FFXIV for Xbox! Thank you Yoshi-P :)

[FelixDaCat]

Xbox one limitations, please look forward to it.

Really though, we have ps5 already announced and Xbox will probably follow suit, why release the game on a dying console that is just inevitably gonna hold the game back? Just wait and release it on the next gen console.

It's going to be about another 12 months before the new consoles launch. As with any new hardware, there will be some bugs to iron out in the first 6 months and people will typically wait to see what exclusives that Sony and Microsoft have. Also, even with a good lead in, the demand will be well above supply, as seen with the Switches launch and famously, the Wii.

From what I have read about the consoles, is that their hardware is almost identical, which should really aid "SE" in streamlining the two consoles updates. Another thing I remember coming across is that from . a programming point of view, the new consoles are now an evolution from the previous generation,as they are using a more "standard" architecture, which makes it easy to write code for. Finally, both consoles will have full backwards compatibility, so as long as they have an XBone version, they will cover both consoles as the XBone is phased out.

[NessaWyvern]

*Stays silent on semi-toaster that has less frames than a PS4*

[linay]

Ok, so The Verge article doesn't mention One or One X specifically for FFXIV, and assuming Project Scarlett will be rebranded as an Xbox console on release, this would be the logical exclusive target (skipping One and One X). At least, that's my hope.

[SerLuke]

Hopefully Xbox doesn't bring more limitations

I mean to actually enhance the game at this point it will require substantial redesigns to the graphics engine, low end Xbox Ones won’t limit the game more then low end PCs running it. For them to actually drastically enhance the game they would have to raise the min PC specs up by a ton.

[MikkoAkure]

Considering Square-Enix hasn't said anything at all about it and the news is one-sided, I'll believe the news when Yoshi confirms it.

[Raltar]

Xbox one limitations, please look forward to it.

Really though, we have ps5 already announced and Xbox will probably follow suit, why release the game on a dying console that is just inevitably gonna hold the game back? Just wait and release it on the next gen console.

The game is already being held back by the PS4. Releasing it on the Xbox One won't change that.

[Theodric]

Considering Square-Enix hasn't said anything at all about it and the news is one-sided, I'll believe the news when Yoshi confirms it.

He's stated in a number of interviews that he would like for it to happen, so it may be as simple as Microsoft jumping the gun and announcing it before Yoshi-P can. We'll learn soon enough during the next Square Enix/FFXIV focused event...whenever that may be.

[Ash_]

The game is already being held back by the PS4. Releasing it on the Xbox One won't change that.

There is nothing about the PS4 holding this game back. The console barely makes a sound compared to more modern games. The only thing holding this game back is the graphics engine it is running on and the noodle code. Both of which can't be replaced without writing the whole game code from scratch.

[Saintly]

Yay another console to hold the game back and another reason to not add official add-on support on PC cause "it'll be unfair". (I'm not even gonna mention further casualisation, of what ever non-braindead content we got left.)

On the bright side at least with the influx of NA/EU players SE might finally notice that they got customers/players outside of JP.

[ReiMakoto]

To anyone legit complaining about xbox one limitations or something stupid like that, the xbox one is way way stronger than the minimum PC specs, if youre gonna complain about anyone is should be people playing on their toasters. Also I believe the scarlett is backwards compatible to the Xbone, so there isn't any concern about releasing it on a "dying console"