Only Steam and PC licenses are mutually exclusive. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. You can put (Steam or PC), Mac, and PS4 all on one account and play on all the licensed platforms with the same account/characters. However, even though the game appears to be running on Mac hardware, it is strictly the Windows version, which uses DirectX.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. For instance, if you were to use Boot Camp to run Windows7 on a Mac system, you would be able to install and run a Windows version of FFXIV. If this post isn't about Steam licenses, please report this comment and a moderator will remove it. This does not work in reverse - players who begin the free trial on Steam must stay with the Steam version for all future purchases. Once you have done so, you will be locked into the Steam version for all future purchases. Follow the on-screen instructions and drag the FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE icon into the Applications folder. Double-click the file (FINALFANTASYXIVONLINE圆4.dmg) once the download is complete. As silly as it sounds, I just cant manage to switch out and back into full-screen games on my MacBook, like Alt - Tab does on Windows. Installation Click the 'Download' button to begin. if it is really old then you might not be talking about the Creative Cloud services, but instead one of the Creative Suite ensembles. Review the system requirements for the Mac version of FINAL FANTASY XIV.
Learn how to download your Adobe Creative Cloud apps. Once you own one license, you cannot ever own the other on the same Square Enix service account.įor free trial users: You can begin the free trial on the Windows version and then swap to the Steam version by purchasing the base game on Steam. Just install the desktop manager on the new machine like you did for the Mac. Unlike Windows and PlayStation though, you cannot own both and must pick between Windows or Steam. If you are asking whether Steam accounts and Windows accounts can be combined or swapped between, the answer is no.įor paid users: Steam and Windows FFXIV licenses are as different as PlayStation and Windows and require separate purchases.