Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida has said Square Enix would like to “further deepen the relationship with Xbox gamers” following the release of the MMORPG on Microsoft’s console.
The game’s arrival on Xbox was announced at the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest in Las Vegas last year, where Xbox boss Phil Spencer took to the stage. It then released on 21st March, with latest expansion Dawntrail being the first to release alongside PC and PlayStation.
Speaking to Eurogamer at Gamescom, Yoshida noted players have been “waiting a long time for the Xbox release” but it’s had “a really strong response” with communities growing on the platform.
He then spoke more generally about bringing Final Fantasy games to Microsoft’s console.
“Of course, when Final Fantasy 15 was released, at that point in time Final Fantasy 14 was not available on Xbox,” he said. “And it is a fact that currently, Final Fantasy 16 is not available on Xbox. So with that in mind, it is true that because of the amount of time that has elapsed since then, the Final Fantasy fanbase on Xbox has reduced.