No love for xbox 360????Follow

so what's the deal with all of us xbox users not getting any love from this final fantasy MMO when they release what it will come out on they left us out of the loop. has anyone come across any info on a xbox version or will i be force onto a PS3 or shelling out money for a top end pc?

My guess is that it'll be PC and PS3 exclusive until they get all the kinks worked out of it and a nice momentum with the updates, (probably a year or two) and then probably port to the 360.

With SE response at E3 I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this game landed on Xbox 360 day one or just a few months after the release.

I'm sure it will end up on an Xbox system at some point...

that point being when SE is satisfied with the amount of cash microsoft will pay them.

This.

sorry to say this but if they port it to xbox, i hope they do a better job this time around. ffxi on xbox was garbage when i played it, too many problems and i will be damn if you have to use a disc to start the game like with ffxi on xbox.

I remember reading somewhere that SE is undergoing talks with Microsoft about bringing the game to the 360, but no agreement had yet been made. They are still trying to hammer out the agreement, most likely.

Yeah it sounds like its an issue with Microsoft and not SE. They must be asking for either too high a cut of the subscription revenue or there is something they are requiring from SE that they won't budge on for the game (Platform specific servers/Voice through Xbox Live guarenteed etc.) or both. They even said they wanted FFXI on the original Xbox a while back but they had a fallout in negotiations. SE also said they wanted FFXIV to be multiplatform from the start (PS3/Xbox360/Vista) so the ball is in Microsofts court to give into whatever demands SE wants to distribute the game on their system. So to answer the OP... it seems Microsoft isn't giving any 'love' for the 360 :P

Edited, Jul 2nd 2009 7:08pm by croythegreat

From the info i read SE does want to have the game on a Microsoft console but they cant find an agreement on some terms with Microsoft.
i cant find the link at the moment but i'll keep try to find it and post it here.

So it seems SE is trying to give love.
I hope Microsoft gives us better service with ffxiv then it did with IX.

WHY are people crying over the Xbox 360 still? I swear to god there's been like 50 threads on this. There's been like one game in existence that SE released for Xbox on the first release. They have a closer relationship with Sony and it's a bitch to get anything to Microsoft. Like how FFXI was entirely based around the PS2's system, FFXIV will be designed for the PS3, so naturally the 360 isn't a priority.

So once again, I'll tell you people: Square Enix WANTS the game to come out on the 360. Yes, they do. They've stated they're trying. The problem? Microsoft. The only problem is trying to get Microsoft to let them create a 360 port for the game.

Will there be one? Probably, a bit after the initial release.

Quit crying and get a PS3. At least it doesn't die from RROD every other week.

MS xbox live principle is you want to play with other players , you must have a gold membership.

MS does not allow this principle to be broken by FF14. So they did not allow this game to be release on 360.

When SE is developing FF14 , they already stated that FF14 will be on PC, 360 and PS3.

If 360 users want FF14, you guys must make some kind of online petition to pressure MS .

*cough* got a jasper 360, so no RROD for me :P

Still probably have a PS3 by then anyway though, if I don't decide to play it on the PC instead. Got this -

X2 4200+ s939 CPU
2gb DDR RAM
Sapphire 512mb HD3650

Pretty outdated but according to Can I Run It, it'll play Crysis and absolutely beast Bioshock, so hoping it'll cope alright with FFXIV.

Does anyone know if MMOs take up more resources graphically due to being online in a persistent world or should it be the same and graphics are only affected locally? I'd have thought the latter, and a fast internet connection was just as important.

The difference is a bit bigger than you think. Is it enough to affect XIV? No clue. But, when a game is made to take advantage of the PS3's power as much as possible, its Xbox 360 counterpart will be more than noticeable.

But, remember, graphics are only one consideration, and likely not even the greatest. Even if the system is fine as far as power goes, there may be many more issues.

For example, how does the XBox Live connection compare to PSN?

How does the fact that XBox Live isn't free as the PSN influence it? Maybe none, maybe a little.

How does SE feel about the red ring of death? Does this mean they need to put in some kind of delay mechanism for payments? Will the 360 customers have to pay for their services for the 2-3 weeks they don't have the game?

Will PlayOnline or similar be used (oh God I hope not)?

Is the game going to have its own Voice channels, or will you have to connect independently of it?

And then all the REALLY important business stuff, like money, promotions, advertising, market, economy, etc.

Remember, the porting is only worth it if enough people will buy it on the 360. One would assume that players that have both systems will play it on their PS3 or PC. So, the question is whether or not enough gamers that would go for it exist that would not play it on the PC, but would on the 360.

With a game like FFXIII, the decision to port it was natural, as it wasn't on the PC as well. But, that changes things a LOT for XIV.

No one knows precisely what the hangup is with a 360 version of XIV. The popular opinions have been requiring Gold membership or MS asking for a portion of the monthly subscription fees, but there has been no official revelation on what the issue is. All we know is that SE would like to do one, and is continuing to negotiate with MS on terms they find acceptable. At this point, it's a pretty safe bet that if you want into XIV right off the bat, you better have a plan B. A 360 version, while definitely possible down the line, looks to have almost zero chance of being ready for launch.

If they do decide to port it to the XBOX 360, I hope they don't try another simultaneous Platform release like XIII. Waiting us wait another year for XIV is cruel.