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Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet

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18 September 2018

Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Enix Business Division 5, released 18 September 2018 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 4.

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What Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet is

Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Enix Business Division 5 and released in 2018. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The shadow of mystery deepens as the man who wears Zenos’s face continues to move unchecked, sowing the seeds of strife from the heart of the Empire. All indications point to Ascian machination, and the arrival of a messenger at the Rising Stones sets the Scions of the Seventh Dawn upon a path rife with peril, towards an unknowable destination.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and open world.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet is the 264th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was World of Final Fantasy: Maxima in 2018.

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What it launched against

Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet launched on 18 September 2018, within three weeks of Marvel's Spider-Man, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Marvel's Spider-Man and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Spider-Man, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

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When did Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet come out?
Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet was released on 18 September 2018 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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