New information reported on PS2.IGN about Square's Final Fantasy XI (no, that's not a typo - they recently announced IX, X, and XI in Japan) states that the company is planning a simultaneous worldwide release of the game, which will be a massively multiplayer RPG. Gamers in the US will be able to play with those in Japan, and perhaps most intriguing, because the information is all stored on their central server, you will be able to switch between the PC and Playstation 2 versions without losing your character. The title is not set to be released until Summer of 2001, and very little is known about the gameplay at this point.