| Square Enixįans have speculated on what the new additional funding could lead to.
Final Fantasy 11 is still out here, truckin' on. At the time, Matsui said that his developers had to work with budgets being evaluated on an annual basis, but they were lucky enough to achieve the funding to make some improvements and keep Final Fantasy 11 running. Early last year, Final Fantasy 11 producer Akihiko Matsui confirmed that the team had achieved funding to get the MMO to its 20th anniversary in 2022. In February, the team added the Siren avatar quest and promised another new story scenario soon.įans have wondered how long Final Fantasy 11 will continue to run. Since then, players of Final Fantasy 11 have been treated to small tweaks and seasonal events, maintaining the living world of Vana'diel, but not massively expanding it. Its last full expansion was Seekers of Adoulin in 2013, with the last major content update happening in 2015. And yet, Final Fantasy 11 continues to live in the shadow of its younger sibling, Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn.įrom its Japanese debut in 2002, Final Fantasy 11 saw the release of five expansions and countless updates. Final Fantasy 11 is one of the survivors of the early 2000s MMO gold rush, a list that includes World of Warcraft, EVE Online, and Lineage 2.