Summary
To kick off 2025,Final Fantasy 14director and producer Naoki Yoshida released a New Year’s message to players, and said that the development of the game’s next two major content updates is underway. Yoshida also teasedFinal Fantasy 14players with a cryptic clue about where the main story ofDawntrailis headed.
Yoshida started his annual message by saying 2025 will mark 15 years since he took charge as director and producer ofFinal Fantasy 14. Following the disastrous launch ofFinal Fantasy 14version 1.0, which was marred by technical issues and criticized for its gameplay and systems. Yoshida was tasked with turning things around, which resulted in shutting down the game with a climactic finale that saw Bahamut emerge and lay waste to the land.Final Fantasy 14was relaunched in August 2013 asA Realm Reborn, which players can soon re-experience inthe upcomingFinal Fantasy 14 Mobile.FF14 Mobileis in closed beta at the time of writing.
While 2024 saw the release of theDawntrailexpansion along with somesignificant changes toFinal Fantasy 14, Yoshida said players can expect more content in 2025. According tothe Lodestone, Yoshida said that 2025 will be whenFinal Fantasy 14’s next two major content updates, Patches 7.2 and 7.3, will go live.Final Fantasy 14launched Patch 7.1 on November 12, which introduced the first part of the Echoes of Vana’diel alliance raid series. Given thatFinal Fantasy 14tends to release major updates every 19 to 20 weeks, Patch 7.2is estimated to launch in late March to early April 2025. Yoshida said that his first producer checks on Patch 7.2’s implementation will begin in February.
Final Fantasy 14 Reveals 2025 Plans In New Year’s Message
Patches 7.2 and 7.3 will continue to bringmore content toFinal Fantasy 14throughout 2025, including Job updates, housing features, and new raid challenges. Depending on the release date of Patch 7.2,Final Fantasy 14Patch 7.3 will likely go live in either August or September, which should bring the story ofDawntrailto a climactic conclusion. Following tradition, Yoshida also posted a cryptic message that may indicate where the main story ofDawntrailwill be headed in Patches 7.2 and 7.3. The message went as follows:
Along with Yoshida’s New Year’s message,the annual Heavensturn event is now underwayinFinal Fantasy 14. HowFinal Fantasy 14players will react to Yoshida’s plans remains to be seen.
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