Summary
- Fans of Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line are unable to login to a game, due to a bug revolving 2024's status as a leap year.
- Fans have speculated that the bug relates due to the game checking servers to see if any characters are celebrating a birthday, with no data for February 29 causing the game to hang.
- Players have discovered a temporary fix for the Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line bug by changing the date on their consoles.
Fans of Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line on the Nintendo Switch are finding themselves unable to play the popular Switch rhythm game for an odd reason. The Final Fantasy rhythm game spinoff series has received multiple iterations since the original game debuted on the 3DS in 2012, allowing players to play along with their favorite Final Fantasy tunes. The series saw multiple releases on 3DS and recently welcomed its first console launch with last year's Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line on PS4 and Switch. Now, fans are finding themselves unable to log into the game for a curious reason.
Along with the game's daily missions, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line features unique bonuses for players on a character's birthday. On the birthdays of Final Fantasy characters like Cloud or Tidus, players are rewarded with a Silver Growth Egg, which increases EXP within the game. Silver Growth Eggs are also rewarded to commemorate the anniversary of game releases within the Final Fantasy franchise. However, now, a strange bug with the game seems to have not taken leap years into account for its release.
As reported by IGN, fans of Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line have discovered unexpected difficulties with playing the game today, unable to connect to the game's servers. While many were confused, some fans pointed out that the game checks with Square-Enix's servers to see if any characters or games are celebrating a birthday. Fans have speculated that, due to not being able to find any data for February 29, the game "hangs" and gets stuck on a "Connecting" screen when launching Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line. Players have reported that the issue can be fixed by changing the date on their console's internal clock.
Fans Unable to Play Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line
While fans find themselves unable to play Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line, the errors have seen plenty taking a jab at Square-Enix for the seemingly obvious error. Some fans initially believed the error may have been due to a corrupted save file, unaware that Square-Enix's servers could be so easily thwarted by a leap year. Other fans humorously connected the inability to access the game as a marketing move by Square-Enix to entice players to the newly-released Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
The unexpected error with Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line comes as Square-Enix debuts one of its most highly-anticipated releases. February 29 marks the release date for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth after years in development, with Square-Enix already giving fans plenty of reasons to be excited about the game. Rebirth has featured multiple demos allowing players to try out the RPG early and even recently featured in a humorous Red Bull ad starring Cloud and Sephiroth. The unexpected break from Final Bar Line will likely see many players diving into Rebirth while they wait for the rhythm game to work once again.
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
- Released
- February 16, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
A rhythm action game packed with 385 carefully selected music tracks from across the whole FINAL FANTASY series.
♪ The music of FINAL FANTASY comes together here includes popular tracks from a total of 46 different games, featuring the latest music from FFI through to FFXV in the main series, as well as remakes, spin-offs and various different soundtrack CDs.
Relive the thrilling battles and soaring emotions alongside beautiful music and video.
♪ Throw yourself into the rhythm
Push the buttons in time with the music to match triggers moving across the screen on 3 different types of stage. With easy to learn controls and four different difficulty settings, anyone can jump in and have fun straight away.
♪ Online multiplayer for up to 8 players
Introducing riotous online Multi Battles where everyone plays together! Interfere with the other players plans and make clever use of your Burst abilities to turn the tables and grasp victory.
Don’t forget to exchange ProfiCards once the battle is over!
- ESRB
- T For Teen due to Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- indieszero
- Publisher(s)
- Square Enix
- Franchise
- Final Fantasy
- Genre(s)
- Rhythm
