry, and it doesn't matter why they're doing it, while Sony is sitting in the back, twiddling their thumbs. And they deserve to be called out for it.

[Kurando]

Ok but the thread isn't about other cross role titles, it's about FFXIV which currently is unavailable to play on Xbox because of a restrictions Microsoft are setting that SE do not agree with. Microsoft are preventing it, and they are at fault on this occasion.

[Sarevok_Thordin]

Ok but the thread isn't about other cross role titles, it's about FFXIV which currently is unavailable to play on Xbox because of a restrictions Microsoft are setting that SE do not agree with. Microsoft are preventing it, and they are at fault on this occasion.

When did the last news come out that said this?

[jameseoakes]

When did the last news come out that said this?

A Kotaku interview turned up to day with it, here's the section on cross play. By the looks of it Microsoft are still the problem, but SE are aware that Sony is going to be a problem but things haven't got far enough for them to even speak to them about it

“We had discussions with Andrew House before, but with the transition to a new president I’m afraid we have not properly met them yet, had proper introductions, or sat down for a discussion,” Yoshida said. (Sony’s new president, Kenichiro Yoshida, started in April.)

“So unfortunately we don’t have any visibility on the current stance Sony is taking. We’re hoping that with the transition there may be some kind of shift but we have not had the opportunity to sit down and discuss.”

Quote taken from the Kotaku page.

[Mahri]

There is no scenario in which more players in an MMO is not an extremely good thing.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

A Kotaku interview turned up to day with it, here's the section on cross play. By the looks of it Microsoft are still the problem, but SE are aware that Sony is going to be a problem but things haven't got far enough for them to even speak to them about it

“We had discussions with Andrew House before, but with the transition to a new president I’m afraid we have not properly met them yet, had proper introductions, or sat down for a discussion,” Yoshida said. (Sony’s new president, Kenichiro Yoshida, started in April.)

“So unfortunately we don’t have any visibility on the current stance Sony is taking. We’re hoping that with the transition there may be some kind of shift but we have not had the opportunity to sit down and discuss.”

Quote taken from the Kotaku page.

It also states that Microsoft have not waived the policies that are keeping Yoshi-P from putting the game on their system either,.

[ko_]

Even if sony said -yes- you still have to deal with Xbox's issue with needing GOLD to play which YP doesn't want. So either way it goes it's going to still be mircosoft who needs to change also. Changing the goal post doesn't change the fact xbox users would still need gold to play. which is a no no.

[TaranTatsuuchi]

Even if sony said -yes- you still have to deal with Xbox's issue with needing GOLD to play which YP doesn't want. So either way it goes it's going to still be mircosoft who needs to change also. Changing the goal post doesn't change the fact xbox users would still need gold to play. which is a no no.

As I recall, they also wanted their own servers so they could have players segregate themselves from the other platforms...

[Kyuuen]

There is no scenario in which more players in an MMO is not an extremely good thing.

I agree to an extent. However I'd rather not see them port the game over to a device that will become the next meme about not being able to get something done due to limitations. We just recently cut a system out for that very reason, why reintroduce what will become the next excuse?

[FelixDaCat]

I think it's a shame Sony are blocking cross platform support. It's making them look bad, considering they have such a market lead over the XBone , they should at least be open to multi platform support, this late in the consoles life. In the next 3 years we will be on the PS5 and Xbox4 . I hope this game gets moved onto the PS5 early on as I love playing on my PS4Pro , but would be amazed to see this game at it's full potentional.