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Final Fantasy XI PC Requirements Announced
PKFC writes "Square has begun taking applications for the Final Fantasy XI PC Beta test which starts on June 18 in Japan. The minimum specs are: Win 98, PIII 800 MHz, 128 MB RAM, a GeForce card and 4.5 GB of hard drive space, while the recommended specs include a 64 MB video card and a Pentium 4. The 4.5 GB is used for game data, the PlayOnline software and the ever popular, Tetramaster. The PC version will be fully compatible with the PlayStation2 version allowing people on either system to play together. Be warned that the links go to Japanese web sites."
The reason it's so big is because PS2s can read DVD-rom, but square doesn't require that their beta testers can. So they give you a bunch o' cds and load them to your hard drive.
I'm pretty sure in the Final release will allow reading content off dvd.
The thing that makes me sad is that I think they say you have to be in Japan to beta test =(
Things like this make me care enough to make me stop lurking, get an account, and finally post =)
If final fantasy was indeed the final fantasy, why are there so many sequels?
This is explained nicely here
At the time Square made Final Fantasy #1 , they had just released a couple of unsuccessful semi-RPG-ish games, were nearly out of money, and honestly expected that when the game that became Final Fantasy was complete, they would have to go out of business.
That Final Fantasy #1 became a massive success, and they subsequently had the resources to create more RPGs, was a complete surprise to them, however pleasant..