Final Fantasy XIV Mobile brings the beloved MMORPG to the palm of your hand

• Final Fantasy XIV is officially coming to mobile, looking set to slowly bring in years of content
• It’s being developed by Tencent’s Lightspeed Studios in partnership with Square Enix
• You’ll soon be able to enjoy Final Fantasy XIV and adventure through Eorze in the palm of your hand!

Final Fantasy fans can rejoice because the rumours and speculation have finally ceased, with the official announcement that Final Fantasy XIV for mobile is in the works! And, as we noted before, it will be coming courtesy of Tencent subsidiary Lightspeed Studios, set to work closely in concert with Square Enix.

Final Fantasy XIV should need little introduction as one of the most disastrous launches, and subsequently well-earned returns to prominence, in the franchise’s history. Originally released back in 2012, the initial version of Final Fantasy 14 met with a huge amount of criticism for its lacklustre nature, leading to a complete revamp of the development team and the release of a ground-up rebuild fittingly called, A Realm Reborn.

Set in the familiar world of Eorzea, Final Fantasy XIV Mobile looks set to promise a good amount of content when it launches. You’ll be able to enjoy nine different jobs at release, switching freely between them using the Armoury system. And naturally, minigames such as Triple Triad will also make a return.

Limit break

I think this is genuinely a bit of a landmark moment considering how big of a release Final Fantasy XIV was and the very intriguing nature of its fall and subsequent rise. It’s become a cornerstone of Square Enix’s catalogue so the decision to work with Tencent to bring Final Fantasy XIV to mobile represents a seemingly quite close partnership.

The only wrinkle I can see is that it seems that Final Fantasy XIV Mobile may not have as much in the way of initial content as some might like. Although I’d guess that the intent is to slowly work their way through incorporating expansions and updates over time, instead of trying to bring in all of Final Fantasy XIV’s quite considerable content from over the years.