Running the game

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Hardware specifications

Windows

System Requirements
Component	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Windows® 8.1 64 bit, Windows® 10 64 bit	Windows® 8.1 64 bit, Windows® 10 64 bit
Processor	Intel® Core™i5 2.4GHz or higher	Intel® Core™i7 3GHz or higher
Memory	4GB or higher	8GB or higher
Hard drive	80GB or more	80GB or more
Graphics card	NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX750 or higher AMD Radeon™ R7 260X or higher	NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX970 or higher AMD Radeon™ RX 480 or higher
Screen resolution	1280x720	1920x1080
Internet	Broadband Connection	Broadband Connection
Communications port	If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through. [Ports that may be used] TCP：80, 443, 54992～54994, 55006～55007, 55021～55040	If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through. [Ports that may be used] TCP：80, 443, 54992～54994, 55006～55007, 55021～55040
Sound card	DirectSound® supported sound card	DirectSound® supported sound card
DirectX®	DirectX® 11	DirectX® 11

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 11.0 or higher is required to use the game launcher.
• The Minimum System Requirements listed above are the anticipated minimum system requirements to run this software. However, please be aware that this information is still subject to change.

• Official support for the Windows® 32-bit operating system and the DirectX 9 version of FINAL FANTASY XIV has ended. For details, please click here.

OS X

Minimum System Requirements
OS	macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Big Sur 11.1
Model	iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) or higher * Models utilizing the Apple Silicon chipset (such as M1) are not supported.
Memory	4GB or higher
Available space on hard disk/SSD	80GB or more
Graphics	Radeon R9 M295X or higher
Recommended screen resolution	1600x900
Internet	Persistent broadband internet connection
Communications port	If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through. [Ports that may be used] TCP：80, 443, 54992～54994, 55006～55007, 55021～55040

• The Minimum System Requirements listed above are the anticipated minimum system requirements to run this software. However, please be aware that this information is still subject to change.

Notes

• Specs are subject to change in the future.

Installing the game

• Create a Square Enix Account (it's used as main account to log into the game).
• Follow the Official Website instructions according to your platform:
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • PlayStation®4 Full Version Client: Please download the full version client from the PlayStation Store.