During 2018, development of the game moved to an internal studio at Nexon, named Nexon One Studio, with the game's direction drastically changing to a trading card RPG focus under director Sim Gi Hoon, with internal estimates pegging the game for a 2019 release. In May 2018, Nexon continued to list the game, now under the simple title Final Fantasy XI mobile, in its financial reports, claiming the game was still under development. Īn interview dated Novemwith Naoki Yoshida stated the game was still under development and that they were working on the battle system. Īlthough little official news were released for the game since NDC 2016, Nexon continued to actively hire for roles relating to the development of the game through their careers portal. It was revealed that the game would run on Unreal Engine 4. On April 27, 2016, Nexon unveiled the first screenshots of the mobile game, titled Final Fantasy XI Reboot, at the Nexon Developer Conference, featuring what appeared to be a redesigned Windurst and Sarutabaruta. The project was to release sometime in 2016. The project was to be led by Nexon, a Korean mobile game developer, and touted touch-based interface and upgrades to systems such as Parties and Skillchains.
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On March 19, 2015, Square Enix announced a full fledged Final Fantasy XI experience on a native mobile app as part of the Vana'diel Project, which included Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, intended to be the last major revision to the game, and Final Fantasy Grandmasters, another mobile game. The game was being developed by Korean company Nexon and was originally slated for a 2016 release in Japan and Korea though as time went on the game received little to no public development updates until reports in late 2020 claimed its cancellation, which was officially confirmed early 2021. The mobile game was announced in March 2015 as a part of the Vana'diel Project. IOS, Android Final Fantasy XI R, formerly known as Final Fantasy XI mobile or Final Fantasy XI Reboot, was a planned mobile remake of the 2002 Playstation 2 title Final Fantasy XI.