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FFXI Expansion + 360 version = 20 April (Japan)
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The expansion is due out on 18th in the US.
No confirmation of the 360 version on that date for the US, however. Maybe they'll confirm soon. High res piccies here:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060127/ff11toa.htm
No confirmation of the 360 version on that date for the US, however. Maybe they'll confirm soon. High res piccies here:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060127/ff11toa.htm
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
No one will buy this (360).
How much did M$ pay for this to be on their console?
How much did M$ pay for this to be on their console?
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
Hasn't the whole FF Online thing been a failure pretty much? With the HD required for play on the PS2, I didn't think it would set the world a blaze. The game(s) are hardly ever mentioned.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
So true. Knowing M$, they'll secure that deal the moment the game becomes irrelevant.
Yeah, I remember a chart a while ago with many different MMO's and their number of subcribers over time and it showed FFXI's number had been very stable and even growing a bit since the release of WoW.TheDuce89 said:
FFXI is also very profitable for SE, definitely a success for them.
technically a failure is described as a service that is not profitable.
FFXI is profitable, and therefore successful. It might not be the biggest game on the net, but it is making money and not going anywhere any time soon.
And technically, while blizzard does have a tendency to toot their own horns so to speak, they do have 5.5 MILLION PLAYERS! I mean it's not like they are Sony here releasing that they were the best selling system for a given month under certain conditions or something. Blizz pretty much only release press releases nowadays on the every half-million :lol
FFXI is profitable, and therefore successful. It might not be the biggest game on the net, but it is making money and not going anywhere any time soon.
And technically, while blizzard does have a tendency to toot their own horns so to speak, they do have 5.5 MILLION PLAYERS! I mean it's not like they are Sony here releasing that they were the best selling system for a given month under certain conditions or something. Blizz pretty much only release press releases nowadays on the every half-million :lol
I <3 Katamari
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conker said:
Why would you randomly say that?
And why would they put it on 360 and release a new expansion if it were a failure?
How much does a subscription cost (or is it free?)
And by failure I meant it got no where near the attention / numbers Squeenix wanted out of an FF game. I'm sure they're making some money off of it, butthat's like saying the PSP isn't a failure in Japan.
While it's making money, it's getting it's ass kicked by the competition.
The reality didn't meet the potential or expectations.
And by failure I meant it got no where near the attention / numbers Squeenix wanted out of an FF game. I'm sure they're making some money off of it, butthat's like saying the PSP isn't a failure in Japan.
While it's making money, it's getting it's ass kicked by the competition.
The reality didn't meet the potential or expectations.
Spiritreaver
Member
Can't wait, definitely going to get my copy the day of release, the new jobs alone make me much more excited than when Promathia came out. At least I'll feel more comfortable knowing there will be more Corsairs seeking day one than Blue Mages. By the time this expansion is out my SMN will definitely be 60+ and thus, other than WHM, I'll have all the "mage" jobs above 60 and I'll be bored as hell. 
LittleTokyo
Member
FFXI is still pretty populated on my server. The new expansion is long overdo, but I'm more excited to see what the next big MMORPG Square is cooking up will be...
Firstly, I'm real excited about this expansion. I have a Mithra THF on Caitsith that will definitely go Corsair.
Secondly, I don't think MS paid SE anything to get FFXI on the X360.
With the release of the PStwo, console subscription growth for the game was dead. Sure the hardcores would track down a used PS2, but a normal person who wanted to play the PS2 version of FFXI couldn't due to the lack of HDD support.
If SE couldn't find another option, the console userbase would be static and never have any chance for growth.
The X360 port was probably a no brainer for them. MS isn't going to up and drop HD support from the system and SE could quickly port the PC code to the X360. They get a relatively easy port out of it, in addition to continued subscription growth from console players.
Secondly, I don't think MS paid SE anything to get FFXI on the X360.
With the release of the PStwo, console subscription growth for the game was dead. Sure the hardcores would track down a used PS2, but a normal person who wanted to play the PS2 version of FFXI couldn't due to the lack of HDD support.
If SE couldn't find another option, the console userbase would be static and never have any chance for growth.
The X360 port was probably a no brainer for them. MS isn't going to up and drop HD support from the system and SE could quickly port the PC code to the X360. They get a relatively easy port out of it, in addition to continued subscription growth from console players.
A bit off topic but does anyone know where this can be downloaded online?
I found this free trial thing:
http://ffxi.boonty.com/index.php
but i have no code
I found this free trial thing:
http://ffxi.boonty.com/index.php
but i have no code
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
lets take low end estimates and say an average of 300,000 users per month since launch.
Game has been out for 3 years, at around $12 a month...
300,000 x 12 = $3.6 million PER MONTH in revenue
$3.6 million x 12 = $43 million PER YEAR in revenue
$43 million x lifetime = $129.6 million in revenue.
and that's without sales of the software itself, the expansions , the sh!t loads of books etc etc...
I'm pretty sure FFXI is a huge success for Square.
if you really want to scare yourself ... think about WoW!
5.5 million subs x $14.99 per month = $77 mill revenue per month (!)
Blizzard are close to 1 BILLION USD per year in revenue from ONE game.
Game has been out for 3 years, at around $12 a month...
300,000 x 12 = $3.6 million PER MONTH in revenue
$3.6 million x 12 = $43 million PER YEAR in revenue
$43 million x lifetime = $129.6 million in revenue.
and that's without sales of the software itself, the expansions , the sh!t loads of books etc etc...
I'm pretty sure FFXI is a huge success for Square.
if you really want to scare yourself ... think about WoW!
5.5 million subs x $14.99 per month = $77 mill revenue per month (!)
Blizzard are close to 1 BILLION USD per year in revenue from ONE game.
DCharlie said:
Yes, anyone who says it's a failure has no clue what they're talking about. If it was a failure, it wouldn't still be up and running, there wouldn't be another expansion, and SE would not care about the console subscription base growing at all and thus there would be no X360 version.
People who are saying FFXI isn't a success are bloody oblivious.
Before WoW, everyone was like "Everquest has so many people addicted to it". Everyone recognized it as the most popular MMORPG out there cause they didn't know about the Koreans or this game.
This game surpassed Everquest. It's still quite popular. Only games that passed it is a Korean MMORPG which has been the result of gang-styled beatings in internet cafe's and the MMORPG anyone can get into (WoW, the user friendly mmorpg).
Before WoW, everyone was like "Everquest has so many people addicted to it". Everyone recognized it as the most popular MMORPG out there cause they didn't know about the Koreans or this game.
This game surpassed Everquest. It's still quite popular. Only games that passed it is a Korean MMORPG which has been the result of gang-styled beatings in internet cafe's and the MMORPG anyone can get into (WoW, the user friendly mmorpg).
It's an online version, so it was never going to achieve the same numbers. The fact that it's got over 500,000 subscribers is damned impressive. It's only got WoW ahead of it in the Western world.conker said:
First off, it's been making about 2/3 of all of Square Enix's income the past year. Second it's not getting its ass kicked by anything other than WoW, and that didn't actually remove many players in a financial sense. Many people who moved to WoW still kept their FFXI characters paid for, as it's quite a big investment to just throw it all away.
For someone who didn't even know the game had a fee you seem to know an awful lot about Square's business practices.
dark_chris
Member
Geez, people are stupid for saying "OMG, FFXI is a failure. It sucks. WoW can't beat it. Its not good." Oh grow up.
Its making money, its doing fine. It shows no signs of slowing down. Square-Enix is properly handling the game well, and I have no complaints. I am enjoying the game and thats all there is to it. If the game was created the way it was, then so shall it be.
Its making money, its doing fine. It shows no signs of slowing down. Square-Enix is properly handling the game well, and I have no complaints. I am enjoying the game and thats all there is to it. If the game was created the way it was, then so shall it be.
