Quote Originally Posted by CaptainLagbeard View Post
As far as I know, Microsoft might've been the biggest roadblock on getting an Xbox version since they want to lock all online functionality behind Xbox Gold... So people would have to pay 2 subscriptions to play on Xbox...
I really wish people would stop peddling this myth. It isn't true and hasn't been for a long time now.

Interview with NME

There are no obstacles for developing the Xbox version. The sole factors are the workload and the order of steps. Now when it comes to the Xbox version, there’s unfortunately not much I can say presently but just that we cannot work on all the steps simultaneously and need to follow the order for proceeding with these things.
Interview with Game Watch via GamingBolt

I’ve been talking a lot with Phil for about three years and a half. Phil visits Square Enix around every six months, and we mail each other too. Back when we first talked, Xbox’s Cross-Platform policy was still very restricted. ‘Enclosing the users’ was still the base policy. But we both shared the idea that ‘Consoles are just a mean to an end, the most important is how the community grows and what the community wants’. This was the trigger for our extensive dialogue. Since then, we’re chatting regularly. Phil also changed various regulations at Xbox to make FFXIV a reality, to help us and make our job easier. So when Phil told you we’re in touch and how they’re always ready to welcome us, it’s true. Right now, FFXIV uses Direct X 11 as its base, so even if we keep developing on PC, we’ll have to do Direct X 12 support at some point. He told me he’ll help out and support us for that too. If we have some new developments soon, we’ll be sure to tell you all.