Final Fantasy XI

Final Fantasy XI
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Developer(s)	Square
Publisher(s)	PlayStation 2 JP: Square WW: Sony Computer Entertainment Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Square Enix
Director(s)	Koichi Ishii (1999–2003) Nobuaki Komoto (2003–2008) Koichi Ogawa (2008–2010) Akihiko Matsui (2010) Mizuki Ito (2010–2016) Yoji Fujito (2016–)
Producer(s)	Hiromichi Tanaka (1999–2012) Akihiko Matsui (2012–2023) Yoji Fujito (2023–)
Designer(s)	Hiromichi Tanaka
Programmer(s)	Ken Narita
Artist(s)	Ryosuke Aiba
Writer(s)	Nobuaki Komoto Masato Kato
Composer(s)	Naoshi Mizuta Kumi Tanioka Nobuo Uematsu
Series	Final Fantasy
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2[a] Microsoft Windows Xbox 360[a]
Release	May 16, 2002 PlayStation 2 JP: May 16, 2002 NA: March 23, 2004 Microsoft Windows JP: November 7, 2002 NA: October 28, 2003 EU: September 17, 2004 Xbox 360 NA: April 18, 2006 JP: April 20, 2006 EU: April 21, 2006
Genre(s)	MMORPG
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Final Fantasy XI,^[b] also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), originally developed and published by Squaresoft and then published by Square Enix as the eleventh main installment of the Final Fantasy series. Designed and produced by Hiromichi Tanaka, it was released in Japan on May 16, 2002, for PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows-based personal computers in November of that year. The game was the first MMORPG to offer cross-platform play between PlayStation 2 and PC.^[1] It was later released for the Xbox 360 in April 2006.^[2] All versions of the game require a monthly subscription to play.^[3]

The story is set in the fantasy world of Vana'diel, where player-created avatars can both compete and cooperate in a variety of objectives to develop an assortment of jobs, skills, and earn in-game item rewards. Players can undertake an array of quests and progress through the in-game hierarchy and through the major plot of the game. Since its debut in 2002, five expansion packs have been released^[4] along with six add-on scenarios. Each expansion pack and add-on brings a new major storyline to the Final Fantasy XI world, along with numerous areas, quests, events and item rewards.

In 2015, Square Enix released the final main scenario for Final Fantasy XI titled Rhapsodies of Vana'diel.^[5] Final Fantasy XI became the final active server on the PlayStation 2 online service. Support for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 versions was ultimately ended on March 31, 2016,^[6] leaving only the PC platform playable. A mobile client for the game was under development by Square Enix in collaboration with Korean developer Nexon, using Unreal Engine 4, but was cancelled in late 2020.^[7] A spin-off mobile game, Final Fantasy Grandmasters was released on September 30, 2015. A new, episodic story series titled The Voracious Resurgence was added to the game in 2020,^[8] concluding in June 2023.^{[citation needed]} In May 2022 rumors had circulated that FFXI may soon be shutting down. Yoji Fujito released a statement noting that this was not the case and users should not worry about the services being shut down any time soon.^[9]

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