Boxes are last gen, everyone knows that. They've got those harsh corners, that plasticy smell. And the pushy downy things that hold the disc in place always break. Discs are last gen too. And game shops. And people.

Basically, you can now download FF XI, SquareEnix's stylish but flawed MMO, onto your PC from Direct2Drive. Or you can if you're American. The game will set you back $19.95, with the various expansion packs costing the same price. Or you could go out and buy the 2008 edition, in a box, with all of the expansion packs, for about $40. Up to you really.

Whether or not we'll see the same downloadableness (which is a new word) over here in the UK is unknown at this juncture. To be honest, I wouldn't advise downloading it anyway, just get it for the 360, find me and we can form guilds that have their names wRiTtEn LiKe ThIs. n00b.

Source Joystiq