So, maybe some of you knew about this and some of you didn't, but I just found about about it, so now you get to hear me tell you. You can get the full-fat version of the "A New Beginning" including Dolby Digital 5.1 from the .dat files in your FFXIV installation. Here are the steps:
- Browse to the folder of your game installation (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix) and open the following folder:
Code:C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\game\movie\ffxiv\- Create a copy of the file
and rename that copyCode:00001.datCode:00001.mwv- Play this file using your device of choice (a PS3 works well) and if you have it connected to something that can decode surround sound, you'll get it in all its Dolby Digital 5.1 glory. And it's awesome.
And for those wondering, it's this movie: