FFXIV On Xbox1

[Automedius]

No please.

[Kurenai_Night]

Well, that's unfortunate.. :/

[AmalonStar]

The xbox one is trash is my opinion, when Microsoft made that console they made it so it isn't compatible with any other gaming system at all not even wih their own xbox 360. For FF XIV to come out for the xbox one those people would only be able to play with other xbox one users and that's it.

[Seig345]

There's also the demographic to consider. Bringing FFXIV to Xbox 1 would really serve next to no purpose in their (SE's) home demographic of Japan, seeing as Xbox has next to no presence there whatsoever. The only reason we saw XI on Xbox 360 was because at the time Microsoft was so desperate to expand their market in Japan that they broke both their "walled garden" and XBL Gold policies especially for Final Fantasy XI (idea being that Japanese players would see it as an upgrade to playing on the PS2 if PC wasn't an option for them). I imagine they've probably given up on expanding that market given that they aren't willing to do it a second time.

I remember Yoshi-P placed specific emphasis on the fact that he did not want FFXIV's playerbase to be split in any way, though I'm sure the double-sub thing contributed as well. Seeing as MS required gold for TESO before TESO went B2P, they proved they weren't shy about having a double-dip situation for MMO players.

[AmalonStar]

For FFXIV to be put on the xbox one there would only be like 1 server so there would be a sufficient population to be able to do all the content, maybe more depending on how many ppl would play it. Unless Microsoft changes the xbox one to where you can play a game with other people using another system like PC or ps4 FFXIV will never be released for it.

[Derio]

The server would not have enough people to sustain it.

Give you an example. DCUO recently launched on the Xbox1. The game hasnt been on the system for 10 months and they had to combine both their US and EU xbox servers due to the low population to where now it cost more to sustain the server than the income they receive from the playerbase.

That risk to launch on a system like the Xbox 1 is a gamble atm, due to it having to have its own server.

[Lone-wolfe-02]

Sadly MS are stubborn fools.

[Cylestea]

the main reason is the paywall with Xboxlive and microsoft wanting their own servers. this is why ff11 closed down the Xbox 360 services years ago way before the playstation 2. unless Microsoft budges. FFXIv will never go to xbox

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.

[Seig345]

As far as OverWatch and TESO requiring PS+ while FFXIV does not; TESO originally did not require it either when the game was Pay 2 Play (however XBL Gold was required from the beginning for the XB1 edition). I've also heard that it supposedly can have something to do with whether the servers are more heavily tied into the PSN infrastructure or not, but I'm not sure how OverWatch's infrastructure works (whether it's 100% Blizzard for the PS4 version or if it ties into PSN at all beyond connecting to the net).

Primarily I think it has to do with customer relations. Obviously Sony only sees a portion of game sales, but probably nothing in terms of subs or cash shop purchases from FFXIV, but to a customer it would appear like double dipping even though it would technically be from two unrelated companies. I guess Microsoft just doesn't care though. X)

[Chevronone]

I would have bought an xbox if ffxiv was available for it. Now my household has two PS4s. Win for Sony.