<Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Multiplayer </Td> </Tr> <P> Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (ファイナル ファンタジー XIV: 新生 エオルゼア, Fainaru Fantajī Fōtīn: Shinsei Eoruzea, lit . Final Fantasy XIV: Reborn Eorzea) is a massively multiplayer online role - playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 (until June 16, 2017), PlayStation 4 and macOS . It was developed and published by Square Enix, with Naoki Yoshida as producer and director, and was released worldwide on August 27, 2013 . Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn takes place in the fictional land of Eorzea, five years after the events of the original release . At the conclusion of Final Fantasy XIV, the primal dragon Bahamut escapes from its lunar prison to initiate the Seventh Umbral Calamity, an apocalyptic event which destroys much of Eorzea . Through the gods' blessing, the player character escapes the devastation by time traveling five years into the future . As Eorzea recovers and rebuilds, the player must deal with the impending threat of invasion by the Garlean Empire from the north . </P> <P> The original Final Fantasy XIV was released in September 2010 to overwhelmingly negative reviews . As a result of this poor reception, then - Square Enix President Yoichi Wada announced that a new team, led by Yoshida, would take over development of the title . This team was responsible for generating content for the original version as well as developing a brand new game which would address all of the previous release's criticisms . Initially dubbed "Version 2.0", Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn features a new engine, improved server structures, revamped gameplay and interface, and a new story . </P> <P> The game released to largely positive reception; reviewers praised the game for its solid mechanics and progression, and commended Yoshida for turning the project around . The first major content patch--"A Realm Awoken"--was released on December 17, 2013, and introduced player housing, player versus player arena battles, new quests, and the first 24 - player raid, Crystal Tower . Subsequent content patches have been released every three months . After a poor fiscal year 2013, Square Enix executives attributed the company's return to profitability in part to the game's strong sales and subscriber base, reaching a cumulative total of 6 million players as of July 2016 . The first expansion pack, titled Heavensward, was released on June 23, 2015 . The game's second expansion, titled Stormblood was released on June 20, 2017 and marked the end of service for the PlayStation 3 version of the game . </P>

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