After reading a new interview with Yohsi-P it seems the Xbox port may still be on the tables in the future. Link to the interview:https://www.vg247.com/2021/02/18/fin...naoki-yoshida/
Based on what he said I predict that once End Walker and the PS5 port are completed and the team has a little breathing room they may begin work on the Xbox port. It's possible it could maybe even come out within the mi-late 2022 timeframe. (My guess. Yoshi-P didn't mention those dates)
Edit: For those who don't want to read the full article here is the section about Xbox:
VG247: Forgive me for asking this – as I know you’ve spoken about it at length before, even to me. But what’s the deal with Xbox? In 2019 and 2020, statements by yourself and Phil Spencer seemed to suggest that you were edging closer to a solution to bring FF14 to those platforms. So it was a surprise to see the PS5 announcement without any further news on other platforms. Switch has been mentioned in the past, too, but Xbox in particular. Can you give us an update, and possibly explain what obstacles remain?
Naoki Yoshida: There are no obstacles for developing the Xbox version. We were able to undertake development and provide our service thanks to the immense efforts that Phil has invested. For that we are truly grateful!
The sole factors are the workload and the order of steps. Now when it comes to the Xbox version, there’s unfortunately not much I can say presently but just that we cannot work on all the steps simultaneously and need to follow the order for proceeding with these things. Since we’re currently involved in the development of Endwalker and preparing the PS5 version to follow on from the title’s service on PS4, it’d be appreciated if we can return to touch upon the Xbox version once things have settled!
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Based on what he said I predict that once End Walker and the PS5 port are completed and the team has a little breathing room they may begin work on the Xbox port. It's possible it could maybe even come out within the mi-late 2022 timeframe. (My guess. Yoshi-P didn't mention those dates)
Edit: For those who don't want to read the full article here is the section about Xbox:
VG247: Forgive me for asking this – as I know you’ve spoken about it at length before, even to me. But what’s the deal with Xbox? In 2019 and 2020, statements by yourself and Phil Spencer seemed to suggest that you were edging closer to a solution to bring FF14 to those platforms. So it was a surprise to see the PS5 announcement without any further news on other platforms. Switch has been mentioned in the past, too, but Xbox in particular. Can you give us an update, and possibly explain what obstacles remain?
Naoki Yoshida: There are no obstacles for developing the Xbox version. We were able to undertake development and provide our service thanks to the immense efforts that Phil has invested. For that we are truly grateful!
The sole factors are the workload and the order of steps. Now when it comes to the Xbox version, there’s unfortunately not much I can say presently but just that we cannot work on all the steps simultaneously and need to follow the order for proceeding with these things. Since we’re currently involved in the development of Endwalker and preparing the PS5 version to follow on from the title’s service on PS4, it’d be appreciated if we can return to touch upon the Xbox version once things have settled!
Continue reading...