Final Fantasy 14

You can try the newly-launched Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy 14 for free, right now, if you have a spare 117GB

Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14? Well, today the oft-memed Final Fantasy online title has arrived on Switch 2, marking a very quick turnaround between the announcement of the port at the end of June and its actual release date.

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Yoshi-P is looking into ways to make FF14's 5 expansions and hundreds of hours less daunting for new players

As it stands, the game's an awful big commitment.

Yoshi-P says he 'upgraded' his mindset when it comes to relaxing his views on keeping Final Fantasy 14's catgirls lore accurate

Evercold is giving players greater freedom over character customisation.

Final Fantasy 14 Will Be The Biggest Game on Nintendo Switch 2 by Install Size, and Take Up Almost Half of the Console's Entire Memory

Square Enix MMO Final Fantasy 14 will land on Switch 2 with an almighty thud next month, as its honking install size will take up almost half of the console's 256GB memory.

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Final Fantasy 14 comes to Switch 2 later this year with the now-famous free trial, but the file size is going to be absolutely massive

One of this year's most surprising Nintendo Switch 2 port announcements was Final Fantasy 14's back in April, and against all expectations, it was set to arrive in August. Now we know it's right around the corner, and the Evercold expansion has received a big teaser trailer, too.

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Final Fantasy 14 is planning 2 major overhauls to its housing system to catch up with World of Warcraft: 'It's probably the number 1 thing on the list a lot of people are requesting'

Secret housing changes are afoot.

Final Fantasy 14 has finally added the class I'm always asking for: a Viking with two shields, laser cannons, and Wolverine claws

Straight from my middle school sketchbooks.

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Final Fantasy 14's Evercold expansion brings aboard a Final Fantasy 7 collab and a job that's all about fighting with massive shields

Finally, a Final Fantasy 14 job made specifically for the type of person who likes to dual wield shields in Dark Souls! The latest FF14 fan festival is taking place, and with that has come a suite of announcements, including a reveal at one of the two new jobs coming as part of the next expansion, Evercold.

Final Fantasy 14 Sets Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date for Early August

Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy 14 has a Nintendo Switch 2 release date of August 4, 2026.

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It's taken 13 years, but Final Fantasy 14 has finally broken the Sephiroth-shaped emergency glass

Final Fantasy 7 is showing up in Evercold in a big way.

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold expansion extended teaser trailer and latest details, Switch 2 version launches August 4

Square Enix released a five-minute extended teaser trailer and new details for Final Fantasy XIV: …

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Final Fantasy 14's attempt to take the MMO mobile is over before the world even gets the chance to see it

A Realm Re-gone.

Final Fantasy 14 has done something I did not expect—it's actually fixed one of the most annoying things about its newest ultimate raid

No more arrow shenanigans… right?

'I was like, am I gonna pass out on stage?': Final Fantasy 14's rock band on transcending from videogame music to on-stage at the UK's biggest rock and metal festival

The Primals took to the stage at Donington Park in June.

Final Fantasy 14 will give players in Japan a dog for paying their taxes

Trade offer: I receive financed infrastructure. You receive: A dog.

Tokyo’s Shibuya region is giving residents Final Fantasy 14 in-game items for donating their taxes

The gifts are for those who choose to pay their hometown tax to Shibuya

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Final Fantasy 14 Rewards Japanese Players for Paying Their Real-Life Taxes With a Giant Dog

Final Fantasy 14 players in Japan now have the opportunity to get in-game cosmetics and items by paying their real life taxes, as reported by Famitsu. These rewards include the online MMORPG’s Megashiba Mount.

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Japanese citizens can now get free Final Fantasy 14 items by paying their taxes

People paying their taxes in Japan will be eligible for freebie Final Fantasy XIV cosmetics under the country's Furusato Nozei system.

Final Fantasy 14 housing lottery schedule: how and when to bid, and find out if you've won

Become a virtual homeowner with all the effort and frustration of the real-life deal.

Final Fantasy 14 seasonal events schedule: what to expect and when to expect them

All your go-to events under one roof.

Final Fantasy 14's solo only challenge runner overcomes impossible odds again, this time by blowing himself up

Blue Mage to the rescue.

A burnt-out Final Fantasy 14 playerbase is noticeably more chipper after its latest reveal, even if we've seen nothing come of it yet

With Evercold's plans on the table, the air feels a little lighter in Eorzea.

I’m waiting days between attempts to catch one fish in Final Fantasy 14 before it disappears for months, so don’t let anyone tell you raids are the ‘hardcore’ challenge

If you thought I was bad at dodging bright lines on the floor, wait until you've seen me fish.

Final Fantasy 14 is promising big changes with Evercold, but I hope it's not a surface-level attempt

The MMO needs to break free from its predictive chains.

Final Fantasy 14 player harnesses the power of furniture slots to make their in-game house look like Pragmata

"Increased placement limit is the best!"

PC Gamer / Justin Wagner

Final Fantasy 14's newest expansion name almost broke the series' 12-year tradition as Yoshi-P 'really wanted' his original idea

Evercold could have been called something totally different.

This is Chort, a Final Fantasy 14 dungeon boss of absolutely no real significance, but a hero to us all

You can find Chort in the Clyteum.

Writing one of Final Fantasy 14's sauciest songs required its lyricist to consult the tomes—Wikipedia's incredibly thorough BDSM page

All for the research, amirite?

Final Fantasy 14 Director Confirms Nintendo Switch 2 Performance and Mouse-Keyboard Controls

Naoki Yoshida confirmed Switch 2 technical details during an interview at FFXIV Fan Fest alongside the Evercold reveal.

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Final Fantasy 14's Unreal trials are such a brilliant way to reintroduce old fights for new players and I wish we saw more of this reinvigoration

Old new ideas.

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Before doing anything else introduced in FF14 patch 7.5, I beelined it to the Calamity Salvager to free up inventory space with the new dye system

I'm dyeing for extra storage.

Bad news, that adorable backpack that mysteriously appeared in Final Fantasy 14 players' inventories isn't meant to be there

Yoshi-P is coming for your Senor Otter pack.

As if Final Fantasy 14's free trial wasn't already generous enough, it now includes the best expansion in the entire game

RIDING HOOOOOOME.

It's hard to say whether Final Fantasy 14's new combat will be a win or a flop, but I'm just happy to see the developer trying something new

Evercold feels like it's going to be an expansion of evolution and experimentation.

Final Fantasy 14's promised 'public fields' redesign could fix complaints I've had about the MMO for years—here's what I'm hoping for

Please, please, please.

Star Wars Galaxies' tragic fate caused FF14's devs to keep the old job designs available for Evercold's overhaul: 'Players did not take that very well'

"I didn't want to just suddenly remove what we've been used to."

Final Fantasy 14 director wants pitches for a single-player spinoff, though he's 'half-joking'

"If someone's passionate enough to want to helm that sort of project, we would love to hear from you."

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Final Fantasy 14's next expansion ushers in an ice age and adds in an Evangelion crossover for good measure

It is happening again. By that I mean Final Fantasy 14 is getting a new expansion, once again ensuring my timeline will be flooded with thousands of screenshots of tall bunny women and regular sized cat boys. It's called Evercold this time around, seemingly bringing about a cold snap to Eorzea, if the lengthy teaser trailer is anything to go by. The new overarching storyline started with the previous expansion, Dawntrail, has a name now too: the Godless Realms Saga. Sounds cosy!

Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August – but there's a catch

Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August.

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Final Fantasy XIV Announces Its Next Expansion 'Evercold'

And reveals a legendary collab. Apart from the news Final Fantasy XIV Online is on its way to the Switch 2 this August, Square Enix also announced Evercold. This is the sixth expansion for the popular MMORPG and was revealed during Naoki Yoshida's keynote address at FFXIV Fan Festival 2026. It's currently set to launch in January 2027 on PC, Mac, Steam, PlayStation and Xbox platforms.

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I don't understand how Final Fantasy 14 can do a crossover with acclaimed anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and I'm scared to find out

Get in the DPS queue, Shinji.

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Final Fantasy XIV Is Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August With a Separate Subscription

Square Enix has announced plans to bring Final Fantasy XIV to Nintendo Switch 2 this August – but there is a catch.

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Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold expansion, Switch 2 version, and Evangelion collaboration announced

Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, the patch 8.0 expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, … Source

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It's Happening: Final Fantasy XIV Is Coming To Switch 2 This August

Players will require a separate subscription from other platforms. Naoki Yoshida, producer behind the hit MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, has been teasing and wishing for a Nintendo version of the game for a while. And, during today's Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival Keynote in Anaheim, Yoshi-P, along with Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu, have delivered the dream. Final Fantasy XIV Online is coming to Switch 2 this August; it'll kick off with a one-month free period for early access, likely to test the se

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Coming to Final Fantasy XIV With a Crossover Raid Series Called Ghosts of Desire

Endgame content for the upcoming FFXIV Evercold expansion includes Evangelion-themed raid dungeons in Patch 8.1 and on.

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Square Enix Takes Legal Action Against Final Fantasy XIV Video Creator Over Employee Harassment

The two parties reached a settlement including "an apology, payment of compensation, and a prohibition against similar acts in the future" The post Square Enix Takes Legal Action Against Final Fantasy XIV Video Creator Over Employee Harassment

Final Fantasy 14 gets a major update announced in Trail to the Heavens, bringing new story quests, raids, and job

Final Fantasy 14 is getting a new major update in Trail to the Heavens, it's 7.5 patch which will bring new min story quests, alliance raid, limited job, and more.

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For the second month, Square Enix has shut down a Japanese content creator for ‘harassing’ Final Fantasy 14 staff

A news blogger and video creator have both agreed to pay compensation

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Square Enix takes action against Final Fantasy 14 video content creator over harassment of employees following shutdown of defamatory news blog

The two parties reached an amicable settlement, with the video creator paying an undisclosed sum as compensation to Square Enix.

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 Live Letter Summary

Director and producer Naoki Yoshida detailed everything coming to FFXIV Patch 7.5, which goes live on April 28.

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Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.5 site teases a potential return to the void for its next expansion

We're not done with the thirteenth just yet.

Rumour

Final Fantasy 14's latest variant dungeon is so good, it deserves better—the MMO needs to figure out its rewards so all this great work isn't wasted

Just let me get gear, please.

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Everything you need to know for Final Fantasy 14's Moogle Treasure Trove event, including what to do with all of those tomestones when you already have everything

Fear and Loathing in Eorzea.

Final Fantasy 14’s unexpected bump in age rating from 15+ to 17+ praised in Japan for “taking the players’ side” despite commercial downsides

Square Enix recently announced that they would be raising the CERO rating for Final Fantasy XIV from CERO: C to CERO D.

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