Final Fantasy XIV: Online
Square-Enix hasn't released Final Fantasy XIII but has already started to talk about their next FF installment. FFXIV will be online and will take place in completely different world from FFXI. The game will be exclusive to the Playstation 3 and PC. Here are some information regarding the game, a trailer and some links:North American Official Website
Trailer
Screenshots
*Confirmed for PS3 and PC. They are currently considering other platforms like "Microsoft Hardware" but nothing has been decided.
*There will be no character transfers from FFXI to FFXIV, but you will be able to transfer your Friends List.
*PlayOnline will not be used.
*Races will be "similar" to the ones in FFXI.
*There will be a "job system" but this is undefined and will be different from FFXI.
*FFXI (Vana'diel) and FFXIV (Eorzea) are completely different game worlds, there is no relation.
*FFXI will not be canceled with the release of FFXIV. There is another year of content for FFXI planned currently.
*FFXIV will be more casual friendly.
*FFXIV will have solo content. Battles will range from many vs. many to many vs. one.
*There will be a simultaneous worldwide release, with English, Japanese, German and French language versions at launch. No plans for Spanish in the short-term.
*The trailer had both CGI and in-game rendering. No confirmation of any in-game combat or actual in-game content.
*Job system will be "fairly different" from FFXI. "The player can grow & develop in a more natural way without putting too much weight on the player."
*Content will range from solo to what very large groups, and range from casual to hardcore.
*There is absolutely no concrete information about the Beta.
*No pricing structure has been decided.
Here is the development staff:
Producer: Hiromichi Tanaka (FINAL FANTASY I, II, III, XI)
Director: Nobuaki Komoto (FINAL FANTASY IX, XI)
Art Director: Akihiko Yoshida (Vagrant Story(R), FINAL FANTASY XII)
Music: Nobuo Uematsu of SMILE PLEASE (FINAL FANTASY series)
Also Square-Enix is "considering" the possibility of FFXIV releasing on the Xbox 360. I am pretty sure it will after a few of years.




