VG247

Final Fantasy XIV boss Naoki Yoshida has said Vita and smartphone support for the MMO is being considered.

To put the skids of any talk of a Vita or smartphone-specific version of the game, Yoshida made clear that any support for these platforms would be through accessing your inventory and purchasing items in-game, among other things, when V2.0 – announced last week – is introduced next year.

“Yes, currently this is all post-2.0, but because we’re doing a reconstruction of our server system, in those plans, we’re going to make sure that the servers can be accessed by outside devices such as smart phones,” he told RPG Site in a long, infotastic interview.

“Not just the Vita, but also smartphones, so that kind of access will be allowed. That will open the door to things like applications that people can used to check their inventory, or check the market and purchase things from the auctions. Those are the things we are laying for in our server foundation, so we can be ready to implement those after 2.0.”

Yoshida also confirmed Square was “continuing talks” with Microsoft over a 360 version of the game – echoing comments made by former director Hiromichi Tanaka to VG247 before the game’s release at gamescom last year – but maintained the priority was the PS3 version.

The PS3 SKU will have a beta later next year, before properly launching in 2013.

“The one thing to regain that damaged player trust is to keep those promises, and one of the promises was to release a PlayStation 3 version – we made that promise long, long ago, and we still haven’t kept it,” said Yoshida.

“We made that promise not only to the players, but to Sony as well. The first thing that we need to do, to regain that trust, is to fulfill those promises of bringing the PS3 version. Our priority right now is getting that version finished.”

He added that moving the game over from PC to 360 “wouldn’t be that difficult, but as we said before, the thing we have to get done first is getting that PS3 version done.”

As he put it, “we’re going to wait and see what’s happening after we delivered what we’ve promised.”

http://www.vg247.com/2011/10/20/ffxiv-square-considering-vita-and-smartphone-support-continuing-talks-with-ms-over-360-version/

Well i imagine they are still having trouble getting MS to accept Square Enix charge monthly for playing this game If it was up to me i would let Square Enix put the game on Xbox Live regardless.

That's not the issue at all. Not even close actually. Microsoft will not allow Square to publish this game due to the fact that it will be on the same servers as the PS3 version. Also the other reason they will not allow it is because Square wants XIV users to not have to pay for live. They shouldn't have too anyways. XI was an exception at the time but now that MSFT used Square they don't need them anymore for their MMO services.

This game will come out eventually though for 360. One of them will make a compromise. If 2.0 takes off in Nov of next year then I don't see this not happening.

who cares...this game has become nothing but a giant clusterf*ck

I care and people who still play XIV care.

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that no one else does.

They know the game sucks, that's why they are REMAKING it.

I don't know, I kind of agree with him.  We all know I've been hard on FFXIV but it kind of deserves it and the upcoming year doesn't look good for it either.

As soon as they start making people actually pay for it (and they will literally be paying for a beta since the real version releases in November 2012), A LOT of people are going to leave and never ever come back.  As soon as The Old Republic releases the next month, even more people are going to leave.  After that, it will just be a slow and painful death for the game until it reaches November 2012 (or should say if it releases in November 2012).

The game just isn't good.  It had some excellent ideas, but failed on them and the things it does decently other games do better.  Hell, even in 2012 they're going to shoot themselves in the foot by having a competing MMO, Dragon Quest X.

It's cool you're sticking with XIV, but don't be delusional in thinking that it will ever turn into something little more than it currently is.  It's a sinking ship that SE is desperately trying to keep up but that boat is already sunk.

On topic, it would be cool to have an actual MMO on a portable.  If FFXIV were actually good and I played it, I would probably buy a Vita for that.  As for the 360, I would be willing to bet that it has nothing to do with the game also being on the PS3.  Your previous post talking about that is just crazy conspiracy theory crap.

I read that in an interview with Tanaka some time back. Not my own personal opinion. I would love for the game to be on the 360.

I just find it appaling that some people are just not willing to give the game a second chance. They are remaking it (fixing everything thats broken) and then letting players retry it for awhile all at free cost. How exactly is that a bad thing?

Before making the conspiracy theory comment I did a quick search just to make sure I wasn't blatantly wrong and did see anything.  If there's an interview, please link it.

As for the for free thing, it won't be free next month but it won't actually be fixed until a year later.  Again, you will literally be paying a monthly subscription fee for a beta.  As for why I gave up on it, a free bad game is still a bad game.  I don't have a lot of time to game and I'd rather use that time on better games.  It's cool that you like it and the hundreds of other people that play (I kid, thousands) but it's still a pretty bad MMO.  Pretty much all the other MMO's out there completely out shine it in most every way.

That's why you should take a break and come back for 2.0 when you get that additional 30 days free to retry it when it is rebooted :)

Its up to Microsoft if they want it on their system not Square Enix. Their policy is what holding down the brakes for open platform gaming.