FFXIV On Xbox1

[Kurenai_Night]

Is this still happening? Been looking around online and no info.. Really want to get this for my cousin so we can play when the expansion comes out but he only has an XB1.. Has anyone heard anything?

[Bixillarla]

Nope, no news about it coming to Xbox.

[ManuelBravo]

None so far my brother has been asking me about it since Xbox one came out I though FFXIV was going to be exclusively on PS4 to save consumers money. No point in paying for internet access when PS4 offers it as an option for additional content and not basic. I only have Xbox one to see if any good games come out...so far it's been a disappointment.

[Malzian]

Microsoft still won't budge on the necessity of a paid XBox Live subscription in order to play and SE won't bring it to the console unless they drop that requirement.

[Saccharin]

Microsoft still won't budge on the necessity of a paid XBox Live subscription in order to play and SE won't bring it to the console unless they drop that requirement.

Microsoft probably dont want PS players to mix with XBox players.

[Galaktica]

The whole Xbox-exclusive server thing and not wanting to play with Playstation people is, more than likely, probably no longer true. If anyone has been paying attention to the moves they've been making, Microsoft has been slowly opening up their platform for lack of a better way to put it. Granted, that's because the platform got off to a terrible start and is still struggling to make up ground, but that's irrelevant to my point at the moment.

For example, there's this little game called Rocket League you may have heard of. Microsoft gave them the greenlight for cross-platform play between XB1, PS4, and PC, but Psyonix (the developers) couldn't make it a reality without permission from Sony. Guess what? Sony still refuses to budge. Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox division, has been out there saying he welcomes cross-platform games, but it's not all up to him. If the developer can't or won't do it or Sony won't allow it, there's literally nothing Microsoft can do. Point is, they are much more flexible than they were even just a few years ago.

Quite frankly, the only theory that holds water these days, aside from it just not being worth it to port it to XB1, is that it has something to do with the XB1 subscription fee. For some odd reason, Microsoft still refuses to budge on that. Even f2p games are gated behind the subscription.

However, if I may play devil's advocate for a sec, I think Microsoft refuses to budge because they don't want to show any favoritism - something Sony is very clearly doing. Overwatch, Elder Scrolls Online, and every other online-only retail game requires Playstation Plus. Not FFXIV though. Functionally, it's no different than those other games, but it's getting a free pass for some reason. To be fair, Sony and Square Enix have a long and storied relationship, but let's be honest - SE is getting special treatment other developers would kill for.

I'm not saying Microsoft isn't still stubborn in some ways, because clearly they are, but like many things in life, it's not as simple as it seems upon first glance.

[jameseoakes]

However, if I may play devil's advocate for a sec, I think Microsoft refuses to budge because they don't want to show any favoritism - something Sony is very clearly doing. Overwatch, Elder Scrolls Online, and every other online-only retail game requires Playstation Plus. Not FFXIV though. Functionally, it's no different than those other games, but it's getting a free pass for some reason. To be fair, Sony and Square Enix have a long and storied relationship, but let's be honest - SE is getting special treatment other developers would kill for.

I'm not saying Microsoft isn't still stubborn in some ways, because clearly they are, but like many things in life, it's not as simple as it seems upon first glance.

I think the one big difference between those games and 14 is that it was on the PS3 which didn't need playstation plus for online play and it was probably easier to keep the same arrangement in place.

That said I do broadly agree with you.

[Galaktica]

I think the one big difference between those games and 14 is that it was on the PS3 which didn't need playstation plus for online play and it was probably easier to keep the same arrangement in place.

That said I do broadly agree with you.

Oh, very good point, I actually forgot that was a thing.

also Galaktica those are all games that do NOT have a sub wall. Overwatch is pay to own and play. ESO has an option to sub its not mandatory. FFXIV has a mandatory sub.

Another very good point. That said, Sony doesn't get a cut of that sub so there's no reason why they have to waive the PS Plus requirements. Still, again, good point as that's something I hadn't considered.

[Lufir]

However, if I may play devil's advocate for a sec, I think Microsoft refuses to budge because they don't want to show any favoritism - something Sony is very clearly doing. Overwatch, Elder Scrolls Online, and every other online-only retail game requires Playstation Plus. Not FFXIV though. Functionally, it's no different than those other games, but it's getting a free pass for some reason. To be fair, Sony and Square Enix have a long and storied relationship, but let's be honest - SE is getting special treatment other developers would kill for.

I don't see that as favoritism. I think Sony is being more fair if anything. The only reason games like Overwatch and ESO require PS+ is because they are free to play. FFXIV is not. Microsoft just has really odd business practices and I think it shows since XB1 sales don't quite match up to the success of PS4.

[Kosmos992k]

For example, there's this little game called Rocket League you may have heard of. Microsoft gave them the greenlight for cross-platform play between XB1, PS4, and PC, but Psyonix (the developers) couldn't make it a reality without permission from Sony.

Not really very true since PC and PS4 were already playing together before the 'openess' from Microsoft.

Guess what? Sony still refuses to budge. Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox division, has been out there saying he welcomes cross-platform games, but it's not all up to him. If the developer can't or won't do it or Sony won't allow it, there's literally nothing Microsoft can do. Point is, they are much more flexible than they were even just a few years ago.

Sony already allows cross platform play, what they do not do is allow 3rd party game networks to interface directly with PSN, and from a security perspective, who can blame them.

The whole Microsoft play on cross platform is the usual dishonest smoke and mirrors from MS.