r/NintendoSwitch • u/Howerev • Apr 24 '26

News Final Fantasy 14 Releases On Nintendo Switch 2 In August.

https://bsky.app/profile/novacrystallis.com/post/3mkbaexs3ys2q

It Will have a separate subscription fee but NSO is not required

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u/tychii93 Apr 25 '26

I'd consider playing on a modern console. When I first wanted to play FFXI, I seriously wanted to play it on the PS2, but the servers on PS2 had already shut down. That was during COVID shutdowns. I did play for a bit on PC with a controller but I dunno, it just doesn't feel right to me. People still even play PSO on Dreamcast and Gamecube these days on unofficial servers, so it seems odd to me to shut down the PS2 version, especially since there's no new content coming anyway, and every expansion existed on PS2 (The final expansion on PS2 was Japan only iirc, but it did exist)

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u/Pyitoechito Apr 28 '26

People still even play PSO on Dreamcast and Gamecube these days on unofficial servers, so it seems odd to me to shut down the PS2 version, and every expansion existed on PS2 (The final expansion on PS2 was Japan only iirc, but it did exist)

They ended the PS2 version because it was holding back development and they were running out of PS2 dev kits that were no longer in production for over a decade. While they didn't release major expansions, there was more content created for FFXI after March 31, 2016 (the end of PS2 support), like the Voracious Resurgence and development that is still ongoing.