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Square Enix announced today that the PC version of Final Fantasy XIV will be available September 30 in both standard and Collector’s Edition bundles.  Standard will retail at $49.99, Collector’s at $74.99; the CE bundle includes various goodies – a unique in-game Onion Helm, behind-the-scenes DVD, security token, a friend invitation (Buddy Pass), and a notebook featuring concept art from the game, among other items – but most notably an eight-day early access over the standard version.  Standard subscription rates apply at $12.99/month following the free 30-day trial period.  The PS3 release is scheduled for early March, 2011, but no exact date has been set.

Additionally, the system requirements were listed alongside the release date:

Operating System – Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista 32bit / 64bit SP2, Windows 7 32bit / 64bit

CPU – Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (2.0GHz), AMD Athlon™ X2 (2.0GHz)

Memory – Windows XP: 1.5GB or higher, Windows Vista / Windows® 7: 2GB or higher

HDD/SSD Space – Install: 15GB or more, Download: Space on the hard drive where My Documents is located should be 6GB or more

Graphics Card – NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 series or higher with VRAM 512MB or more, ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 series or higher with VRAM 512MB or more

Sound Card – DirectSound® compatible sound card (DirectX® 9.0c or higher)

Internet Connections – Broadband Internet connection or higher

Resolution – 1280 x 720 or higher; 32bit or higher

DirectX® – DirectX® 9.0c

Further information is available on the official website. As a reminder, the game’s benchmark software is available for download here.