Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn tops 1.5 million registered users

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Square Enix’s latest MMORPG set in the Final Fantasy universe, is doing quite well thus far.

The company announced this morning that the game has surpassed 1.5 million registered players worldwide, on the PC and PS3 combined, since it launched around 2 months ago.

Additional news regarding the upcoming v2.1 content patch and the World Transfer Service feature was also released. Lastly, those waiting to get their hands on the PS4 beta version can do so beginning on February 22nd, 2014.

Read on.

Square Enix, Inc. and Square Enix Ltd., publishers of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas and PAL territories, respectively, announced today that FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn has exceeded 1.5 million registered players within two months since its launch.

The combined total is across North America, Europe, Japan and PAL territories on both the Windows PC and PlayStation 3 entertainment systems.  In related news, Square Enix also recently announced that the beta program for the next generation PlayStation 4 system will commence on February 22, 2014.

Furthermore, the first content update (Patch 2.1) is scheduled for release later this December, which will include key features, including Player vs. Player (PvP) battle arena, new dungeons, player housing and more.

Finally, players can now also transfer their characters to another world via the World Transfer Service, which is available starting this week.  Details are available here.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn is available now for $39.99 on the PlayStation 3 system and $29.99 for Windows PC. A free 30-day trial is included for new accounts, with monthly subscriptions starting at $12.99.