This week has marked the release of the Final Fantasy XIV Online Beta on Xbox, and although it's still early days and the full launch hasn't taken place yet, Xbox Series X and S players seem to be getting on well with it so far.
We've seen a bunch of feedback from new FFXIV players who have been having a blast with the Open Beta over the past few days - a Beta that's basically an exhaustive "Free Trial" that will also be available to play post-launch.
In terms of performance on Xbox, there are two modes to choose from on Series S and three modes on Series X - with the extra choice being a "4K" specific visual option. That one actually doesn't perform particularly well, sometimes dropping to the mid-40s in terms of frame rate, but the other two run at a smooth 60FPS. On Xbox Series S, the 1080p "FHD" mode is unsurprisingly a bit smoother than the 1440p "WQHD" mode, but both still aim for 60FPS.
As some players have noticed, certain features are locked in the FFXIV Open Beta because of it being a "Free Trial" version, so if you want the entire experience, you'll need to wait for the main launch. There's no set date for that yet, with Square Enix advising that it wants to see how the Beta goes before "immediately" switching to a full release.
What are your thoughts on Final Fantasy 14 Online so far for Xbox? Tell us in the comments below.
What Do You Think Of FFXIV So Far? (314 votes)
- It's incredible, I'm loving it!
- It's pretty good so far, yeah
- It's OK, not bad
- I'm not really feeling it so far 1%
- It's boring, definitely not for me!
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I'd legitimately be concerned if it didn't given how well it runs on the bad PS4. It is over a decade old at this point. Hell, it was even on PS3 up until like 2017/2018.
Tried the beta, couldn't log on as the server was full. Might try again the weekend
I want to try this, but unfortunately I created a character a long time ago to try the game and it seems like I am completely locked out now despite never actually doing much of anything at all.
It looks like I would have to create a whole new Square Enix account in order to try (despite the fact I unlinked my FFXI/FFXIV account from my main SE account).
Honestly, the way SE handles it's account systems is a little strange.
EDIT: So I created a new Final Fantasy XIV account with a different e-mail address. Why Square Enix has basically 2 different accounts is weird (one for the overall website and one specifically for Final Fantasy Online). Whatever...as long as I can still link the FF14 account to my main Square Enix Member account, I don't care.
I remember how extremely well Final Fantasy XV plays and looks on Xbox One X, so I expect a smooth experience again, on Series X. I'm happy to know that the Final Fantasy XIV demo is looking and performing so well already.
The moment I heard there is a subscription fee, immediately lost all interest in the game.
The big draw and reason I play ESO and buy all the expansions is because there is no subscription fee.
@GuyinPA75 ESO inconveniences you to force you to buy the sub, add on top of that the subpar content and ridiculous monetization and the choice is easy.
@InterceptorAlpha Yeah.. and it ran pretty well on the PS3 for the most part. The issues were generally all server side. Multiple second lag made tougher fights back then nearly impossible.
@GuyinPA75 Final Fantasy XIV subscribers are happy and satisfied because of how well supported the game is and the fact that there are no in-game ads nor monetisation.
@Krydle I'm going to say not really agree with that assessment. Any new ESO player can buy just the base game and jump in to hundreds of hours of content. And no subscription is needed.
@Boogzi I've never subbed or tried the free sub they offer during the year. Played ESO since launch on Xbox. Have purchased the expansions. Never felt pressured or needed to buy the sub. Ever.
Is the main reason I've stuck with the game this long.
@Krydle ESO is subscription free. You can optionally pay for ESO Plus, but you can buy the complete edition up to Necrom for peanuts and never pay another penny (unless you really need the craft bag)
From just these early reviews, this won't be a very long OBT. The game is already making some pretty major waves with the player base, and of they were to announce full release in the first week or March, they'd find the player count skyrocketing.
Monetization aside, ESO is just a trashbag game. I've been playing MMOs since M59 with many thousands of hours particularly in EQ and WoW, and ESO is one of the most boring I've ever played and that's why it never took off had to drop its subscription in 2015. The combat is absolute ass.
As for this FFXIV beta, I'm disappointed in the restriction on grouping. There should be some mechanism to allow players to group, what is the point of an MMORPG without multiplayer? It's an ill conceived restriction to stop botting.
@Jenkinss just have a player who is a subscriber add you and whoever you a party and then they leave.... there you go.
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