Xbox finally getting one of the biggest RPGs ever made, and you can try it free

Watch out, Xbox users, your backlog is about to explode. It’s been confirmed that an enormous award-winning MMORPG is on its way to Xbox Series X/S, and once you get sucked in, there’ll be no escape.

What’s your definition of a long game? How lengthy does a title have to be before it cantrulybe deemed enormous? Having spent the last couple of months pouring all of my free time intoPersona 5 Royalandstillnot reaching the end of its 100+ hour main story, I’d say that’s pretty large. Well, how about a title that can be literally thousands of hours long?

Take a look at the trailer forFinal FantasyXIV Online’sEndwalkerexpansion below.

Did the trailer give it away? That’s right, I’m talking about the excellentFinal Fantasy XIV Online.Square Enix’smammoth MMORPG is set to land onSeries X/S at some point during spring 2024, but an open beta is also launching soon.

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Even if you’ve not played the game yourself before, there’s a pretty decent chance that you’ve seen a copypasta meme teasing a chunky free trial, which is something that’ll be available toXboxusers, too. As confirmed in aposton Xbox Wire, the Expanded Free Trial allows new players to playA Realm Rebornfrom start to finish, as well as theHeavenswardandStormbloodexpansions all the way up to level 70 (there’s no restriction on playtime).

Final Fantasy XIV Online’s Xbox open beta will kick off during patch 6.5x, which is expected to roll out at some point in October.

Topics:Xbox,Xbox Series X,Xbox Series S,Final Fantasy