The CEO Fighting Game Championships opened a “Final Fantasy 14 retirement home” for attendees eager to spend time with Endwalker during competitions, VG247 reported Thursday.
CEO is one of the biggest gaming organizations in the world, especially as the 2021 championships mark the return of in-person competition. Only one small problem: the tournament begins Dec. 3, which is the same day Final Fantasy 14’s Endwalker expansion enters early access. Many fighting game players are also big fans of Square Enix’s MMORPG for whatever reason, so the timing conflict presents a bit of an issue.
However, CEO founder Alex Jebailey came up with a solution to this oddly specific dilemma: an entire room at the event for folks to play Endwalker.
“For those that betrayed their fellow CEO Guild members by staying home to play Endwalker,” Jebailey said on Twitter. “We may have some space for some Laptops for those that wish to raid together this weekend.”
Check out some photos of the room below. Frankly, this is where I should be laid to rest when life inevitably slips through my fingers.
For those that betrayed their fellow CEO Guild members by staying home to play Endwalker, we may have some space for some Laptops for those that wish to raid together this weekend. pic.twitter.com/C2tQxt2bPM
— Alex Jebailey #CEO2021 ceogaming.org/tv (@Jebailey) December 1, 2021
Final Fantasy 14 is cheekily known as the “fighting game community retirement home” within certain circles. It’s a meme that’s been around for quite a while, too.
FFXIV is the FGC retirement home
— Majin 「O」bama@ #FightingTuesday 99 (@2dJazz) February 27, 2020
Maybe it’s the affinity for anime that both communities have, who knows!
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
