Why no Xbox?

[ReplicaX]

The problem is with Sony hands now, I think they don't want cross-play with Xbox because they can lose some console exclusivity like FFXIV.

Sorry, but no. It has been stated countless times in interviews with YoshiP that its MS not meeting SE requirements.

"Microsoft actually approached the Final Fantasy 14 team about the cross-platform opportunity," Yoshida told Polygon. "When our team reviewed the regulations that are associated with that, we realized that Microsoft may not have the experience or understanding of running an MMORPG as an online game genre just yet. The Final Fantasy 14 team has fed back to Microsoft that there are certain elements of its regulations that we would have to consider waived. We're waiting on Microsoft's response for that, but we are having discussions."

-YoshiP June 2016

One of the biggest roadblocks is having XBL on equal grounds with PSN. No paid platform membership aka PS+ isn't required. SE wants Gold membership waived.

[Riardon]

Because M$ want a separate server in their own network without any cross server ability so they can milk out the Xbox users.

[matteoxyz]

Because Microsoft refuse to allow cross platform servers and yoshi-p refuse to separate the player base.

Why do MS demand seperate server? :S

[Maero]

Because they are special snowflakes i guess.
But yes Yoshi has had a few meetings with MS and they still want their own servers, has nothing to do with SE and Sony.

[NaesakiAshwell]

Does really spell out that M$ would want to charge Microsoft Gold to be able to go online on FF XIV, which of course would be a seriously bad deal for Xbox players and, since PS players don't need PS+ to go online for XIV it would make no sense for SE to allow such a disparity between the player base.

[Amnesia]

(...) it would make no sense for SE to allow such a disparity between the player base.

Why would SE care if XBox players need a Gold membership to play?

[Stitches1974]

Why would SE care if XBox players need a Gold membership to play?

SE doesn't want players being charged 2 times for playing FFXIV IIRC. PC, steam, and PSN don't require it. Why should MS require it?

[NaesakiAshwell]

SE doesn't want players being charged 2 times for playing FFXIV IIRC. PC, steam, and PSN don't require it. Why should MS require it?

Exactly, and not only that but its a portion of money M$ is making that wouldn't go into SE's coffers either.

[jameseoakes]

Xbox already allow cross plataform play:

https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/14/xb...ayer-with-ps4/
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/we.../1100-6438654/

The problem is with Sony hands now, I think they don't want cross-play with Xbox because they can lose some console exclusivity like FFXIV.

Those aren't quite relevant here as they seem to be referring to games which need to use Microsoft's or Sony's networks to run the games, which 14 doesn't (it only needs the PSN to check your game is valid or whatever). Sony seems understandably reluctant to allow there network to be accessible to another network.

As to 14 there seems to have been 2 big issues, one was the Xbox needing a gold membership as well to be able to play which SE does not consider acceptable.

Also MS seems to have relented on competently separate server thing but they do seem to have a policy that MS Live (or whatever it is called) could have the choice to only play with MS live players (someone linked to it in another thread).

Exactly, and not only that but its a portion of money M$ is making that wouldn't go into SE's coffers either.

Also people could have an active SE account but be unable to play as they don't have a current gold account.

[alimdia]

Why do MS demand seperate server? :S

It's another clause SE wants waived, currently MS allows cross play if XBL players are given the choice to play only with other XBL players, that of course can't happen in XIV.