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23 Years Later, ‘Final Fantasy XI’ Is So Popular It's Making Its Developer Nervous

Robin Bea

created: July 23, 2025, 6:56 p.m. | updated: July 29, 2025, 5:23 p.m.

While Final Fantasy XIV may still be the developer’s golden child, the older, weirder Final Fantasy XI is seeing something of a resurgence as well. Crossovers with Final Fantasy XIV have kept Final Fantasy XI in the spotlight. Square EnixEven Square Enix seems to be a little surprised at how well Final Fantasy XI is doing, though. Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, Dawntrail, includes a raid series, essentially a set of high-end dungeons, based on Final Fantasy XI. Once they’re there, new Final Fantasy XI players may be in for a bit of a shock coming from Final Fantasy XIV.

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