Micha Deckert | March 9, 2024 – 2:13 p.m
This month, “Final Fantasy XIV” will also be released on Xbox Series X|S. Game Pass subscribers even get the Starter Edition for free, although new players should avoid it for now.
Last July, not only the next expansion was announced at a fan festival in Las Vegas “Dawntrail” introduced for “Final Fantasy XIV”.. Xbox boss Phil Spencer was also in attendance and was happy to announce that the MMORPG will be coming to Xbox Series X|S over ten years after its original release.
For some time now, players on Microsoft's consoles have been able to test “Final Fantasy XIV” in a beta version before the game's official release on Xbox Series X|S later this month. To celebrate the release, Game Pass subscribers can get the Starter Edition of the game. However, long-standing “Final Fantasy XIV” veterans call this offer “a trap”.
Starter Edition had already plunged PlayStation players into misfortune some time ago
The Starter Edition of “Final Fantasy XIV” includes the base game “A Realm Reborn” as well as the first two expansions “Heavensward” and “Stormblood”. Players also receive 30 days of free playing time. Sounds great at first, but using this edition will cancel the free trial version.
With the free trial of Final Fantasy XIV, players also get access to the base game A Realm Reborn as well as the first two expansions Heavensward and Stormblood. Users can continue playing this content indefinitely, but are subject to some restrictions. Players can only reach level 70 in the trial and cannot accumulate more than 300,000 gil. In addition, test players cannot access the market board and cannot exchange items with other players.
“It’s a trap,” warn veterans in the “Final Fantasy XIV” subreddit. “We had this on the PlayStation a while ago. There was a free version of the Starter Edition offered, and people took it without knowing that it overrode the free trial. Then when they start, they're unhappy that they have to pay for the FFXIV subscription even though they're still in A Realm Reborn.”
“Final Fantasy XIV” will be released on March 21, 2024 for Xbox Series X|S.
What: GamesRadar, Reddit
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