PlayOnline was one of the first cross-platform gaming services and hosted hundreds of thousands of players at its peak . It was shut down for twelve days during the 2011 earthquake in Japan . The platform was also subjected to denial of service attacks and players attempting to cheat were subsequently banned . Starting with '' Final Fantasy XIV '' , Square Enix began moving their online games off the service as membership declined . The termination date for '' Final Fantasy XI '' and PlayOnline on PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 was March 2016 , with only the PC version of '' Final Fantasy XI '' still supported
2011 earthquake in Japan
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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