Screen Rant has talked to Naoki Yoshida, also known as Yoshi-P, about the future of FFXIV, cultural representations in Dawntrail, and more.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Even after completing its 10th anniversary, Final Fantasy 14 is bound to continue expanding. The critically acclaimed MMORPG has hundreds of hours of content and seems to be pushing for even more, as the next expansion, Dawntrail, is set to arrive in Summer 2024. Additionally, the game will also receive a whole new pool of players, as it will finally become compatible with Xbox consoles through the Series X/S family.
What is the plan to deal with the new influx of players when the Xbox community arrives to Final Fantasy 14 and considering Dawntrail's release in Summer 2024 so as to not repeat the server issues that were long-lasting and so evident following the release of Endwalker? Naoki Yoshida: One thing that we have already done is having opened a new North America Data Center, as well as new Worlds.