General launch for expansion is on February 23;collab also highlighted in video
The Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 event in Tokyo on Saturday revealed that the "Evercold" expansion for Square Enix 's Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG will launch on February 19 for early access, and officially on February 23. Pre-orders begin on November 4. The release date is a delay from the previously announced January 2027 release.
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The event also revealed a video revealing the new job Zephyr, a ranged DPS.
The event also revealed videos highlighting the new areas "Sessrymnir, Realmship of Earth" and "Skiðblaðnir, Realmship of Wind," and new dungeons.
Lastly the event revealed a new video for the previously announced collaboration with the Neon Genesis Evangelion series titled "Ghosts of Desire." The collaboration is bringing on guest creator Mahiro Maeda ( Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time , Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo ).
The game is adding two new jobs in the patch: Bastion and Zephyr.
The game's director and producer Naoki Yoshida (also known as Yoshi-P) revealed at the Fan Festival event in Anaheim in April that "Evercold" will begin the series' new "Godless Realms" saga. Players will enter the Fourth, one of 13 reflections of the original Source world. He also teased various creatures including a "Wanderer," Arcane Giants, and a new race of cat creatures. The new expansion will also bring changes, including an updated Adventurer Activity user interface and a more weekly-based system as opposed to daily.
The new expansion will also feature a collaboration with Final Fantasy VII Remake , with a new eight-player raid series titled "Beyond the Lifestream: Fated Collision." The raid series will include a new "Fierce" difficulty level.
Announcing the FFXIV x FFVII Remake 8-player crossover raid series: Beyond the Lifestream: Fated Collision. A new difficulty level, Fierce, will be introduced into the raid series as well! https://t.co/tAxyLskDbB — FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) October 31, 2026
Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIV Online for personal computers in September 2010. After criticism from fans, the company revealed an updated version of the game titled Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn that added a new world and story. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn launched on Windows PC and PlayStation 3 in August 2013, on PlayStation 4 in April 2014, on PlayStation 5 in May 2020, and on Xbox Series X|S in March 2024. The game's Nintendo Switch 2 version launched on August 4.
Square Enix has since released five expansions: "Heavensward" in June 2015, "Stormblood" in June 2017, "Shadowbringers" in July 2019, "Endwalker" in December 2021, and "Dawntrail" in July 2024.
The game has now recorded 35 million registered accounts worldwide.
? Number of adventurers surpasses 35 million! ? Thank you to all the Warriors of Light around the world! https://t.co/pK7aFoImKL — FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) October 31, 2026
The game's mobile version for iOS and Android devices from Lightspeed Studios launched in China in June 2025, and had planned to have a global launch. However, the game ended service in the Chinese mainland on September 30, with the global version seemingly canceled.
Square Enix announced in February 2022 that it will continue support for the MMORPG for the next 10 years.
Sources: Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2026 livestream, Final Fantasy XIV's X/Twitter account