Last Fantasy XIV Would possibly Not Be On PS4 Ceaselessly, Yoshi-P Says Avid gamers Area

Last Fantasy XIV producer Yoshi-P has declared that whereas he needs to maintain supporting the MMORPG on PS4 for “so long as doable”, technical limitations may imply the sport drops assist for the platform ultimately.

In an interview with Feed4Gamers, Yoshi-P says that his “fundamental stance” is to proceed supporting {hardware} “which has grown previous”, however that Sony’s “{hardware} rules” may make it troublesome for Last Fantasy XIV to stay on the last-gen console.

In keeping with Yoshi-P, the sport’s steady updates imply that Sq. Enix has been asking Sony to extend its information limits for Last Fantasy XIV particularly, and whereas Sony has been completely happy to oblige, the corporate has advised Yoshi-P and his staff that “they’re additionally reaching their limits”, he says.

Yoshi-P says that his aim is to maintain Last Fantasy XIV on as many platforms as doable for so long as he can, however that ultimately, last-gen {hardware} will attain “its limits when it comes to its know-how”.

Nonetheless, when that point comes, Yoshi-P guarantees that he’ll “present clear reasoning for that call”, so if and when PS4 assist does finish for Last Fantasy XIV, you may learn about it.

This dialogue comes after a few distinguished video games lately ended assist for the PS4; earlier this month, HoYoverse declared that PS4 assist for gacha RPG Genshin Affect will finish subsequent yr, and PUBG writer Krafton subsequently adopted go well with for its battle royale shooter.

In each instances, the studios stated they wished to give attention to current-gen {hardware} for his or her video games, and that is one thing for which Yoshi-P appears grateful too; within the aforementioned interview, he says current-gen {hardware} is “fairly excessive spec” and that working with it’s “simpler…in comparison with again within the days”.

This interview comes shortly after the discharge of Patch 7.3 for Last Fantasy XIV, which introduced a model new story dungeon, the second a part of the Last Fantasy XI-themed 24-person raid, and extra earlier this month.

You may try Last Fantasy XIV proper now on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox Sequence X|S. A cellular model of the sport can be in growth.