Xbox Players Just Got Some Great News About FFXIV

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Xbox players desperate to get their hands on more titles are in luck becausethe franchise is looking at Microsoft's console with new opportunities in mind. In recent years, the series has largely neglected Xbox as a platform, favoring the likes of PC and PlayStation for high-profile releases like and. With the latter finally landing on Xbox Game Pass in March of this year, many hoped this debut would be a watershed moment for other games to arrive on the console.

Speaking to Eurogamer, director and producer Naoki Yoshida explained that Square Enix does view the MMO's Xbox launch as an opportunity, hinting that the publisher wants to place more focus on PlayStation's rival. Yoshida confirms that Square Enix is moving towards releasing its games "," promising that there will be more releases on Xbox. No solid plans were confirmed but it's good to know that will soon be more accessible to players outside the PlayStation and PC ecosystems.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is a change of pace for the popular MMO, but it's a refreshing expansion at this point in its decade-long lifespan.

has tied a great deal of its brand identity to PlayStation given the strong affiliations consumers have between the brands, no doubt because of the mainstream success of in 1997. That connection has never waned as although Xbox does feature many titles, the bulk of the series' new releases are still unavailable on Microsoft's console. With the recent news that 2023's will be coming to PC in September, many were disappointed to learn that an Xbox port is still nowhere to be seen.

Yet with Yoshida specifying 's Xbox launch as a "," it seems that Xbox may finally be a priority for Square Enix. Whether it will be enough to have the crown jewel of and its sequel trade in their PlayStation console exclusivity for a multiplatform approach remains to be seen. With that in mind, the fact that is currently available on PC suggests that there's a chance an Xbox port could be a reality at some point