PC Version in September. PS3 Delayed. Pre-order + Pricing Info

[Kailea]

Re: PC Version in September. PS3 Delayed. Pre-order + Pricing Info

eh I plan on getting both anyway, I plan on doing what I did with FFXI, and have a PS3 copy as a "backup" in case my PC fries. but if the PS3 runs FFXIV better then my PC (I plan to stop upgrading my PC and let it go out of date) then I will do the opposite. But ether way, both copies will be bought ;p

[jenova_9]

Re: PC Version in September. PS3 Delayed. Pre-order + Pricing Info

don't put the mittens down just yet. =^^= there is still a chance if ps3 beta goes smoothly, it could be same time release.
March may just be a safe placeholder in case they fall behind schedule. You know now I think I should of downloaded the ful FFXIV OST when it was still up.

[Kailea]

Re: PC Version in September. PS3 Delayed. Pre-order + Pricing Info

-.- damn now I have to spend more money on FFXIV lol, I need a new token and I can not pass up that art book.

[jenova_9]

Re: PC Version in September. PS3 Delayed. Pre-order + Pricing Info

nice collectors edition




I think march 2011 is a tentative date. They are just doing that to be safe since they haven't begun PS3 testing yet.
But you know, mew, they really could be tricking everyone and the good news will be that ps3 gets it this september,
while pc gets it in 2011? It would make sense since pc people will just pirate the game anyway. =>.>=

[Kafeen]

From Eurogamer

Square Enix has announced a worldwide 30th September release date for the PC version of its new MMO, Final Fantasy XIV Online.
It has also revealed that the PS3 version of the game has been delayed until March 2011.
A special edition of the PC game will be released on 22nd September in Europe, therefore offering just over a week of early access to the game servers. A beta is expected to go live in early July: you can apply for it at the FFXIV website.
The monthly subscription fee will be £8.99 (€12.99), but you will need to pay extra for additional character slots: £2.10 (€3) a month apiece, up to a maximum of eight characters.
Retainers - non-playable characters that maintain item sales and storage while you are logged out - will cost 70p (€1), although the first one comes free.
Pricing for the PS3 version will be announced at a later time.
The Collector's Edition of Final Fantasy XIV will include the early access, a making of DVD, a security token, a branded tumbler, a map, journal, and free guest pass for a friend, as well as the standard 30 days of free gameplay.
If you pre-order it, you also get an in-game item, the Onion Helm, which speeds up your recovery after you're defeated in a fight. Standard edition pre-orders are rewarded with Garlond Goggles, which speed up skill progression.
As recently as E3, producer Hiromichi Tanaka was telling us that he expected to be able to release the PS3 version alongside the PC in 2010. But with the frequent setbacks to the release of MMOs on consoles, the news hardly comes as a surprise.
Tanaka also told us that it was the "closed" nature of Xbox Live which has blocked the game being brought to Microsoft's console.

I like the sound of the the pre-order bonuses and the collector edition items but given the benchmark performance it looks like I'm going to be needing the PS3 version and that's delayed until March