Believe it or not, there are still people out there rocking a DualShock 2 and a PlayStation 2 network adapter. While Sony's creaky appliance has enjoyed a long and prosperous life due to its enviable catalogue of quality software, there are still a significant number of people who keep the ageing appliance hooked up in order to play Final Fantasy XI – the ambitious MMO which first launched on the Japanese giant's system all the way back in 2002.
But over a decade later, time is almost up on the old-school adventure. "We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to those who have enjoyed Final Fantasy XI on [the PS2] and to those who have assisted us in bringing Vana'diel to you," a spokesperson said. The servers will be shut down in March 2016, meaning that you've still got time to bring your spiky haired avatar out of retirement for one final hurrah. There'll be various events and content added over the course of the year to help you to celebrate.
It does mark the end of an era for both the game and perhaps the PS2 itself, as Seekers of the Adoulin, the title's most recent expansion pack, represented one of the system's last major retail releases in Japan. Will you be visiting Vana'diel one last time? Sob into the feathers of your Chocobo in the comments section below.
[source eurogamer.net]
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you know with FFXIV out now and being well established they should move FFXI to a free to play model with microtransactions instead of just shutting the servers down
This is crazy, but not quite as crazy as the fact GameStop is currently taking trade ins for the ps2 system.
It's mad to think that Square hasn't shut it down already. They've given it more than enough time, at least, which is commendable.
They are closing down the PS2 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. The PC version will remain open for now. Also Im pretty sure the PC version has over 1 million active subscribers still, so its still bringing in cash for SE.
There's going to be a hole in the Final Fantasy series unless they make a JRPG based on Final Fantasy 11 to fill in the hole.
That's really respectable from a gamer standpoint. There have been some games like goldeneye for N64 if online existed I might be playing now.
I just read that they're releasing FF11 on to smartphones and tablets.
I thought the servers were shut down when the new FF MMO came out. Guess not.
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