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Transitioning from B3 to Open Beta / PS3 - PC question
tats27
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I got a beta code for both PC and PS3
Installed both clients and linked PS3 to my SE account
My GF wants to play on PS at launch so we took turns playing throughout beta weekends. We both used MY account.
When Open Beta comes along, will I be able to link her account on the same PS3?
Will it be as easy as deleting the current client and reinstalling the Opne Beta, or am I SOL?
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No, let me clarify.
Upon Open beta: I will play with my account on PC while she will want to play with her account on PS3.
Since there is a launcher for the game on PS3 I don't think this will be a problem. You enter your account name and password after the game launches. If you had to enter it before the game launched I could see there being problems.
I could be wrong, give it a try when open beta starts before buying.
If it's open beta you could create/register a new PC account.
Your GF can then still use your old PS3 account.
BTW they told us to uninstalll the current P3 client as P4 should d/l new one.
Also they mention the below regarding accounts:
Linking Square Enix Accounts to Sony Entertainment Network Accounts
There was an FAQ about this on S/E's support page:
http://support.na.square-enix.com/faqarticle.php?id=5382&la=1&kid=67225
One S/E account can hold multiple PC and PS3 service accounts (up to 8). PC accounts can be online simultaneously, but not with PS3 accounts.
If you want to have a PS3 service account, you need to tie them individually to S/E accounts, because they can't be online at the same time as PC accounts (something to do with PSN).
I don't think your screwed - creating a S/E account is free, and the only thing that gets lost will be the P3 Beta service access, which is useless in Open Beta and beyond anyway. You haven't linked any physical game keys yet (the one you will need to pay for in order to have the final version of the game).
When Open Beta starts, one of you creates a new S/E account and adds a new FFXIV Service account. When you buy your copies of the game, you link one ID to each account. I don't think it will matter which account gets the PS3 or PC registration code, once you have the service code, you can log into either one with your service account if I recall correctly.
Hopefully this will clear things up.
Multiple copies of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn for PlayStation 3 may be registered to a Sony Entertainment Network account. Please note that only one Sony Entertainment Network account can be linked to a Square Enix account, which allows up to eight service accounts.
http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=d550623a6160d58af74cc8d8d97f335bd8e176d9
Thanks for all the replies. She does have an SE account, but we only have a single PS3.
Since the account is unlinked now anyway, it's a non-issue.
The very last sentence isn't quite correct. While you use the same account on either plattform, you still need a copy of the game (as in: a retail key) for both of them.
OP's scenarios:
He plays on PC, his GF on PS3, neither switches platform: needs 1x PC copy and 1x PS3 copy
He plays on both PC and PS3 with the same account, GF plays on PS3 with her own account: needs 1x PC copy and 2x PS3 copies
Both of them play on both plattforms, each with their own accounts: needs 2x PC copies and 2x PS3 copies