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Final Fantasy 14 drops support for Windows 10

Windows 10 is about to reach end-of-life status and while Microsoft has extended security update support for the OS, there will be no more feature updates. With Microsoft ditching the decade-old OS, game makers are also starting to drop support, with Final Fantasy 14 being one of the first major games to do so. 

End of life and end of support are terms that refer to the end of technical support and security updates for an operating system. Windows 10 is no longer going to receive free software updates and Microsoft will no longer offer technical assistance for the OS. As a result, it is highly recommended that users upgrade to Windows 11.

In an announcement this week, Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy 14 will also drop support for Windows 10 in October, the same time Microsoft's support ends. This means that future builds of the game will not be tested on Windows 10, although they may still run.

Final Fantasy 14 first launched back in 2010, when Windows 7 was the dominant operating system. The game has evolved considerably over the years, outlasting Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and now Windows 10.

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