Square Enix has announced FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity, launching on March 25, 2025. The update introduces new story content, raids, trials, and PvP adjustments, as revealed during the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast. This is a big update as it includes a whole new raid tier, but the savage mode is releasing a week [...] The post FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity Launches March 25 appeared first on MMOs.com ..read more

In the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online’s producer and director, Naoki Yoshida, unveiled the upcoming Patch 7.1 "Crossroads," scheduled for release on November 12, 2024. This update follows the game’s recent expansion, Dawntrail™, and features a blend of new quests, raids, and much more. While most of the new content comes at the same pace [...] The post Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.1 "Crossroads" Launches November 12 With New Ultimate Raid appeared first on MMOs.com ..read more

Final Fantasy XIV has paused its automatic housing demolition timers across North American servers in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in late September. The suspension affects players on the Aether, Crystal, Dynamis, and Primal data centers, giving those impacted by the storm some much-needed peace of mind. In FFXIV, if you don't step into your in-game home [...] The post FFXIV Pauses Housing Demolition Timers in NA Servers Due to Hurricane Helene appeared first on MMOs.com ..read more

In the chaotic world of Final Fantasy XIV, minions aren’t just adorable pets; they can also be pricey investments. Recently, the Hippo Calf minion has been making quite the splash—its price skyrocketing on the player-driven Market Board to staggering heights. Originally a cute bonus you could scoop up for a modest sum after running the Vanaspati dungeon, this little creature [...] The post Final Fantasy XIV’s Hippo Calf Minion Skyrockets in Price Ahead of Patch 7.1 appeared first on MMOs.com ..read more

It’s been a tough fiscal quarter for Square Enix, and even the mighty Final Fantasy franchise couldn’t save the day. In a recently published financial report courtesy of Eurogamer, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 both fell short of sales expectations for May 2024. “We released multiple new titles, including major [...] The post Square Enix Admits Big Final Fantasy Titles Underperformed in Q1 2024 appeared first on MMOs.com ..read more

There are rumors flying about that Square Enix has partnered with Chinese video game giant Tencent to bring Final Fantasy XIV to mobile devices. The rumors were sparked by a report by Niko Partners which lists several games and franchises that have recently been approved by the Chinese government for release in the country. So how do you fit 10 [...] The post Square Enix And Tencent Rumored To Be Bringing Final Fantasy XIV To Mobile Devices appeared first on MMOs.com ..read more

While we reported that Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion failed to hit the 95,102 peak concurrent players from November, 2021 on Steam, the game did hit a new all time peak playerbase across all platforms according to the game's director Naoki Yoshida. On July 4th he said “With your support, we were able to reach a record number of concurrent users we’ve not seen since the release of A Realm Reborn in 2013.” A new peak in concurrent players is likely due to an influx of new players from the game's launch on Xbox. Dawntrail's launch isn't without issues though, as the expansion is currently ..read more

Final Fantasy XIV's early access for its latest expansion kicked off today and with it the game's playerbase surged to nearly an all time high on Steam. The 24 hour peak hit 91,883, a few thousand shy of its 95,102 all time high hit during the covid era. Keep in mind these figures are for Steam players only. The game is available off Steam as well on its own client. Source: Steamcharts Early access is limited to those who pre-ordered the latest expansion. Those who didn't pre-order it can begin playing on July 2. As with previous expansions, all major datacenters are congested, which means ..read more

Playing Final Fantasy XIV is about to get slightly more expensive for some players as Square Enix announces that its imposing a sales tax on monthly subscriptions and all cash shop purchases starting on June 25. The amount that will be tacked on or whether sales taxes will be imposed at all depends on the address that you have on file in your Square Enix account. If you’re not sure what address you put in or have moved since your created your account, now might be a good time to check if everything is in order to avoid unnecessary charges in the future. “Beginning June 25, 2024, all customer ..read more

We’re still a few months away from the release of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, but you can get a feel for the upcoming expansion and check to see if your PC can handle the massive graphical upgrade that comes with it via the official Dawntrail benchmark tool that went live over the weekend. The tool will subject your PC hardware to a battery of graphical and processing tests that will tell you how well Dawntrail will perform on your rig or whether you’ll be able to run it at all, especially since the expansion will come with new minimum system requirements and will discontinue support for se ..read more