Final Fantasy XIV Subscriptions Returning, PS3 Version In 2012

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Just over a year ago, Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIV. It was not well received (http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/12/1318223/final-fantasy-xiv-launches-to-scathing-reviews), and to atone for their mistake, the company removed the game's subscription fee (http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/16/1241202/square-enix-attempting-final-fantasy-xiv-damage-control), replaced a bunch of the developers, and delayed the PS3 version (http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/12/10/0951222/top-final-fantasy-xiv-devs-replaced-ps3-version-delayed). Now, they are confident enough in the updates they've brought to the game that they are re-instituting the subscription plan and working again on the PS3 version (http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/teaser/), though it's still about a year away. They've also explained their roadmap for version 2.0 of the game (http://www.shacknews.com/article/70614/final-fantasy-xiv-subscriptions-restarting-by-end-of-year-ps3), which will include a new UI, a new graphics engine, and a redesign of all current maps.

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