Final Fantasy XI’s 4th expansion, Wings of the Goddess, has gained an incredibly level of anticipating for their release which is slotted for the a live-launch of November 22nd. According to their press release, which was sent out in late September, the game’s launch to stores is supposed to be simultaneous for all platforms, PC, XBox 360, and the Playstation 2, with the press release even going so far as to say that the boxes are being shipped so they are arriving at retailer’s warehouses on November 20th so the stores can stock their shelves to begin selling the game on the 21st - 1 day before official release.

It appears that the game’s distribution centers have messed up again with retailers reporting an updated release date being the 22nd for sales of the PC version of this expansion. For many, this is yet another strike against Square Enix and what appears to be preferential treatment towards of those who are console gamers vs. PC gamers.

Many gamers in the United states were planning on using some of their holiday time playing this game, and that might still hold true for console gamers, but unfortunately PC gamers are being singled out again and won’t be able to get their hands on the software to play until the day after.

If retailers still do not have the software in their inventory by tomorrow, the 21st, this might mean an even longer delay for the PC version of this expansion due to Thanksgiving putting a hold on all shipping and receiving for the holiday. Perhaps Square Enix and their retailers should discontinue the practice of making preorders available since they cannot seem to coordinate with distribution centers in an industrial timely manner.