More than ten years after its problematic PC and PS3 release, Final Fantasy XIV is coming to yet another PlayStation console. During a reveal event on Friday night, Square-Enix announced that an open beta for PS5 will begin on April 13. In the new system, the MMORPG will run in 4K resolution and promises much better performance. It is already playable in backward compatibility mode, but the new version will be fully optimized and can be played at no extra cost to those already registered in the PS4 game.
The company also announced a new expansion pack for the game, Endwalker, due out this fall with new jobs, new areas and a level cap going to 90. It is also set to end the story that started when the game was Released .
That’s right, the first round of the game was so bad that Square Enix closed it before relaunching Realm Reborn as version 2.0 and eventually making the transition to PS4. Now the game has more than 20 million players and is coming to PlayStation 5 ready to take its missions to a new level.