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Running the game

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Hardware specifications

Windows

System Requirements[1]
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[1]
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.

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Official Website, Official system requirements at na.finalfantasyxiv.com