Closing Fantasy XIV Nintendo Change 2 Launch Set for August

Sq. Enix has introduced plans to carry Closing Fantasy XIV to Nintendo Change 2 this August – however there’s a catch.

FFXIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida (a.ok.a. Yoshi-P) and Sq. Enix president and CEO Takashi Kiryu revealed plans to carry the massively in style MMORPG to the Nintendo platform as a part of Closing Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2026 at the moment. It’s information that marked an finish to a protracted wait, however it additionally got here with the reveal that gamers on the hybrid gaming platform might want to rethink their subscription plans.

The presentation continued following the announcement with a graphic confirming that subscriptions for FFXIV on Change 2 will function in a different way than different platforms. Whereas gamers beforehand solely wanted to buy the sport itself and the month-to-month subscription payment to play on any platform, the Change 2 model would require gamers to buy a further, separate subscription.

“After discussions with Nintendo, it was determined that the Change 2 model of Closing Fantasy XIV would require a separate subscription,” Yoshi-P mentioned by way of translator. “Once more, this was determined after many months of discussions with Nintendo, and I perceive that that is totally different to how we’ve carried out issues earlier than.”

Fortunately, Yoshi-P mentioned that there have been capable of make some concessions. A Nintendo Change On-line membership, for instance, won’t be required to play FFXIV on Change 2. Moreover, these with lively subscriptions on different platforms will obtain a 50% low cost for a subscription on Change 2.

Closing Fantasy XIV at the moment has no particular launch date for the Change 2 model outdoors of the promise to see its launch arrive in August. It will likely be playable by way of early entry to strive without cost for one month earlier than its launch. The Nintendo portion of the presentation then got here to an finish with a dwell demo of the sport working on Change 2.

“Every week in the past, I had this nice thought to play the Change 2 on stage right here, and Nintendo form of freaked out somewhat,” Yoshi-P added. “They have been like, ‘What?!’ However they cooperated and helped us a lot to make this occur, so thanks, Nintendo, very a lot to assist us make this occur on-stage at the moment.”

The bottom sport Closing Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn initially launched in 2013 and, after just a few teases within the years since, it’s lastly coming to a Nintendo platform. Additionally revealed on the 2026 Fan Fest keynote, the upcoming growth, Evercold, is coming in January 2027. and bought an announcement trailer which you’ll be able to see above. A crossover with Neon Genesis Evangelion can be within the works, which will probably be a 24-player raid collection coming after Evercold.

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