The fantasy MMO Final Fantasy XIV continues to grow. At the moment, 2.3 million players have purchased the MMO, which is 500,000 since the port to PlayStation 4. In China, the game has also launched, which should further increase the numbers.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is a success story in the MMO market. At E3, there were talks of 2 million players, and now, as proudly announced at the end of a trailer, it has reached 2.3 million players. Although they are only referred to as “Adventurers,” according to dualshockers, this does not mean active accounts, but merely purchasers of the game.
In any case, the number of players will soon increase significantly, as the MMO has just successfully launched in China. There, they opened additional servers at launch and have already restricted character creation on some, reports mmoculture.
Final Fantasy XIV is launching in China with the “hourly” model that is customary there and is also used by World of Warcraft. Players do not subscribe but pay approximately 7 cents per hour in our currency. If one plays continuously for an entire month, being online 24/7, they will not only have a serious problem but will also need to pay about 53 euros. Someone playing 6 hours a day pays around 13 euros, reaching approximately the value they would have to pay here as well – viewed across all currency borders. The first month in Final Fantasy XIV is also free in China.
We present the trailer for the fight against Titan – which is quite unusual for us Western eyes and ears – below.
