The future of Final Fantasy XIV finally known!
Last week in Las Vegas took place one of several occurrences of the Final Fantasy Fan Fest. A moment of sharing and announcements around the franchise, during which the developers organize panels and the fans celebrate the games. The perfect opportunity for announce the next expansion from Final Fantasy XIV, which will arrive next summer. Titled Dawntrail, it will take players to Tural, the New World of Final Fantasy.
In addition to tropical and sunny settings, players will experience the start of the brand new story arc, the first having been completed with Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker after more than 10 years of development. As on expected, this expansion will arrive with new jobs, new factions, raids, dungeons, items and a level increase maximum, but that’s not all. Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail will arrive alongside the 7.0 updatewhich will include the long-awaited graphical overhaul.
As saying that expectations are high among MMO players, who have helped make it a huge success and to forge the legend of the game saved from failure. This rescue has been told a thousand times, but remember that it is consecutive to the arrival of Naoki Yoshida and his teams at the bedside of the title. A total success allowing him to obtain from Square Enix the realization of Final Fantasy XVI, just that. But back to Final Fantasy XIV and its future extension.
Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox? It’s no longer a dream!
This will come out in about a year on PC, PS5, PS4, Mac… And Xbox Series! Yes, Final Fantasy XIV will finally do son arrived on Microsoft consoles after being requested for years by the players, and after long, very long negotiations. To mark the occasion and make the whole thing very symbolic, the announcement was made by Phil Spencer, boss of the division gaming from Microsoft, Naoki Yoshida and Takashi Kiryurecently named head of Square Enix.
Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox Series X and S next spring, after an open beta period which will take place on the version 6.5 of the game, and which will set the stage for the expansion. We are promised 4K, but also and above all the exchange of the cross-play with PlayStation and PC gamers. This is obviously only the beginning of a relationship that will see Square Enix do son possible to publish its games on Xbox consoles.
Enjoyed being onstage with Yoshi-P and Kiryu-san to announce Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox. We’re thrilled that the Xbox community will join the Warriors of Light and we look forward to partner closely with Square-Enix on future games. peak.twitter.com/zq0ETkDFq1
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) July 28, 2023
