Final Fantasy Switch Game Not Working for Bizarre Reason

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Fans of Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line on the Nintendo Switch are finding themselves unable to play the popular Switch rhythm game for an odd reason. The Final Fantasy rhythm game spinoff series has received multiple iterations since the original game debuted on the 3DS in 2012, allowing players to play along with their favorite Final Fantasy tunes. The series saw multiple releases on 3DS and recently welcomed its first console launch with last year's Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line on PS4 and Switch. Now, fans are finding themselves unable to log into the game for a curious reason.

Along with the game's daily missions, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line features unique bonuses for players on a character's birthday. On the birthdays of Final Fantasy characters like Cloud or Tidus, players are rewarded with a Silver Growth Egg, which increases EXP within the game. Silver Growth Eggs are also rewarded to commemorate the anniversary of game releases within the Final Fantasy franchise. However, now, a strange bug with the game seems to have not taken leap years into account for its release.

As reported by IGN, fans of Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line have discovered unexpected difficulties with playing the game today, unable to connect to the game's servers. While many were confused, some fans pointed out that the game checks with Square-Enix's servers to see if any characters or games are celebrating a birthday. Fans have speculated that, due to not being able to find any data for February 29, the game «hangs» and gets stuck on a «Connecting» screen when launching Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line. Players have reported that the issue can be fixed by changing the date on their console's internal clock.

While fans find themselves unable to play Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line, the errors have seen plenty taking a jab at Square-Enix for the seemingly obvious error. Some fans initially believed the error may have been due to a corrupted save file, unaware that Square-Enix's servers could be so easily