Final Fantasy 14’s next expansion, Dawntrail, is due out next year and is also coming to Xbox
FinalFantasy 14will be the next expansion Dawn Pathand it comes next year.
Revealed this weekend FinalFantasy 14 Fan Festival in Las Vegas confirmed producer and director Naoki Yoshida that the fifth expansion will launch in Summer 2024 (or Q3 2024, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere and your summer is usually in January) and will feature “a plethora of fresh content “, including an increased level cap from 90 to 100, new jobs, new areas, tribes and dungeons.
You can see the action for yourself in the all-new teaser below:
Players can also expect “new core combat content” such as FATEs, Hunts, Treasure Hunts, and sidequests, as well as the stunning New World, Tural, with its capital at Tuliyollal, mountainous Urqopacha, and the forest of Yak T’el.
But there is also more. Dawntrial also introduces the game’s “first graphical update to both character and world views”, including “improvement of screen-wide aesthetic appeal, higher resolution textures and shadows, and improved material qualities”.
But the best news was saved for last.
In a surprise performance, Xbox boss Phil Spencer joined Yoshida onstage to confirm the fan-favorite MMO is Finally coming to Xbox Series X/S in Spring/Q2 2024, just in time to get the new expansion. Xbox players can expect an open beta before then, although there’s no concrete date yet.
“What I really appreciate about you and your team is that you put the player at the center of everything you do,” Spencer told Yoshida during the presentation.
Have you heard the news that a 69 years old FinalFantasy 14 streamer just received an in-game visit from the series creator?
Pokochi Bigmum was engaged in the final battle in Pandaemonium Anabaseios, the last and final attack in the current expansion, Runner. The 69-year-old attempted the Savage Heist difficulty, an extremely tough challenge that requires pinpoint precision and team coordination to complete.
A few hours in the stream, Last fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi stopped by to offer words of encouragement, much to the delight of Pokochii and those watching their stream. And in case you’re wondering it could be a case of mistaken identity (or catfishing), Sakaguchi took to Twitter to confirm that it was indeed him who came by.