FINAL FANTASY® XI FOR WINDOWS® SHIPS TO NORTH AMERICAN RETAILERS TODAY
- Enter The World of Vana’diel With Thousands of Players Online -

LOS ANGELES, Calif., (October 28, 2003) - Square Enix U.S.A., Inc. (“Square Enix U.S.A.”), the publisher of Square Enix™ products in North America, announced that FINAL FANTASY® XI for Windows®, the first online title in the world-renowned series, ships to North American retailers today. FINAL FANTASY XI for Windows will include the “Rise of the Zilart™” expansion pack and other applications on five CD-ROM discs, and carry a suggested retail price of $49.99 (USD). FINAL FANTASY XI for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system is scheduled for release in March 2004. The first cross-platform, cross-continent massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), FINAL FANTASY XI allows gamers to connect to the same exact world regardless of whether they are playing on a personal computer (PC) or PlayStation 2 and whether they are playing in North America or Japan.