The Critically Acclaimed MMORPG is coming to mobile

[GreenEyes]

https://x.com/FFXIV_MOBILE_EN/status/1859054054086693332

[GreenEyes]

video that you can watch without leaving this page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1vk2A--ZbY

[leo_gear]

They planned the same with FFXI and look how that went...

[GeminiEclipse]

SE really wants that mobile bag. Wish they'd just make games worth buying again.

[FreshMint]

Originally posted by GeminiEclipse:

SE really wants that mobile bag.

I mean... you aren't wrong.
According to the Lodestone post this'll be piloted in China first, and as far as I'm aware mobile gaming is very significant over there compared to pc/console.


Remains to be seen how much of the game they'll adapt though. The controls and UI aren't suitable for mobile phones, and it's going to be developed by a Tencent division rather than Square's own CBU3 anyway (outside of supervision).

[Kuromori]

As long as CBU3 doesn't have to put resources into the mobile game and can keep concentrating on FF14, i'm fine with it

[Aldroen]

Ok. since nobody is asking the right question here, let me do it

Is this an out of season April fools joke?

[NRieh]

Originally posted by Aldroen:

Ok. since nobody is asking the right question here, let me do it

Is this an out of season April fools joke?

Nope. It's a bad marketing and (sort of) misinformation. It's NOT about normal FFXIV getting a mobile client, it's about launching a mobile game licenesed by SE, which is kinda-sorta related to FFXIV.

[Aldroen]

Originally posted by NRieh:

Originally posted by Aldroen:

Ok. since nobody is asking the right question here, let me do it

Is this an out of season April fools joke?

Nope. It's a bad marketing and (sort of) misinformation. It's NOT about normal FFXIV getting a mobile client, it's about launching a mobile game licenesed by SE, which is kinda-sorta related to FFXIV.

I know that is my point.

if the ported the actual FF14 to mobile on same servers that would be cool.

I am getting strong Diablo Immortal vibes and this is also developed by a division of tencent games which is not exactly know for making monetary friendly mobile games.

[Sunny]

Does nobody else enjoy having little garbage games on their phone to play while at the doctor's office or waiting in line at a government office? this one will be set in Eorzea. Sure as heck better than "Harvest Town" which is my current go to, so cool. I hope we get it here and not just in China.

I'm too lazy to look again and didn't retain; is it gonna be iOS or Android?

don't put any stock in it being any better than Harvest Town -- it won't be (is Tencent even capable of making a good game? could they even RECOGNIZE one?). But it will be FAMILIAR garbage, rather than just random garbage, lol.

Originally posted by HotbloodedKunio:

explains why they were pushing a camping set on their launcher deal now lol

Culture in Japan is so different. Think of game merch being treated like US folks treat sport team merch. So the branded tents, it's like buying a Seahawks tent or flask or chair or whatnot. Proud hobby display is a lot more acceptable and in a lot more industries past just professional sports.

It's weird to us because we don't see it often. I *wish* it were more socially acceptable to build and display Gundams here. :( someday.

[GreenEyes]

https://bsky.app/profile/aitaikimochi.bsky.social/post/3lbfdpyi75k2x

From Famitsu article, No Gacha and its F2P

[Generic-Raider]

It's just them flushing the money form ff14 subs down the drain again

[GreenEyes]

Originally posted by Generic-Raider:

It's just them flushing the money form ff14 subs down the drain again

SE is licensing FF14 to an outside developer, they won't really be spending money on it.

[xyz]

As long as there is no Wuk Lamat I am happy to give it a try.

[Aylon]

Annnndd now it makes sense why we keep receiving 4 hours of content every 4 months. They spend our sub money on ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass mobile gacha knock off garbage. Thanks Yoshi, at least now we know why the game is in maintenance mode now!

[Stormy Dawn]

I will never understand Japanese (and other Asian countries for that matter) fascination with the mobile gaming market. It is completely garbage filled with gacha and other games that are developed for maybe a year or two tops before becoming unplayable. A colossal waste of your money across the board.

I remember decades ago MMO players worrying and complaining about the prospect of their favorite games becoming unplayable years down the line when servers went down and now we have people lining up to play mobile ♥♥♥♥ that all entirely likely will be taken down within one to two years time and yet everyone just eats that ♥♥♥♥ up.