Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers update 5.3 is delayed indefinitely. The team suffers the consequences of the state of alarm in Japan.
The state of alarm in Japan has affected a multitude of development studies in the country, including its age rating system. The last game to confirm its delay was Final Fantasy XIV with its 5.3 update.
Expected for mid-June, the patch's arrival as part of its live service has been indefinitely delayed. "We have not yet decided whether the delay will be a couple of weeks or three, or if it will be a month," explains its director and producer, Naoki Yoshida, in an official statement.
According to him, currently only a few have been able to start working from home, which have been able to finish the finishing touches for their recent update 5.25. However, and as he relates, the development of Final Fantasy XIV falls on other collaborating studios around the world.
The limitations have delayed the sending of graphic materials to countries in Europe, Asia and the United States, as well as the recording of voices and the work of the team based in Tokyo. "The production and QA teams will operate below their normal capacity."
Servers will work as usual
At the level of online infrastructure, Naoki reassures his players: “Regarding our servers, we will keep them from home, myself included. Although support responses may take a little longer than usual, you can be confident that each realm will work as usual. ” Throughout this process, the team in Japan will establish a system so that updates can be continued from home.
“We are very sorry for the disappointment that can be in our players. However, it is important to prioritize the mental and physical health of our team, without them it would not be possible to maintain the quality of the new functions and updates that you can expect from Final Fantasy XIV ”, he concludes.
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