Square Enix has stepped up to the plate to challenge Sony’s claim that Final Fantasy XIV will be PS3-exclusive.

Sony announced Final Fantasy XIV: Online during their E3 press conference yesterday, stating that it was a PS3-exclusive game.  As an MMORPG, that made little sense, since PCs are still the preferred platform for most players.  It was confirmed later in the day that a Windows Vista version would also be made available.

But earlier mentions of the game, under its code-name Rapture, had suggested that an Xbox 360 version would also appear, and Microsoft also challenged the claim.  Xbox boss Aaron Greenberg said that, as far as he knew, they were still getting a version.

So today, Square Enix talked about the issue during their press conference.  They clarified that, so far, only PS3 and PC versions are in the works, but that an Xbox 360 port of the game is still under consideration.  So it’s not PS3-exclusive… not really.  Looks like Sony got too excited.

Given that their current MMO, Final Fantasy XI, has been available and apparently successful on the Xbox 360 for quite some time, and is only now expecting a PS3 release, it seems unlikely that Square Enix would ignore the console for this title.  After all, they’ve recently given the console a fair bit of attention with Star Ocean: The Last Hope and the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII.

We’ve got new images of Final Fantasy XIV on the site now, so check them out.  It looks… pretty.

Meanwhile, I’ve been busy posting RPG news to the new Galbadia X Twitter account, so follow @galbadiax to get the latest on all of the E3 happenings.

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