The disastrous launch of Final Fantasy XIV on the PC has led to a delay of the PlayStation 3 version, but in a way, it’s allowed publisher Square-Enix to continue its negotiations with Microsoft over the Xbox 360 version while the game is in console hiatus.
Final Fantasy XIV boss Naoki Yoshida stated in an interview: “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.”
“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.” Yoshida continued.
As for the Xbox 360 version, he added that it “wouldn’t be that difficult, but as we said before, the thing we have to get done first is getting that PS3 version done” and added, “we’re going to wait and see what’s happening after we delivered what we’ve promised.”
Microsoft’s policy of hosting all games on its own servers has been an obstacle in bringing Final Fantasy XIV to the 360.
