To clarify, in this scenario digital copies would not actually be 'sold out'. Meanwhile, tormenteddragon speculates that the problem is more likely to do with excess strain being placed on the game's servers. If this turns out to be the case, then it is a truly staggering accomplishment in terms of sales.

User Kaisos elaborates that 'out of stock' for digital items usually means that the supplier has run out of pre-generated codes, due to a sudden influx in demand. bJ0zyFCK7K- Skill Up July 12, 2021įans have taken to the game's subreddit to try and get to the bottom of why this might be, with many attributing it to Final Fantasy XIV's recent surge in popularity.

Final Fantasy XIV has had such an upsurge in popularity that the game is sold out on the Square Enix storefront so you cannot buy a digital copy and you cannot create new characters on NA servers.