Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is adding a controversial feature to its massive multiplayer online game, the option to have a same-sex marriage.

According to Polygon, producer and director of the game, Naoki Yoshida made the announcement during the E3 developer talk. He said this option will become available with the game's next patch.

"People within Eorzea will be able to pledge their eternal love and or friendship in a ceremony of eternal bonding. And this will be open to people regardless of race, creed, and gender. Two players...if they want to be together, in Eorzea, they can-through this eternal bonding ceremony," he said through a translator.

He continued, "We discussed it and we realized: within Eorzea, why should there be restrictions on who pledges their love or friendship to each other? And so we decided to go this way."

Polygon reported that the game considered doing this back in 2012, but never moved past a discussion.

"As for same-sex marriage, this is an extremely controversial topic that has been under discussion in the MMO world for the past few years," Yoshida said shortly after the game's launch. "First we would like to start out with opposite-sex marriage, and then consider the feedback from our players in order to make a careful decision. I can't say whether or not it will be possible at this point in time. I'd like to keep dialog open with our players as we deliberate the matter."

With all of the talks of same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in the media, finally these conversations are infiltrating the video game market. While most games do not tackle the subject directly, a few games are beginning to take a stance with certain characters.

Tomodachi Life is a Nintendo 3DS simulation game that has characters going through day to day life much like the Sims. Within the game there is dating and marriage, but same-sex relationships are not an option. Initially the game was released in Japan last year, and this version did not offer it either.

According to Polygon, LGBT group GLAAD spoke out against Nintendo and said they were "behind the times." Nintendo has since apologized and said they would include the option in future versions of the game.

"At Nintendo, dedication has always meant going beyond the games to promote a sense of community, and to share a spirit of fun and joy. We are committed to advancing our longtime company values of fun and entertainment for everyone," the company said in a statement, "We pledge that if we create a next installment in the Tomodachi series, we will strive to design a game-play experience from the ground up that is more inclusive, and better represents all players."

Only time will tell if same-sex relationships become the norm in the video game market.