FFXIV Survived What New World and Ashes Couldn’t

🔥 Today’s Topic: Tencent, Amazon, New World, Ashes of Creation, and the Future of MMOs In this FFXIV livestream highlight, we talk about the rough state of the MMORPG genre and why so many big MMO projects seem to be falling apart. Tencent and Square Enix shutting down Final Fantasy XIV Mobile in China and canceling the global version feels like another warning sign for the genre. Amazon is stepping away from major MMO operations, New World is heading toward shutdown, and Ashes of Creation has become one of the biggest cautionary tales in modern MMO development. So what is actually happening? MMOs are expensive, risky, slow to build, hard to maintain, and nearly impossible to launch in a market where players already have World of Warcraft, FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, ESO, Destiny 2, Warframe, and countless live service games fighting for their time. Players want massive worlds, endless updates, social systems, PvE, PvP, housing, crafting, story, raids, solo options, and long-term support — but the money behind these projects is starting to dry up. We also talk about AI, Tencent, Amazon Games, New World, Ashes of Creation, FFXIV, and what this all means for future MMORPGs like Guild Wars 3, Riot’s MMO, Light No Fire, and No Rest for the Wicked. Is the MMO genre dying, or is the industry finally learning that bigger is not always better? 👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments and don’t forget to like + subscribe if you enjoy this kind of content! 🔗 Follow me for more updates and live reactions: 🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/delmontyb 📺 YouTube:    / @gingerprimetv   🎧 Podcast clips & shorts: You're already here — thanks for watching! #MMORPG #FFXIV #GamingNews