Square Enix's Final Fantasy-themed MMO is playable on a lot of platforms, but unfortunately not -- directly anyhow -- on the PS3. The dev team behind the game revealed, however, that a PS3 version wasn't entirely out of the mix. At the recent Fan Fest event in Hollywood, the team spoke to 1UP about how Final Fantasy XI was going to be re-released for PS3, but ultimately got canned.

"Initially we were in talks with a representative from Sony [to achieve this], but it appears that that person quit," said FFXI producer Hiromichi Tanaka. Beyond that response though, there doesn't seem to be any explanation as to why talks haven't resumed; however, what is certain is that a PS3 version isn't in the works and hasn't been for a long time. Funnily, all this talk about MMOs makes us wonder whatever happened to that other new MMO Square Enix was working on? You know, the one that was announced three years ago.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/12/09/square-enix-was-working-on-ffxi-for-ps3-but-called-it-off/

RED53DEVILS said: Square Enix's Final Fantasy-themed MMO is playable on a lot of platforms, but unfortunately not -- directly anyhow -- on the PS3. The dev team behind the game revealed, however, that a PS3 version wasn't entirely out of the mix. At the recent Fan Fest event in Hollywood, the team spoke to 1UP about how Final Fantasy XI was going to be re-released for PS3, but ultimately got canned. "Initially we were in talks with a representative from Sony [to achieve this], but it appears that that person quit," said FFXI producer Hiromichi Tanaka. Beyond that response though, there doesn't seem to be any explanation as to why talks haven't resumed; however, what is certain is that a PS3 version isn't in the works and hasn't been for a long time. Funnily, all this talk about MMOs makes us wonder whatever happened to that other new MMO Square Enix was working on? You know, the one that was announced three years ago. http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/12/09/square-enix-was-working-on-ffxi-for-ps3-but-called-it-off/

 PHIL WHY DID YOU QUIT BEFORE YOU MADE A DEAL WITH THIS GAME? (I wouldn't of bought it anyways so I don't care)

Lol o rly? no wai. lulz.

Seems like a good time to announce its made its way to the wii with Dragon quest. mmm.

^An MMO on the wii.... seriously?

 The Wii isnt powerful enough to handle MMO's sorry.

Ehm... FFXI on the ps2??

Sure, but it was crap, no lag would be very nice in an MMO if possible.

PS2 has nothing to do with the Wii. The Wii can't handle anything!

Phil Harrison actually did a remarkable job. Then somebody makes an anti-PS3 YouTube video and he quits!

Touchy, touchy -.-