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Square-Enix in negotiations to bring Final Fantasy XIV to Switch, but there are still hurdles to overcome
We heard quite some time ago that Square-Enix was interested in bringing Final Fantasy XIV to Switch. Since that initial discussion, we haven't heard any new info on the situation. Thankfully Square-Enix game director Naoki Yoshida has provided an update, but it doesn't seem like much progress has been made.
"Talks with platform-holders has been going on. The fundamental philosophy with Final Fantasy XIV is we want it on labels with cross-platform play with any devices, hardware possible. So as long as the regulations with the counterpart hardware companies ... we can actually pass that, then the possibility, the chance is quite high [of Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox and Nintendo systems].
So we are talking with Nintendo, Microsoft, and Google, of course; we cannot say anything at the moment because we are still in negotiations, but once we have details we can make an announcement; we can bring the news to everyone. We are currently negotiating will all those platforms."