Final Fantasy IV PS3 Release Delayed to March 2011

Kris Erickson • Jun 30, 2010 • Comments ()

If you were looking forward to sinking your teeth into Square Enix's new massively multiplayer game, you may want to consider the PC platform to get your fix. And if you're really keen to start playing right away, the Collector's Edition is the one to get. It will launch in Europe on September 22, 2010. The normal edition will come a week later on September 30th. But in order to play the game on PS3, you'd have to wait until March 2011, the publisher today revealed.

The PC Collector's Edition includes a behind-the-scenes DVD, a special branded security token, a FFXIV branded tumbler, map, a travel journal including concept art, the Onion Helm in-game item, a 30-day free trial period for the game and a pass that allows a guest to play for free for a limited time.

The monthly subscription fee will be £8.99 (€12.99) with additional characters available for £2.10 (€3.00) a month. A maximum of eight characters can be registered on any one account.

Each account is eligible for one free retainer (a non-playable character that maintains item sales and storage when users are logged out) with each additional retainer costing £0.70 (€1.00).

A beta version of the PC game will go live some time in early July. It will become available to pre-order with key retailers at some point today. Those who pre-order will receive another in-game freebie - a pair of Garlond Goggles that increases the speed at which characters progress.

Those who register their FFXIII Campaign Codes will receive the Asuran Armguards DLC, an extra that improves the effectiveness of tools.

If you, like us, are attracted toward the PC version, you're probably wondering what kind of machine you'll need to run Final Fantasy XIV. The minimum system requirements for the PC version are as follows: Windows XP/Vista/7, Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2GHz, 2GB of RAM, 15GB HDD space, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 512MB or ATI Radeon HD 2900 512MB and DirectX 9.