SE hasn't pushed for Steam Deck support yet and that's honestly a shame, seeing as it'll be perfect for crafting, gathering, fate farming, etc.

That on top of a native Mac version of the launcher is rather...disheartening. They probably don't have the correct dev for the OS but at the very least, they should acknowledge the Steam version since the Deck is a part of the platform now.

And for people blaming Steam for this, Gabe N. plays FFXIV and even expressed his love for the game.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gabe-newell-...he-steam-deck/

Though I'm somewhat sure that they will make it work somehow, it would be wasted sale potential. "A story-focused MMOrpg now on your Steam Deck!" That would be cool definitely more feasible than a Switch version (which would need to be made from the ground up).