Square Announces FFXI Simulatneous PC Release in NA, Japan, and Europe

Square Enix To Launch New FFXI Expansion Simultaneously in Japan, North America & Europe

LONDON (July 6, 2004) - Square Enix Ltd. announced today that FINAL FANTASY[sup][span style="font-size:7pt"]®[/span][/sup]XI for Windows will begin shipping to its territories' retailers in September. FINAL FANTASY[sup][span style="font-size:7pt"]®[/span][/sup]XI, a cross-platform, cross continent 'massively multi-player online role-playing game' (MMORPG) is Square Enix's first online FINAL FANTASY[sup][span style="font-size:7pt"]®[/span][/sup] title, and has already become a massive hit both in Japan and North America where players share the same universe whether they are accessing via a personal computer or a PlayStation[sup][span style="font-size:7pt"]®[/span][/sup]2.