The fantasy MMO Final Fantasy XIV will support the Heavensward expansion with DX 11, making it look even prettier. Rumors about a possible port to the Xbox are currently unconfirmed. However, there are hints about it.
In the Live Producer Letter, a video letter, the mastermind of FF XIV, Naoki Yoshida, announced that with the expansion Heavensward it will also support DX 11, which will ensure smoother water animations. This is confirmed and certain.
The other topic is a bit trickier. It has been known for some time that Square Enix wants to bring FF XIV to Xbox One, however, there are difficulties with Microsoft, as they are against “cross-platform”. This means players from different systems sharing a world.
Yoshida wishes that “all players” can play Final Fantasy in the same world together. Yoshida has spoken on this topic on several occasions. He wants to clearly bring FF XIV to Xbox, is willing to compromise, but it’s up to Microsoft. Officially, there is nothing new on this topic.
However, during the Live Letter, Yoshida clearly and noticeably held an Xbox controller up to the camera. For the site dualshockers , this is a sign that an announcement could be coming soon. In the past, Yoshida has frequently made hints that were followed by announcements shortly after.
Dualshockers lists the following circumstances as evidence that there might be more than mere coincidence behind this: A controller like this has never appeared before, it was prominently placed, was not needed during the presentation, and at the beginning of January Microsoft introduced cross-platform possibilities between PC and Xbox One with Windows 10.
