Final Fantasy XI has a year of new content left
June 3rd, 2009 by Colin Temple
With the news of Final Fantasy XIV yesterday, the active player base of Final Fantasy XI has been wondering what’s going to happen with thier game.
Square Enix commented on it briefly today. The company will continue to put an effort into bringing new content to Final Fantasy XI for at least one more year. The small add-on A Crystalline Prophecy was recently released, and two more similar add-ons are on the way. No full-sized expansions have been announced, as Wings of the Goddess still needs to be completed (as not all missions are yet available).
The company says that at least one year of new content is lined up. It’s unclear how long the company plans to keep developing content or keeping FFXI online after that, though the game will probably shut down when the player base falls below an economically viable population. Square Enix has expressed that it plans to keep Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV online together for some time, and that the new MMO is not a replacement for their previous title.
Some players have already made pacts to make the move from FFXI to FFXIV together, with the possibility of entire linkshells moving at once. Although FFXIV is not a direct sequel to FFXI, it seems that the game will be similar, and even appears to have the same races available to characters.
More on this as we get it.
#1 Balinor
July 8th, 2009 at 8:50 am
it isn’t that there is ONLY 1 year of content left, it was that they already have at least 1 years worth of content.
their isn’t a big 1 year countdown, content will continue after 1 year. i suggest you re-read the interview.
#2 Colin Temple
July 8th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Good call — I was a bit hasty writing this, I think. I’ve reworded parts of the article to make that more clear.