Square has announced the continuation of digital downloads for Final Fantasy XI: A Realm Reborn:

Square Enix Inc.,  the publisher of SQUARE ENIX®
interactive entertainment products in the Americas, announced today that digital
download sales have now resumed for FINAL FANTASY® XIV: A Realm Reborn™ on Windows
PC, and PlayStation®3 digital download sales are set to resume today.
                                Due to unprecedented demand at launch, digital download sales of the game were
suspended on August 28, 2013. The company has performed extensive maintenance on
the game servers, increasing the number of servers available, as well as
increasing the maximum limit of users that are able to play at the same time per
World.