The second massively multiplayer game in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, recently reached a new milestone, as more than 2 million players have now registered for the game.
No doubt the launch of the PlayStation 4 version earlier this week helped A Realm Reborn to reach this figure. It is worth noting, however, that this figure refers to the number of registered users the game has attracted. In othe r words, there are not necessarily 2 million players actively paying a subscription to play.
With more and more companies electing to turn their MMOs into free-to-play games, A Realm Reborn producer Naoki Yoshida defended the subscription model last month. "A lot of games look at the first two months of subscription numbers, think that's not going to be a feasible business, and switch over to free-to-play," he said. "I don't think it's necessarily because free-to-play is a better form, though. It's more about people making a rash decision to switch over and chase a quick buck."
Final Fantasy XIV's initial launch back in 2010 was disastrous, resulting in the departure of its director and a public apology from Square Enix. CEO Yoichi Wada would later claim the game had "greatly damaged" the Final Fantasy brand. A Realm Reborn, initially released last August on PC and PlayStation 3, represents the game's relaunch and has been much better received than the original iteration.
| Chris Pereira is a freelance writer for GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @TheSmokingManX |
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