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Final Fantasy XIV Online to hit Xbox Series X|S in Spring 2024

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Published onJuly 31, 2023

published onJuly 31, 2023

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There has been a lot of hay made recently over the relationship between Xbox and storied Japanese video game publisher Square Enix,  or rather, lack thereof. The historic role playing (RPG) maven’s support for Xbox has been pretty meager as of late, with seemingly almost every Square Enix title foregoing an Xbox release, withOctopath Traveler IIbeing among the latest example.

During regulatory investigations into Microsoft’s big to acquire Activision it was also revealed in court documents that blockbuster Square Enix titles such asFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeandFinal Fantasy XVIwill not be coming to Xbox at any pointthanks to exclusivity deals between Square Enix and Sony.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is finally coming to Xbox Series X|S in 2024!pic.twitter.com/dLgAIYwATI

— Klobrille (@klobrille)July 28, 2023

With that being said, the announcement ofFinal Fantasy XIV Onlinecoming to Xboxwas all the more surprising for gamers and fans over the weekend. If you are unfamiliar,Final Fantasy XIV Onlineis a massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) with around 27 million active players, and filled withFinal Fantasy‘sdistinct characters, magic and lore.

No specific release date has been set, though the full Xbox Series X|S release is expected tolaunch sometime in the spring of 2024. Leading up to that presumed release there will be anopen betaas confirmed in the announcement post, as well as anextended free trialcoming “very soon indeed!”

Featured image via Xbox Wire.

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