Many people have been switching over from World of Warcraft to try out other new MMOs like New World. Yoshida had this to say in a report by IGN, “You all know just how hard things were for us with the original Final Fantasy 14,” he said, “since then, we were able to transform the title into one that provides a major contribution to our company’s profits.”įFXIV has been on a tear this 2021, despite all the delays and content droughts it has had especially on the road to releasing their next expansion, Endwalker. The 24 million number also happens to include people who are playing the free trial version of the game which has no time limit and players can enjoy all the content all the way up to the highly renowned Heavensward expansion. He also goes on to mention that it is now the most profitable game in all of Final Fantasy.Īfter 11 years of service, the game has reached an incredible milestone despite the very rough start that was FFXIV 1.0 which was truly the darkest days of the game. Out of all the incredible games in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XIV just beat all of them in terms of profitability.Īccording to a report by Siliconera, Final Fantasy XIV Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida revealed in his opening remarks how big the player base of the game is now with 24 million players playing the game.

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