Final Fantasy 14, up to level 70 with no limits on playtime, is now live as an open beta on the Xbox Series X|S.
Firstly, in case it’s a concern, the MMORPG is controller-friendly, and has been for years. It launched with compatibility for PC and Playstation, with controller and keyboard/mouse options available on both platforms.
You may also need to adjust a few safety settings, as outlined on the official FFXIV instruction page for the open beta.
There’s also an interesting other requirement for the beta: only new accounts wll be able to join. Your Xbox account will be immediately linked to the FFXIV/Square Enix account used for the beta. Therefore, the developers strongly recommend against current players trying the beta. Yes, this means that if you link a beta FFXIV account to your Xbox Game Pass, you’ll have to buy another account’s Game Pass subscription to re-join with your old character.
As a reminder as well, this is an open beta for an entirely new platform, so registration and compatibility mess-ups are entirely possible.
