Square Enix announce that the highly anticipated MMO (Massively Multi-player Online) game FINAL FANTASY XIV launches tomorrow with the release of the Windows PC Collector’s Edition.The FINAL FANTASY XIV Collector’s Edition offers early access to adventurers eager to embark on this exciting new chapter in the FINAL FANTASY series by granting entry into to the realm of Eorzea ahead of the global release on 30 September 2010 for Windows PC (Standard Edition).
The PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system version will be released in early March 2011.
Eorzea, an awe-inspiring land of endless possibilities. Whether you choose to battle fierce creatures in the wilderness, fashion the ultimate blade in the forge, or swap tall tales in the local tavern, the history of FINAL FANTASY XIV will be shaped by your actions. Choose from an exotic variety of races, looks and classes to fashion your hero. Change classes simply by equipping a different weapon or tool and tackle an ever-changing assortment of level quests alone or with friends. The age of adventure has begun.
“This September, players around the world will join together to explore the fascinating and exciting realm of Eorzea,” said Hiromichi Tanaka, Producer of FINAL FANTASY XIV. “We’re presenting players with a new style of online game play, that we know will please avid fans of online games, but welcome more casual gamers as well with the variety of game play and story-driven content.”
a new online payment method for Europe called Crysta.
The first title to benefit from Crysta is the new Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game FINAL FANTASY XIV that launches tomorrow with a special Collector’s Edition. From tomorrow, players of FINAL FANTASY XIV who have registered for a Square Enix account and who are residing in Europe will be able to use Crysta to pay for FINAL FANTASY XIV subscriptions and security tokens.
For a full list of territories supporting Crysta, please visit http://account.square-enix.com/regist.
“The introduction of Crysta is an exciting step for Square Enix,” said Phil Rogers, president and chief executive of Square Enix Europe. “Our business is actively looking to create new on-line entertainment and deliver high quality content and services and having a safe and simple payment method is an important part of our online strategy.”
Please see below for further details on Crysta. New services, titles and territories for Crysta will be revealed in future announcements.
About Crysta
Crysta is available through the Square Enix Account Management System (Square Enix Limited’s on-line billing system). From 22 September, Crysta will be launched by Square Enix Limited for users in Europe only*. Crysta will be rolled out to other PAL territories supported by Square Enix Limited at a future date.
(* Crysta is already operational in Japan and will be launched in North America on September 22 through Square Enix Inc.)
Crysta can be purchased in blocks of £5/€5, £10/€10, £20/€20, £30/€30, £50/€50, £100/€100 using a variety of payment processes including credit and debit cards. The current exchange rates in Europe are as follows:
100 Crysta = £1 (UK residents only)
100 Crysta = €1 (rest of Europe)
There will be a cap on the number of Crysta that users can hold in their account at any one time.