Next Final Fantasy MMO due soon?

[HyoMinPark]

I find it highly unlikely unless the game's engine (Crystal Tools) leads to issues that can't be rectified.

Slight clarification, but I think only 1.0 ran on the Crystal Tools engine. I’m fairly certain 2.0 (and beyond) runs on a new engine, because Crystal Tools was one of the myriad of reasons 1.0 failed (i.e., attempting to create an MMO with an engine that was designed for single-player games). 2.0 itself is still built upon 1.0 code, because ARR used it as framework, but the engine it uses is different. At least, that’s what I have read/heard.

As for graphical updates, I would love to see this, but I doubt it will be any time soon.

[Jonnycbad]

FFXI was in the works since 1999 was released in 2003.

FFXIV started development in 2005 and was released in 2012.

For a 2020 release of a new MMO, it would have to have been in the works, as game development for current gen takes far longer than it did in the early 2000's.

Considering how large of a scale MMO creation goes into, and how FFXIV is still exorbitantly profitable, I doubt they would spend resources developing a new MMO on the same scale as XI and XIV without pulling resources and talent away from XIV. They'd need a whole other team of developers with MMO experience to make the new game and again SE's most experienced and talented MMO devs are currently working under YoshiP on FFXIV. SE's most experienced and talented MMO producer is Yoshi and he's wholeheartedly devoted to XIV. There's very few people SE could hire to work on the new MMO that have the experienced required to get it off the ground, so it's risky without pulling resources.

[JunseiKei]

Slight clarification, but I think only 1.0 ran on the Crystal Tools engine. I’m fairly certain 2.0 (and beyond) runs on a new engine, because Crystal Tools was one of the myriad of reasons 1.0 failed (i.e., attempting to create an MMO with an engine that was designed for single-player games). 2.0 itself is still built upon 1.0 code, because ARR used it as framework, but the engine it uses is different. At least, that’s what I have read/heard.

Ah, you're right. Digging deeper, ARR uses a .. "scaled down branch" of Luminous Engine. Really annoying when you throw in FFXIV and engine together, you get just Crystal Tools.

[HyoMinPark]

Ah, you're right. Digging deeper, ARR uses a .. "scaled down branch" of Luminous Engine. Really annoying when you throw in FFXIV and engine together, you get just Crystal Tools.

In all fairness, considering the backlash surrounding 1.0 and its design, it probably makes sense that the two are paired together in a general sense. ^^

[347SPECTRE]

Would be wise to have proof if you're going to post a thread like this.

[Genz]

If it actually comes out I'd want something new rather than just another FFXI WoW spin-off.

fixed it for you

[Rufalus]

No, pretty much. No news on this. Rumor and speculation only. We could discuss what we would like to see from a next gen game but there's no official news to go on right now and possibly for a very long time. As was mentioned there is a real FF XI reboot project for mobile devices in the works though.

[Risvertasashi]

It is unlikely there will be a new FF MMO in the near future. SE already operates 2 full fledged MMOs, which is a rarity among gaming companies, and shutting down an MMO would... not be great for customer trust. FFXIV will likely be a 15+ year game.

In any case, there certainly hasn't been any kind of official word of working on a new MMO.

[SaitoHikari]

The probability of FFXVI being developed by FFXIV staff is far, far higher than the probability of another MMO even being in the works right now.

[Risvertasashi]

The probability of FFXVI being developed by FFXIV staff is far, far higher than the probability of another MMO even being in the works right now.

If you look in the credits of other Square Enix titles, you'll already see names from the FFXIV team in them.

But, it's pretty normal for companies to share people between projects, particularly if the bottleneck is not a given person's skillset.