absolutely not. I've made the decision to not play anything past FF10.

Can defo see myself giving it a shot with that first month and seeing how I get on with it.

Not played an MMO for many, many years, but a Switch 2 version would be my way in, for sure.

FFXIV is my favorite MMORPG, but I was fatigued and needed to take a break after Dawntrail…though I will say the new expansion intrigues me. Nevertheless, I own the PC and PS4 versions of the game, so I don’t need another with a separate additional subscription. Also I lost my (in-game) house due to said break and Square-Enix’s monthly auto-demolish system. Big investment lost because of extortion.

I love Final Fantasy but haven't really been able to get into MMOs so I'm not sure at this point.

I wish they would bring XIII to switch🙏
Is this a good MMORPG for somebody who has never tried the genre?
I won't be able to afford a switch 2 until after the free trial period is over but I'm interested by all the positive things I've heared.

How much is a subscription on the other platforms?

Everyone gives Crimson Desert a hard time about fetch quests. This is the ultimate fetch quest game. Which is fine if that’s what you are I to.

Yep yep! Will officially replace PSO2:NGS for me. They had their chance to bring it to a handheld but Square Enix beat them to it.

Plus I love Creative Studio III's other Final Fantasy games so this is just a match made in heaven for me!

Also, isn't Final Fantasy XIV Free to Play up to Level 80? Or is that not applicable to the Switch 2 version? Do we know yet? Because that's at least 500 hours of content right there.

Eh, nope.
Not interested with Online only games with another payment to play.
I wish for the OFFLINE version like Dragon Quest X OFFLINE.

heck no. I ain't paying a subscription. Then again, I'm not a mmo person either.

Lost 5 years of my life playing WoW. Not going to burn myself twice to an MMO. Even though I heard this is probably the best one out there.

I'll stick to PC, I really dont need another sub.

It looks like a great game, and if I had bundles of time, I’d probably get it, but I’m just not up for getting sucked into a 100+ hour experience.

I used to love FF14, but friendship ended, sadly. Dawntrail dropped the ball so hard it broke through the floor.

MMOs are too addictive and endless, so I'll pass, even though I love Final Fantasy and Switch 2.

MMOs in general seem like a timesink I don't want to get into, so I'll be passing on this one.

As far as Final Fantasy as a series goes, though, VII Remake is on my wishlist.

Im mildly curious as I do enjoy Final Fantasy, and haven't played an MMO in a long time, but the subscription price is a bit much for me.

I have been waiting for the Switch port for a while. It is a bummer that we need to buy another sub, but it will be cheaper for current subscribers. I'm a big fan of FFXIV, so this is another way to play one of my favorites games.

If it wasnt for the outdated Subcribe-To-Play that i havent seen since the days of WoW (yes i know, im 25 and im old lol) i would have played it but for some reasons the fanbase defends it so im skipping it, but i will for sure play FF16 if it comes out on Switch 2.

The biggest reason for not playing it is the added sub cost. I am fine with having to rebuy the game and expansions but to pay more monthly to be able to play on switch 2 is a no for me.

This seems like one of those games you could sink a couple years into and still not be fully caught up. I'm tempted to give it a go, but I'm honestly buried way too deep in other games I really should have played already. On the other hand, what's one more on the pile?

poll is missing a simple "I don't plan to play this".

If anyone is interested, I highly encourage you to do the free trial before spending your money on it. It is a generous free trial and should let you know if the games barebones combat is for you or not.

For those who play MMOs I've been told this is the best out there. I can't take that kind of long-term commitment, myself.

No I will not be

Oh wow this is exciting!! I’ve played so many hours on the Steam version. Any social part of FFXIV would be much harder on the Switch 2 without a keyboard for typing, but I already do lots of the content on my Steam Deck. Having it on Switch 2 will be so so nice, I can’t wait!

No, I have an interesting life full of facets I don’t want to give up. These MMOs are digital drugs.

I spent too many years playing WoW with the first number of expansions (played to Cata, then break, then some MoP, then stopped), so I am very hesitant to jump into another MMO. But given how much content I could play with the Free Trial of FFXIV, it would not be like I needed to spend a lot of hours each day to get my money's worth (when free is free).

But unfortunately, my SE account already has the Free Trial linked to PC with my main email account when I first wanted to try it out years ago. I barely played it, but my account has been locked out of a potential free trial on the Switch 2.

I’ve never been a big MMORPG fan, but I’ve been wanting to try this one out. Glad it’s coming to switch 2.

Most likely, although the filesize and my available storage may dictate the playthrough's realistic timeframe. The subscription is another factor to consider (especially since my own free trial was also initiated elsewhere), but if there's anywhere I'd humour it, it's a platform with full portable access like NS2. And how long I will actually last depends on how much of the content the game allows to gradually do solo - that was one of the main aspects that hooked me on Elder Scrolls Online, for instance.

If they have a free trial or whatever I will probably play that. I played this on ps3 while free. Was not for me. I tried on ps5 after a month or three of just trying to get the game to work through registering in the website. I got on finally played a little and stopped. So I will just play a free part if I can and jump out again when I have to pay. I have been playing games for decades and still do not understand mmo’s. I don’t get paying monthly for a game or how you keep playing a game like this. Or how a new person jumps in and plays with people that have been playing for years.

I'm wary of subscription games. I never played World of Warcraft because I would feel like I was "wasting money" any time I wasn't playing it.

But it sounds fun and I'll probably get suckered into it.

Since it's an MMO, I've thankfully managed to avoid it so far.

I'm a very longtime fan of FF. While I find the current state of the franchise and SE quite terrible (I adore XII but nothing else after X), and have tried to enjoy XIV three times and just couldn't, I am none the less excited for this and will try yet again to enjoy this game. I know if I can get past the horrendous A Realm Reborn I'll very likely enjoy the rest, but everything about that chapter is so bad. X_X

Never played this one. And ye i am a final Fantasy fan. Switch 2 will be my first time playing it.

Probably not, I love Final Fantasy XIV, but I kind of quit because of online anxiety and a low self esteem. So yeah, got nothing to do with the game but 100% to do with me.
I am really happy that it's coming to the Switch 2 though, the game got me through a lot of stuff, so it will always have a special place in my heart.

i am not interested in mmo...

Never played more than a few hours Maple story or whatever that was called and an hour of that really famous free one no one talks about nowadays. So I consider myself to be a total MMORPG noob. I don't like the concept of having to find other players to do stuff real time, I hate that they made these numbered titles so now I always think 14 is the one with Lightning.

But we'll see, I mean it apparently has a story so now I gotta see it! ☺️😄

It's something I would have loved a couple years ago when I had more gaming time, especially coupled with Gamechat. I would have spent so much time on that thing.

Nowadays though it's just not compatible with my life anymore, have fun kids!

I play this on PS5 and PC. I've recently bought a Xbox rog ally (not the x) and I'm playing it it on there. The switch 2 subscription is a complete turn off since already subscribed. Why do they need a separate one? This makes no sense!

Nnnnnno, I will not. I'm very allergic to having to get subscriptions for everything so, I'll pass.

I'll have to wait and see before committing. As it is, the one live-service game I am playing right now that is eating up what little gaming time I have left is Genshin Impact; I am still waiting for that game to make the jump over from PC, PlayStation, Xbox and mobile to the Switch 2.

But then again, HoYoverse just discontinued the game for the PS4. While the Switch 2 is more powerful than that console, it is still nowhere near as powerful as the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, so it may never end up coming to a Nintendo console. This is especially the case since the game keeps getting bigger and thus requiring more storage and processing power.

Unless Nintendo decides to follow the lead of Sony and Microsoft and come out with a super-powerful console that could serve as a proper rival in the way of graphics and performance (while still keeping that unique Nintendo charm), I doubt that they will never have a powerful enough of a console to run the game.

@breach187 It's not extortion, they have a chronic shortage of housing plots... so they need to remove houses from plots from people that have quit the game.

It's hard for SE to determine if someone is just taking a short break or a very long break.

It doesn't excuse them though for this horrible limited system with housing.
The main issue is just gil inflation, where there many players with insane amounts of gil and can buy multiple houses (over multiple accounts) and even expensive guild house plots as their private own house.
So either way, its a difficult problem to solve for SE.

For me it entirely depends on whether there’s a free trial that’s as extensive as on other platforms (entirety of the reworked base game called A Realm Reborn, and the first two or maybe three expansions). The free trial on other platforms is literally hundreds of hours of free content with some reasonable restrictions.
My concern is that they way they’ve phrased it as “free trial for the first month then a monthly sub” implies that that’s the only free trial, but I deeply hope that isn’t the case. From what I’ve read people don’t seem to think it will be.

@batmanbud2 Does that include not playing the excellent FF7 Remake and Rebirth games?

I played the beta back on PS3 and bought the main game back then. It locked me out from the trial we have today (which is far better). Was able to get my square Enix account removed from my PSN which is one time only thing.

Now have an account on my Mac to make the most of the trial. Someday I’d like to put it into my PSN again but the PSN purchase of the game will lock me out of the trial. So I’m keeping it on the Mac for the meantime. Was really hoping for a Switch 2 release and hope to carry that trial on so I wouldn’t need the Mac anymore. Will never pay for the sub on switch or buy any editions though. Just need the Switch 2 to be my trial console until someday I can pass it onto PS5 (pay for sub)

So they don’t even allow the f2p version? This is insane… thank you Nintendo…

Nah, you can't even play it on the go so there's no point. I get the game is a decent Final Fantasy MMORPG but MMO are games I try and then get tired half way through. I already had my time with it 8 years ago so not starting over again.

I love seeing people who have no interest in a game or franchise not only click on an article, but commenting how they're not interested in it.

I personally have a lot of friends who are playing, and have always been dancing on the edge of jumping in. Maybe this time it will happen.

If it has the same free trial as other platforms and I don't have to delete every other game in existence to make it fit, sure.

@batmanbud2 i must ask, why? there are some great games post ffx!

@batmanbud2 why is that, out of curiousity

@UpsideDownRowlet It was better than I had expected, had that real sense of wonder playing it! If you're a bit into the series or played 7 I'd say it's worth it!

I will be playing again. I stopped playing a couple of years ago. Am I going to be able to play only on switch 2 with that account for the one subscription price? I don’t want to start again.

was excited for this with many others.I actively play xiv on pc atm. was looking for another convenient way to play it since i stopped using the xbox online.

that random an unnecessary xiv only extra sub on the system well an truly put the brakes on all of us looking at this port. its already expensive as is to play the game over time, more money on top of it is an instant step back. will have to see how much but i doubt i'll have it there now. it'd have to be the only place i'd play an theres just no reason for me to do that when i have it on pc already.

So either start over or pay for extra on top of a regular subscription? Can we migrate without paying double subs?

What a bizarre situation to put their playbase in.

FFXIV is a game that I play only on PC. The combination of controller and mouse/keyboard is just the way I prefer playing this game. I can't imagine going back to console.

I hope those that haven't gotten to play the game yet enjoy it on the Switch 2!

I played it for 2 weeks on a free trial on PS. Then they wanted €10.99 a month to play. I said absolutely not. I would love to play it but not for a monthly fee

I'll definitely sign up for the 1 month early access, and see how I find it.

The (perceived) monthly sub doesn't bother me too much, my concern is moreso with the level of daily commitment needed to 'get the most out of' the game.

This year has been so stacked already with exciting releases, and many more to come, I'm just not sure I want to spend my already-limited daily game time on just 1 title.

If I was 15 years younger, no job/kids, then I'd probably be all over this!

I would had, but not going to pay an additional fee to play it in a second platform.

I don't have the budget to pay a monthly fee just for one game even if the game is great.

I’d love to play it, but I can’t afford it lol I’ve never believed in paying monthly to play a single game. That’s why I never gotten into World of Warcraft when I was younger.

I'd be sort of interested in trying it out, but not enough to justify paying a subscription. And I probably won't have a Switch 2 in time for the free trial.

I tried FFXIV on ps5. Thankfully I hadn't bought it and there was a 7 (or maybe 14) day trial. Each time I tried to login and play I got put into a queue. Maybe that's normal for these types of games, but I have enough of queues in real life so just gave up.

I personally won't be but I am very glad it has made its way to the system. I just don't have the time to get into these types of games, even ones as acclaimed as this one is.

I'll definitely try the free trial assuming that exist on switch 2.

After I quit World of Warcraft I vowed never to play any MMORPG any more. They're such huge time sinks and I just don't want to waste my time on any game like that any more. It started to feel like work. Showing up for raids every night, grinding. It all felt useless as soon as the next expansion dropped, too. Nevermore.

Nah. I'd play guild wars 2 or the elder scrolls online (more likely and feasible) again though

13 trilogy, 15, or 16 would be nice. I couldn't care less about the mmo. Hopefully we get those at some point. I mean, we're already getting the 7 remake trilogy. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Curious to hear more about it, but I avoid MMOs for the same reason a lot of other commenters do - it’s very addictive and can be a time sink if they’re really good.

I tried the free trial for a few days just so I could say I've played it, but it couldn't hook me. Just kind of felt like Everquest with some Final Fantasy trappings mixed in. I know that's basically what every MMORPG ever is (It's like Everquest, but _______ themed!), but it's not enough to get me to commit a major portion of my free time.

If it has mouse mode, absolutely!

@Pak-Man Ya it does take time and that is the major problem with the game. As more expansions get added the earlier part of the game suffers more as they are trying to avoid burn out and alot of jobs rotation changes completely as you level.

They need to really work on the early game for new players and focus more on having I say about 80% of your rotation when you reach 50 and anything after that just is added.

As much as I enjoyed the first chunk of FF7 remake on Switch 2, I don’t think I’m nearly enough into FF in general to pay monthly to play an MMO version of it. I don’t know—somebody set me straight on this if they think I should give it a try.

I played it on PC years ago. But the subscription cost finally put me off of it.

Wow, nearly half plan to play or at least try it out.

Much higher demand than I was expecting.

I have no interests in FF or MMORPG. But happy for the ones looking forward to it on Switch 2!

I'm curious though, you need to buy the game and pay a monthly fee. So you cannot try it for free? If you buy the game and stop paying for the sub you can no longer play it?

MMOs aren't my jam, but I'm psyched for those who are excited.

No, I don’t need another subscription draining my wallet.

I’ve given it’s a shot many times but just can’t gel with it. Pretty nice to have on handheld though.

So from reading comments, it sounds like you have to pay an upfront cost for the game & expansions AND a monthly subscription fee? Yeah, that's gonna be a "no" from me, dawg.

Also this whole "double subscription" thing rubs me the wrong way. Imagine if you bought the Fortnite battle pass on PC, but you had to buy it again at 50% off (wow, what a deal!) to progress it on Switch 2. Horrible business practice.

Only way I'd try this is if there's free content without a time limit. A 1-month free trial doesn't sound appealing as I'd feel FOMO to play it as much as possible to make the most out of it in that limited time frame, which would probably start to feel like work. I'd rather just chip away at free content at my own pace and actually enjoy it.