Final Fantasy 14 has been stay for over a decade now–exactly 12 years as we speak, so long as you are ranging from A Realm Reborn–and it has been accessible on a number of platforms all through its lifespan. It launched on PC and PS3, however help for the latter ended following the discharge of Stormblood in 2017. On the PlayStation aspect of issues it is at present accessible on PS4 and PS5, however a latest interview with recreation director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida suggests you may wish to think about making ready to maneuver to a different platform.
Talking to TweakTown in regards to the recreation’s future on PS4, Yoshi-P spoke of how he desires to maintain supporting the sport, even on older {hardware}. His present main concern is in relation to the PS4’s OS, and {hardware} rules made by Sony. “These rules are associated to the restrict of the info, and since there’s that restrict of the info, nicely, we’re regularly incorporating updates for Final Fantasy 14 and we are actually approaching that restrict,” Yoshi-P defined.
“And so for this restrict that is in place, we now have been asking Sony Interactive Leisure from our aspect to extend that only for Final Fantasy 14, and so they have kindly been doing that to this point. But they’ve advised us now that also they are reaching their limits. So I’ll repeat myself: I do wish to present help for platforms so long as attainable.”
He did additionally make a degree that there ultimately shall be a time when all older {hardware} reaches its limits, and that service for mentioned {hardware} might have to come back to an finish, however that he’ll additionally “remember to present clear reasoning for that call once I talk it to the gamers.”
Final Fantasy 14’s most up-to-date enlargement Dawntrail was launched final 12 months, kicking off a brand new overarching storyline for the primary time since A Realm Reborn. There’s nonetheless no phrase on the subsequent enlargement, however you possibly can learn GameSpot’s Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail overview to get a really feel for what’s to come back.