<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Naoki	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
failed	B-Application
2010	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
releasing	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
land	O
of	O
Eorzea	O
,	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
2010	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
poor	O
2013	O
fiscal	O
year	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
executives	O
attributed	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
2014	O
return	O
to	O
profitability	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
subscriber	O
base	O
,	O
reaching	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
over	O
24	O
million	O
registered	O
players	O
by	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
also	O
becoming	O
the	O
most	O
profitable	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
post-release	O
updates	O
produced	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
including	O
four	O
major	O
expansion	O
packs	O
:	O
Heavensward	B-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
Stormblood	B-Protocol
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
Shadowbringers	B-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Endwalker	B-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
is	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
and	O
features	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
also	O
select	O
a	O
game	B-Application
server	I-Application
for	O
characters	O
to	O
exist	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
using	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
,	O
and	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
to	O
play	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
two	O
are	O
achieved	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
via	O
wireless	O
or	O
USB	B-Protocol
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigation	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
XIV	O
is	O
accomplished	O
with	O
a	O
XrossMediaBar-like	O
interface	O
due	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
users	O
 '	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
set-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
instead	O
map	O
the	O
action	O
bar	O
and	O
macros	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Cross	O
Hotbar	O
"	O
—	O
sets	O
of	O
four	O
icons	B-Device
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
cross	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
the	O
grouped	O
and	O
accessed	O
through	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
or	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
primary	O
sources	O
of	O
experience	O
points	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
include	O
completing	O
quests	O
,	O
exploring	O
instanced	O
dungeons	O
,	O
participating	O
in	O
Full	O
Active	O
Time	O
Events	O
(	O
FATE	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
slaying	O
monsters	O
which	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
equipment	O
can	O
be	O
gained	O
through	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
sources	O
including	O
endgame	O
dungeons	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
raids	B-Protocol
,	O
primal	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
elite	O
mark	O
hunts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
(	O
PvE	O
)	O
challenges	O
,	O
three	O
forms	O
of	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
combat	O
exist	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
fight	O
enemies	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
physical	O
attacks	O
,	O
weapon	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
magical	O
attacks	O
;	O
these	O
battles	O
form	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
party	O
play	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Party	O
Finder	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
bulletin	O
board	O
where	O
players	O
may	O
recruit	O
players	O
across	O
servers	O
for	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
content	O
including	O
dungeons	O
,	O
raid	B-Protocol
battles	O
,	O
FATE	O
parties	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
fill	O
traditional	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
roles	O
like	O
tank	O
,	O
healer	O
,	O
and	O
damage	O
dealer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linkshells	B-Protocol
are	O
another	O
form	O
of	O
in-game	O
networking	O
;	O
whereas	O
players	O
may	O
only	O
belong	O
in	O
one	O
Free	O
Company	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
join	O
multiple	O
linkshells	B-Protocol
which	O
act	O
as	O
private	O
chat	O
channels	O
for	O
interested	O
sub-groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
jobs	O
,	O
many	O
based	O
on	O
classic	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
character	O
jobs	O
,	O
are	O
more	O
suited	O
to	O
party-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virtual	B-Application
economy	I-Application
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
player-driven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
crafting	O
and	O
gathering	O
have	O
changed	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
and	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
Hydaelyn	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
diverse	O
environments	O
across	O
three	O
main	O
continents	O
,	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
Eorzea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Y'shtola	O
often	O
represents	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
in	O
crossovers	O
like	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Curtain	I-Application
Call	I-Application
and	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
NT	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
players	O
from	O
legacy	O
FFXIV	B-Protocol
appear	O
in	O
a	O
column	O
of	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
odd	O
jobs	O
and	O
tenacity	O
,	O
the	O
adventurer	O
joins	O
their	O
city	O
's	O
Adventurer	O
's	O
Guild	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
favorably	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
from	O
the	O
Sixth	O
Astra	O
Era	O
,	O
whom	O
Louisoix	O
saved	O
,	O
but	O
whom	O
no	O
one	O
can	O
remember	O
any	O
details	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adventurer	O
is	O
declared	O
the	O
new	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
;	O
for	O
Legacy	O
characters	O
their	O
victory	O
restores	O
everyone	O
's	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
besting	O
the	O
giant	O
moogle	O
,	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
encounters	O
the	O
Ascian	O
Emissary	O
,	O
Elidibus	O
,	O
who	O
tests	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
might	O
before	O
disappearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Black	O
Shroud	O
,	O
the	O
Sylphs	O
summon	O
Ramuh	O
who	O
judges	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
as	O
a	O
worthy	O
savior	O
of	O
the	O
realm	O
,	O
departing	O
amicably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
her	O
body	O
as	O
a	O
vessel	O
,	O
Iceheart	O
summons	O
Shiva	O
into	O
herself	O
and	O
challenges	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucia	O
of	O
the	O
Temple	O
Knights	O
requests	O
that	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
investigate	O
suspicious	O
activity	O
at	O
the	O
Keeper	O
of	O
the	O
Lake	O
where	O
the	O
adventurer	O
discovers	O
that	O
Midgardsormr	O
lives	O
on	O
,	O
slowly	O
regenerating	O
from	O
his	O
apparent	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
banquet	O
,	O
dah	O
's	O
sultana	O
Nanamo	O
Ul	O
Namo	O
privately	O
discloses	O
to	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
that	O
she	O
plans	O
to	O
dissolve	O
the	O
monarchy	O
to	O
erode	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
much	O
of	O
dah	O
's	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
humbled	O
Alphinaud	O
and	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
manage	O
to	O
escape	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Raubahn	O
's	O
son	O
Pipin	O
Tarupin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
began	O
development	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Rapture	O
between	O
late	O
2004	O
and	O
early	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Nobuaki	O
Komoto	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
employed	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Tools	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monthly	O
fees	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
suspended	O
until	O
further	O
notice	O
and	O
the	O
previously	O
planned	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
Naoki	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
planning	O
chief	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
supervise	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
both	O
producer	O
and	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
attempting	O
to	O
improve	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
,	O
Yoshida	O
quickly	O
discovered	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
key	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Wada	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
initial	O
launch	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
had	O
"	O
greatly	O
damaged	O
"	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Wada	O
and	O
Yoshida	O
announced	O
the	O
brand	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
in	O
October	O
,	O
code-named	O
"	O
Version	O
2.0	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
January	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
tentative	O
roadmap	O
for	O
future	O
progress	O
for	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
development	O
team	O
worked	O
on	O
Luminous	O
,	O
Yoshida	O
admitted	O
that	O
both	O
Luminous	O
and	O
Crystal	O
Tools	O
were	O
optimized	O
for	O
offline	O
games	O
and	O
could	O
not	O
handle	O
an	O
online	O
environment	O
with	O
hundreds	O
of	O
on-screen	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
July	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
that	O
Version	O
2.0	O
'	O
s	O
official	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
development	O
for	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
ramped	O
up	O
,	O
Yoshida	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
date	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
grand	O
finale	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
old	O
game	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
cinematic	O
trailer	O
for	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
called	O
"	O
End	O
of	O
an	O
Era	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
project	O
postmortem	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2014	O
,	O
Yoshida	O
reflected	O
on	O
the	O
herculean	O
task	O
of	O
maintaining	O
and	O
updating	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
while	O
simultaneously	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
just	O
two	O
years	O
and	O
eight	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
identified	O
three	O
main	O
reasons	O
why	O
the	O
original	O
launch	O
failed	O
:	O
an	O
over-emphasis	O
on	O
graphical	O
quality	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
modern	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
expertise	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mentality	O
that	O
all	O
problems	O
could	O
be	O
fixed	O
in	O
future	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
evolved	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
prior	O
experience	O
on	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
previous	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
designing	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
team	O
spent	O
a	O
year	O
playing	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
of	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
lacked	O
experience	O
with	O
modern	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
;	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
team	O
was	O
instructed	O
merely	O
to	O
make	O
something	O
"	O
different	O
from	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshida	O
admonished	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
should	O
"	O
go	O
play	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
for	O
a	O
year	O
[	O
for	O
inspiration ]	O
"	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prevailing	O
design	O
philosophy	O
for	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
was	O
to	O
simultaneously	O
appeal	O
to	O
hardcore	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
players	O
while	O
reaching	O
out	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
fans	O
who	O
had	O
never	O
experienced	O
the	O
genre	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
workflow	O
pipeline	O
was	O
tested	O
using	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
applied	O
to	O
development	O
of	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alpha	O
test	O
for	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
's	O
finale	O
and	O
ended	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
Wada	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
cause	O
of	O
delay	O
for	O
many	O
Square	O
Enix	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
details	O
about	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
and	O
the	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
with	O
a	O
recap	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
story	O
,	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
sampler	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
cosmetic	O
in-game	B-Application
items	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
revealed	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
due	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
client	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
February	O
22	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
client	O
were	O
able	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
digital	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
client	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
trial	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
first	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
PC	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
4	O
versions	O
following	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
initially	O
limited	O
prospective	O
players	O
to	O
content	O
under	O
level	O
35	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
level	O
60	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
allowing	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
and	O
Heavensward	B-Application
with	O
no	O
time	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
later	O
patches	O
,	O
versions	O
and	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
"	O
subtitle	O
has	O
been	O
dropped	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
remade	O
game	O
being	O
referred	O
to	O
simply	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
now	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
arc	O
encompassing	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
patch	O
as	O
"	O
2.0	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
"	O
,	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
later	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
client	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
suspended	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
because	O
of	O
widespread	O
reports	O
of	O
poor	O
technical	O
performance	O
and	O
offered	O
refunds	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshida	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
performance	O
issues	O
could	O
be	O
attributed	O
to	O
difficulties	O
in	O
transposing	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
proprietary	O
DirectX	B-Application
graphical	O
rendering	O
libraries	O
to	O
OpenGL	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
clerical	O
error	O
resulting	O
in	O
publishing	O
the	O
wrong	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
,	O
both	O
compounded	O
by	O
the	O
hectic	O
work	O
schedule	O
demanded	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
new	O
rounds	O
of	O
testing	O
and	O
optimization	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
resumed	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
told	O
the	O
press	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
working	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Yoshida	O
also	O
confirmed	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
that	O
talks	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
were	O
ongoing	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
also	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Switch	O
as	O
supported	O
platforms	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
increase	O
its	O
overall	O
footprint	O
despite	O
its	O
already	O
active	O
userbase	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
so	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
regulations	O
with	O
the	O
counterpart	O
hardware	O
companies	O
...	O
we	O
can	O
actually	O
pass	O
that	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
possibility	O
,	O
the	O
chance	O
is	O
quite	O
high	O
[	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
coming	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
systems ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
free	O
content	O
patches	O
includes	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
scenario	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
raids	B-Protocol
,	O
features	O
,	O
trials	O
,	O
and	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
these	O
expansions	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
subtitle	O
of	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
has	O
come	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
5.3	O
of	O
the	O
Shadowbringers	B-Application
expansion	O
also	O
modifies	O
and	O
streamlines	O
the	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
main	O
scenario	O
questline	O
,	O
and	O
patches	O
6.1	O
and	O
6.2	O
of	O
the	O
Endwalker	B-Application
expansion	O
included	O
further	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
and	O
Heavensward	B-Application
questlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Patches	O
and	O
expansions	O
Patch	O
Title	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
Patches	O
2.0	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
August	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
After	O
the	O
Garlean	O
invasion	O
is	O
routed	O
,	O
a	O
primal	O
's	O
roar	O
interrupts	O
the	O
victory	O
celebrations	O
and	O
the	O
newly	O
minted	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
encounters	O
with	O
more	O
powerful	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
previous	O
primals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
complex	O
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Binding	O
Coil	O
of	O
Bahamut	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
fallen	O
fragment	O
of	O
Dalamud	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
challenging	O
endgame	O
raid	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
features	O
of	O
this	O
patch	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Free	O
Company	O
housing	O
,	O
the	O
Wolves	O
 '	O
Den	O
PvP	O
arena	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Labyrinth	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Tower	O
24-man	O
raid	B-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.2	O
"	O
Through	O
the	O
Maelstrom	O
"	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
This	O
patch	O
opens	O
the	O
Second	O
Coil	O
of	O
Bahamut	O
raid	B-Protocol
where	O
Alisaie	O
and	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Light	O
encounter	O
the	O
shade	O
of	O
Nael	O
van	O
Darnus	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
slain	O
by	O
the	O
heroes	O
of	O
the	O
Sixth	O
Astral	O
Era	O
at	O
the	O
twilight	O
of	O
the	O
Calamity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.3	O
"	O
Defenders	O
of	O
Eorzea	O
"	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
The	O
main	O
features	O
of	O
this	O
patch	O
are	O
Frontlines	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
scale	O
PvP	O
battlefield	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
72	O
players	O
;	O
the	O
Hunt	O
,	O
a	O
server-wide	O
search	O
for	O
Elite	O
Marks	O
-	O
notorious	O
monsters	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
that	O
yield	O
currency	O
and	O
upgrade	O
materials	O
when	O
defeated	O
;	O
and	O
Syrcus	O
Tower	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
step	O
of	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Tower	O
raid	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
admit	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
clones	B-Application
of	O
Allagan	O
sages	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
charged	O
with	O
stopping	O
Xande	O
,	O
the	O
mad	O
emperor	O
who	O
was	O
revived	O
with	O
the	O
reemerged	O
tower	O
and	O
seeks	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
the	O
Void	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
immortality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.4	O
"	O
Dreams	O
of	O
Ice	O
"	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
In	O
this	O
patch	O
,	O
Alphinaud	O
joins	O
Alisaie	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
Final	O
Coil	O
of	O
Bahamut	O
raid	B-Protocol
where	O
they	O
confront	O
Bahamut	O
himself	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
tempered	O
thrall	O
Louisoix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
primary	O
feature	O
of	O
this	O
patch	O
is	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Rogue	B-Protocol
class	O
and	O
Ninja	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.5	O
"	O
Before	O
the	O
Fall	O
"	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2015March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
Released	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
"	O
Before	O
the	O
Fall	O
"	O
concludes	O
the	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
storyline	O
and	O
segues	O
into	O
the	O
Heavensward	B-Application
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
part	O
features	O
the	O
Odin	O
primal	O
battle	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
Crystal	O
Tower	O
raid	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansions	O
3.0	O
Heavensward	B-Application
June	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Heavensward	B-Application
,	O
contains	O
content	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
new	O
dungeons	O
and	O
raids	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
PvP	O
modes	O
and	O
another	O
playable	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
coincides	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
a	O
native	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.0	O
Stormblood	B-Protocol
June	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
The	O
game	O
's	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Stormblood	B-Protocol
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
liberating	O
the	O
city	O
states	O
of	O
Ala	O
Mhigo	O
and	O
Doma	O
from	O
the	O
Garlean	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
include	O
an	O
increase	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
cap	O
to	O
70	O
,	O
new	O
dungeons	O
and	O
raids	B-Protocol
(	O
including	O
one	O
raid	B-Protocol
set	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Ivalice	O
universe	O
)	O
,	O
new	O
zones	O
featuring	O
swimming	O
and	O
diving	O
gameplay	O
,	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
jobs	O
:	O
Red	O
Mage	O
,	O
Samurai	O
,	O
and	O
Blue	O
Mage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
experimented	O
with	O
gameplay	O
emulating	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arenas	O
(	O
MOBAs	O
)	O
,	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
high-end	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
"	O
difficulty	O
raids	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Stormblood	B-Protocol
marks	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
support	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
5.0	O
Shadowbringers	B-Application
July	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
The	O
game	O
's	O
third	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Shadowbringers	B-Application
,	O
takes	O
players	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
dimension	O
,	O
the	O
First	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
the	O
Source	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
home	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
restoring	O
darkness	O
to	O
a	O
world	O
drowning	O
in	O
Light	O
as	O
they	O
adopt	O
the	O
mantle	O
of	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
of	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
cap	O
of	O
80	O
,	O
new	O
dungeons	O
and	O
raids	B-Protocol
(	O
including	O
one	O
themed	O
around	O
NieR	B-Application
:	I-Application
Automata	I-Application
)	O
,	O
new	O
zones	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
jobs	O
—	O
Gunbreaker	O
and	O
Dancer	O
,	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
debuts	O
two	O
new	O
playable	O
races	O
:	O
Viera	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Ivalice	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Hrothgar	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Ronso	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
facilitate	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
active	O
support	O
for	O
32-bit	O
Windows	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
rendering	O
libraries	O
ended	O
with	O
Shadowbringers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
6.0	O
Endwalker	B-Application
December	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
The	O
fourth	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
delayed	O
from	O
its	O
traditional	O
summer	O
release	O
window	O
to	O
Winter	O
2021	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masayoshi	O
Soken	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
traditional	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
music	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
themes	O
original	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enormous	O
track	O
list	O
includes	O
remixed	O
versions	O
of	O
songs	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
theme	O
,	O
originally	O
composed	O
by	O
long	O
time	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
remixes	O
of	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
themes	O
original	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
reboot	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
,	O
Soken	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
composing	O
and	O
compiling	O
numerous	O
original	O
and	O
remixed	O
songs	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
his	O
duties	O
as	O
sound	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshida	O
directed	O
Soken	O
to	O
"	O
give	O
us	O
something	O
straightforward	O
that	O
anyone	O
could	O
identify	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
easy-to-understand	O
,	O
expressive	O
orchestral	O
sound	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soken	O
also	O
arranged	O
pieces	O
from	O
earlier	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
use	O
in	O
special	O
in-game	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
its	O
music	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
carrier	O
of	O
nostalgic	O
emotions	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
bring	O
its	O
nostalgic	O
emotional	O
carrier	O
into	O
new	O
relationships	O
and	O
environments	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
deeper	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
including	O
both	O
the	O
launch	O
and	O
tracks	O
from	O
Patch	O
2.1	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
Realm	O
Awoken	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
excellent	O
merging	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
musical	O
style	O
with	O
a	O
modern	O
orchestral	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Salbato	O
of	O
RPGFan	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
album	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
his	O
favorite	O
album	O
of	O
2014	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
ca	O
n't	O
recommend	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborns	I-Protocol
soundtrack	O
highly	O
enough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
debuted	O
at	O
position	O
#10	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Oricon	O
album	O
charts	O
for	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
charts	O
for	O
eight	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
awarded	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
for	O
having	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
pieces	O
of	O
music	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
at	O
nearly	O
400	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
has	O
earned	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
and	O
robust	O
sales	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Charles	O
Onyett	O
cited	O
many	O
specific	O
improvements	O
over	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
game	O
and	O
recognized	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
seems	O
like	O
Square	O
's	O
doing	O
the	O
right	O
things	O
to	O
fix	O
the	O
many	O
mistakes	O
made	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIVs	I-Application
original	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
Jonathan	O
Toyad	O
was	O
less	O
confident	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
changes	O
but	O
commenting	O
that	O
many	O
features	O
would	O
seem	O
overly	O
familiar	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
modern	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overwhelming	O
sentiment	O
expressed	O
by	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
remade	O
game	O
executed	O
admirably	O
on	O
traditional	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
features	O
and	O
succeeded	O
at	O
addressing	O
the	O
failures	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Kollar	O
of	O
Polygon	O
lauded	O
its	O
implementation	O
of	O
controller	O
play	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
XIV'''s	O
single	O
biggest	O
gift	O
to	O
the	O
 [ MMORPG ] 	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
suffered	O
from	O
minor	O
framerate	O
and	O
loading	O
time	O
issues	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
reduced	O
graphical	O
fidelity	O
,	O
reviewers	O
observed	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
problems	O
were	O
eliminated	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
creating	O
parity	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kollar	O
and	O
Leif	O
Johnson	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
played	O
admirably	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
via	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
with	O
only	O
minor	O
lag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
critics	O
were	O
satisfied	O
with	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborns	I-Protocol
incremental	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VanOrd	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
old	O
world	O
"	O
of	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
safe	O
and	O
familiar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Kollar	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
years	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
energy	O
and	O
joy	O
that	O
made	O
me	O
fall	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
industry	O
award	O
shows	O
,	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
earned	O
the	O
Special	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Awards	O
and	O
the	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
at	O
the	O
CESA	O
's	O
2014	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards.Stormblood	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
MMO	O
"	O
at	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
came	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
category	O
in	O
their	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Ongoing	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
category	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
Best	O
Community	O
Support	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019.Shadowbringers	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
Expansion	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
;	O
for	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
23rd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
the	O
Evolving	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
19th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards.Endwalker	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Online	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
won	O
for	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
25th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
placed	O
second	O
in	O
Japan	O
's	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
with	O
184,000	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
ranked	O
32	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
with	O
244,574	O
retail	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshida	O
has	O
repeatedly	O
emphasized	O
that	O
the	O
robust	O
success	O
of	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
was	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
traditional	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
leadup	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
expansion	O
Endwalker	B-Application
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
that	O
registered	O
player	O
numbers	O
had	O
reached	O
over	O
24	O
million	O
and	O
that	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
itself	O
was	O
now	O
the	O
most	O
profitable	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Shadowbringers''	O
sold	O
approximately	O
22,260	O
physical	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
during	O
its	O
launch	O
week	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
