Registering for PC and PS3

[Limonia]

Hi!
We are two people living in one household and want to play FF XIV together.
Until now, only one person is playing FF XIV on PC, so we bought the PS3 version.
I thought you'd only have to register the PS3 version and then you could play with your account on both systems, so you could switch to PS3 whenever you like.
But now I've read that your character is linked to your service account and your service account is linked to your PSN network account. What exactly does that mean?

So, if I have a PC account for FF XIV and we make another account on PS3, does that mean I can't play on PS3 with my account and she can't play on PC with hers?

We don't really want to be ... bound to the system. When only one of us is playing, we'd rather play on PC.

Is there a way that both accounts can be played on both systems?
What do we have to consider when registering the new PS3 account?

Thank you so much for your help! ^^


EDIT:
Now I've read that we would need 2 PC copies and 2 PS3 copies of the game to be able to switch systems whenever we like to. Is that true?
And do I have to create a new service account or can two players play from the same service account at the same time?


EDIT 2:
Uhm ... Now I've found this at the SE support site:

Windows + PlayStation 3: To play a character from each a version simultaneously
- A Square Enix account
- A copy of the Windows version
- A copy of the PlayStation 3 version
*You can register up to eight registration codes per Square Enix account.
*Please create separate service accounts for the Windows version and the PlayStation 3 version of FINAL FANTASY XIV. You will not be able to play at the same time if you register the codes under the same service account.

Windows + PlayStation 3: To play an account from each version simultaneously
- Two Square Enix accounts
- A copy of the Windows version
- A copy of the PlayStation 3 version
- A PC
- A PlayStation 3 console

I don't really get it. On one page it says I need one SE account, on the other it says I need two. This is so annoying. On every website I look everyone says something different.
It can't be that hard playing together from the same home, others do it too ...
Do I need two SQUARE ENIX ACCOUNTS or two SERVICE ACCOUNTS?

[Demeos]

Yes, you'll need a copy of both per account. One pc and ps3 version for yourself and One pc and ps3 version for the other.

You: 1 copy of both the PC and PS3 version.
Other: 1 copy of both the PC and PS3 version.

So if you and one other person wish to play together in FFXIV on either system of your choice, you'll need 2 copies of the PS3 version and 2 copies of the PC version total.

...Regardless if you have two seperate Square-Enix accounts or one Square-Enix account with two service accounts, you'll still need that many copies between yourself and one other as each copy when activated is assigned to a specific service account.

[Limonia]

Ok, thank you for your answer!
Then I will only play on PC and she will only play on PS3. Better than buying the game 4 times. 2 times is enough, hehe.

But do we need two SE accounts or two service accounts? What's the difference?
I've read that it really works with two service accounts, so why should someone make two completely separate SE accounts?

[Demeos]

Ok, thank you for your answer!
Then I will only play on PC and she will only play on PS3. Better than buying the game 4 times. 2 times is enough, hehe.

But do we need two SE accounts or two service accounts? What's the difference?
I've read that it really works with two service accounts, so why should someone make two completely separate SE accounts?

Both options would require a total of 2 service accounts so either way would work.

...As to why someone would want to have their own SE account?

[ZohnoReecho]

Ok, thank you for your answer!
Then I will only play on PC and she will only play on PS3. Better than buying the game 4 times. 2 times is enough, hehe.

But do we need two SE accounts or two service accounts? What's the difference?
I've read that it really works with two service accounts, so why should someone make two completely separate SE accounts?

Because the same service account cannot login multiple times.
So you need a service account for each account that gotta be logged in at the same time, 2 in your case, and a copy of each version for each service account, so 2 PS3 versions and 2 Windows versions. The only thing you can share is the SquareEnix account (same user and pass, payment) since it can hold multiple service accounts.

With each version comes a free month sub, so if you can find a good deal like during the anniversary, it's pretty much a gift.

[Furlamseere]

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