It's an interesting question. They literally stopped selling the video game due to a server shortage. I assume the money lost from lack of sales during the holi

It's an interesting question. They literally stopped selling the video game due to a server shortage. I assume the money lost from lack of sales during the holiday season outweighs the cost of premium price on servers. "Since July 2021, in order to accommodate the significant increase in the number of new players, we have been working towards building a new logical data center and adding new Worlds. However, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have not been able to make any additions due to suspension of semiconductor production at manufacturing factories, decrease in production quantities, as well as a shortage of raw materials. Although we are investing much more money than usual, our attempts to alleviate the ongoing congestion situation are being delayed due to the physical shortage of server equipment." https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/e7388986bc24d5a1337e0beed057f7b5b78b9bb3 https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/e738898...