Ceremony of Eternal Bonding Reservation Restrictions
[Important]Important Notice about Software Tokens and Software Authenticators (Sep. 16)
[Important]Be Wary of Phishing Attempts via In-game Messages
[Important]Precautions for Guarding Against Unauthorized Account Access
Ceremony of Eternal Bonding Reservation Restrictions
[Important]Important Notice about Software Tokens and Software Authenticators (Sep. 16)
[Important]Be Wary of Phishing Attempts via In-game Messages
[Important]Precautions for Guarding Against Unauthorized Account Access
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Aug. 13)
Current Known Issues (Aug. 7)
All Worlds Emergency Maintenance (Aug. 6): Scheduled
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Aug. 6)
[Nintendo Switch™ 2] Regarding Prolonged Transition Screens (Aug. 4)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jul. 30)
Regarding Changes in Congested/Preferred Worlds (Jul. 28)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jul. 23)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jul. 16)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jul. 9)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jul. 2)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jun. 25)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jun. 18)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jun. 11)
Known Issue Following the Release of Patch 7.51 (Jun. 5)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (Jun. 4)
Known Issue Following the Release of Patch 7.51 (Jun. 3)
Regarding Changes in Congested/Preferred Worlds (Jun. 2)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (May 28)
Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (May 21)
[Follow-up]All Worlds Emergency Maintenance (Aug. 13): Follow-up
[Maintenance]All Worlds Emergency Maintenance (Aug. 13)
[Maintenance]Online Store / Mog Station Maintenance (Aug. 12)
[Follow-up]All Worlds Emergency Maintenance (Aug. 6): Follow-up
[Maintenance]All Worlds Emergency Maintenance (Aug. 6-7)
[Maintenance]Mog Station Maintenance (Jul. 30)
[Follow-up]COMPANION App Maintenance (Jul. 27): Follow-up
[Follow-up]The Lodestone Maintenance (Jul. 27): Follow-up
[Follow-up]All Worlds Maintenance (Jul. 27): Follow-up
[Maintenance]The Lodestone Maintenance (Jul. 27)
[Maintenance]All Worlds Maintenance (Jul. 27)
[Maintenance]COMPANION App Maintenance (Jul. 27)
[Maintenance]Community Event Entry Form Maintenance (Jul. 26)
[Follow-up][Crystal] Balmung World Emergency Maintenance (Jul. 20): Follow-up
[Maintenance][Crystal] Balmung World Emergency Maintenance (Jul. 20)
[Maintenance]Online Store / Mog Station Maintenance (Jul. 17)
[Maintenance]Mog Station Maintenance (Jul. 8)
[Follow-up]All Worlds Maintenance (Jun. 22): Follow-up
[Maintenance]Account Management System Maintenance (Jun. 22)
[Maintenance]COMPANION App Maintenance (Jun. 22)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Aug. 14)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Aug. 7)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Aug. 4)
The Lodestone Updated (Jul. 28)
Companion App Updated (Jul. 28)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Jul. 28)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Jun. 23)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Jun. 12)
The Lodestone Updated (Jun. 2)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Jun. 2)
Companion App Updated (Jun. 2)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (May 7)
The Lodestone Updated (Apr. 28)
Companion App Updated (Apr. 27)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Apr. 27)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Mar. 24)
Companion App Updated (Mar. 11)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Mar. 11)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Updated (Mar. 6)
The Lodestone Updated (Mar. 3)
[Recovery][Primal] Recovery from Famfrit World Technical Difficulties (Aug. 8)
[Recovery][Light] Recovery from Instanced Areas Technical Difficulties (Jul. 24)
[Recovery][Dynamis] Recovery from Cuchulainn World Technical Difficulties (Jul. 23)
[Recovery]Recovery from Account Management System Issue (Jul. 12)
[Recovery]Recovery from Square Enix Account Management System Issue (Jun. 7)
[Recovery]Forums Recovery (Jun. 5)
Forums Technical Difficulties (Jun. 5)
[Recovery][Materia] Recovery from Sophia World Technical Difficulties (Jun. 2)
[Materia] Sophia World Technical Difficulties (Jun. 2)
[Recovery][Aether] Recovery from Jenova World Technical Difficulties (May 31)
[Recovery]Recovery from Square Enix Account Management System Issues (May 27)
[Recovery][Aether] Recovery from Faerie World Technical Difficulties (May. 25)
[Recovery][Crystal] Recovery from Malboro World Technical Difficulties (May 24)
[Recovery][Dynamis] Recovery from Rafflesia World Technical Difficulties (May 21)
[Recovery]Recovery from COMPANION App Partial Technical Difficulties (May 10)
[Recovery][Crystal] Recovery from Mateus World Technical Difficulties (May 10)
[Recovery][Gaia] Recovery from Ultima World Technical Difficulties (May 9)
[Recovery][Crystal] Recovery from Instanced Areas Technical Difficulties (May 8)
[Recovery][Chaos] Recovery from Instanced Areas Technical Difficulties (May 2)
[Chaos] Instanced Areas Technical Difficulties (May 2)
Fan Festival 2026 Merchandise Round 3 Pre-orders Now Available!
Pre-orders are now available for our third round of Fan Festival 2026 merchandise! Whether you’re joining us in Tokyo or tuning in online, don’t miss out on these Fan Festival commemorative items!
The lineup features a range of items that will come in handy at Fan Festival or in your day-to-day life, including a Senor Otter pack, Pulse Volume 3, an album of piano arrangements, and new apparel from Lit Bāff Apt.!
Pre-orders are open to everyone, and the same lineup of items will be available at Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo itself. If you wish to avoid the crowds, we strongly recommend pre-ordering ahead of the event.
Read on for details.
The next stage of the Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2026 in Japan, powered by Logicool G™, will soon be taking place. The Quarterfinals will be held on Saturday, August 22; Sunday, August 23; Saturday, August 29; and Sunday, August 30!
The 16 teams who fought their way through the Preliminaries will be battling it out once more to secure a place in the Semifinals taking place at Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo.
All matches will be streamed, featuring passionate and informative comentary. Be sure to tune in!
* Please note that the live streams are in Japanese only
Read on for details.
New optional items will be added to the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Store starting Wednesday, August 12 around 1:00 a.m. (PDT).
We’re also hosting a limited-time sale on a selection of attire and mounts, so don’t miss out!
Visit the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Store.
* The items featured above will be available for purchase after the scheduled maintenance ends on Wednesday, August 12 around 1:00 a.m. (PDT). Please visit the News section for detailed maintenance information.
* Please note that there may be a delay in the delivery of items directly after sales commence due to congestion of the delivery system.
Summer is here once more, with fireworks lighting the night sky and festive decorations adorning the streets below. The sandy shores of Costa del Sol offer the perfect respite from the sweltering heat, so it’s time to dive right in and make a splash at the Moonfire Faire!
Read on for details.
FINAL FANTASY XIV will officially launch on Nintendo Switch™ 2 on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 3:00 a.m. (PDT).
Read on to learn how to start playing on Nintendo Switch 2, and for information regarding subscription fees.
Read on for details.
Fan Festival 2026 Official Merchandise Round 2 - Now Available in Asia & Oceania!
Our second round of official merchandise for Fan Festival 2026 is now available in Asia and Oceania from Square Enix Store Plus!
These latest additions include the Outrunner-shaped LED light, Fat Chocobo Cookie faux leather charm, FINAL FANTASY XIV Mini Puppet Plush Collection Vol. 2, and more!
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Visit the Square Enix Store Plus website.
Square Enix Store Plus is our online storefront that serves customers in Asia and Oceania. As of July 2026, we offer sales in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and New Zealand. We plan on expanding the regions we support, so stay tuned!
Once more, a horde of Yo-kai descends upon Eorzea!
Join in the fun and get your paws on weapons, mounts, a framer’s kit, and minions─including Jibanyan and Whisper! This time around, the event features three new indoor furnishings: wibbly-wobbly Jibanyan, wibbly-wobbly Komasan, and wibbly-wobbly USApyon.
Don’t miss out on this zany collaboration event!
Read on for details.
* This event is identical to the one previously held, with the addition of three indoor furnishing items.
* If you have already completed the quest for this event, it cannot be accepted again. However, you may still earn Yo-kai Medals while equipped with a Yo-kai Watch.
* During the event, Yo-kai Watches will be available for purchase from recompense officers in major cities.
Crystalline Conflict Season Twenty Results Revealed as Season Twenty-one Commences!
Crystalline Conflict Season Twenty has drawn to a close!
View the results for Season Twenty.
Without further ado, we are delighted to send you back into the arena for Season Twenty-one!
| Physical Data Center | Logical Data Center | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Elemental | |
| North American | Primal | |
| European | Light | |
| Oceanian | Materia |
Take to the sky with Alsvid, a new unicorn mount!
We’re excited to announce our upcoming Support-a-Streamer campaign going live alongside Patch 7.55 on July 28! This campaign will give eligible participants the chance to unlock Alsvid, a unicorn whose rainbow mane makes it the rarest of its kind.
Players will be able to obtain Alsvid by purchasing or gifting three Twitch subscriptions while watching eligible FINAL FANTASY XIV channels during the campaign period.
Read on for details.
Patch 7.55 brings a wealth of new adventures in the Occult Crescent: North Horn, the conclusion of the Phantom Weapons series, Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures, and the Allied Society capstone quests.
Read the patch notes.
* Updated on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 0:00 a.m. (PDT)
FINAL FANTASY XIV for Nintendo Switch 2 Launches August 4—Pre-order Now and Save 30%!
The Nintendo Switch™ 2 version of FINAL FANTASY XIV will be releasing on Tuesday, August 4, with pre-orders starting today on the Nintendo Store.
The FINAL FANTASY XIV Online - Free Trial will be available on the Nintendo eShop from Tuesday, August 4.
* Updated Wednesday, July 29 at 4:00 a.m. (PDT)
The Complete Edition is available to purchase on Nintendo Switch 2 for 30% off for a limited time, so it's the perfect opportunity to make your preparations to adventure on a new platform!
From Saturday, July 25, 2026 until Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT)
* Updated Monday, August 3 at 11:00 p.m. (PDT)
* This sale only includes the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the Complete Edition.
* Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.
The newest information and media from Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin is now live on the Evercold teaser site! Watch the second trailer, get a first look at the upcoming bastion job, and explore some of the landscapes from the Fourth.
Furthermore, in collaboration with Yoshitaka Amano, we’re proud to present a stunning new illustration for Evercold.
View the Evercold teaser site.
The Patch 7.5 special site has also been updated with information on the newest attraction coming to the Gold Saucer, Keybound Brawler!
View the Dawntrail Patch 7.5 special site.
The Patch 7.5 special site has been updated with information about the newest attraction at the Gold Saucer, including screenshots and rewards!
Featuring a collaboration with FINAL FANTASY VII, Keybound Brawler is a dynamic typing challenge for up to four players.
View the special site.
Next Round of Fan Festival Twitch Viewer Rewards Now Available!
After the success of the campaign during Fan Festival 2026 in Anaheim, we are excited to start the next round of our collaboration with Twitch to celebrate our global FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festivals – this time for Berlin!
Read on for details.
Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin Live Performance Stream Tickets Now on Sale!
Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin is nearly here!
For those looking to take their viewing experience to the next level, we will be hosting a piano performance and PRIMALS concert, both available as paid streams via StreamPass and FanStream. You won't want to miss this chance to rock out with Warriors of Light the world over in the comfort of your own home!
Read on for details.
Presenting the FFXIV Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin Stream Kit!
We're pleased to announce that Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin-themed stream overlays are now available for Warriors of Light looking to stream the excitement along with us! The kit includes overlays and assets that are perfect for a variety of your streaming needs.
Whether you're looking to have something festive to celebrate the upcoming event or simply want to add some FFXIV flavor to your streams, you'll want to check out the kit!
Read on for details.
The long-awaited European Fan Festival 2026 commences this Saturday, July 25 in Berlin!
All stage events─including the keynote, packed with new information─will be available to view worldwide via live stream.
* Please note that co-streaming is permitted for all content except for the paid concert performances. However, we strongly advise users to refrain from co-streaming the keynote presentation via YouTube. Due to the nature of YouTube's Content ID system, doing so may result in your stream being interrupted or your account being penalized. No such issues are expected when co-streaming via other livestreaming services. We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.
Furthermore, live stream concert tickets for Keiko and THE PRIMALS are currently available for purchase. An archived version of the streams will also be available for viewing for a limited time, and a ticket can be purchased at any time during this period. An archived version of the streams will be available for viewing at any time during the ticket sales period.
Visit the Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin special site.
Watch the Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XCIII at Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin!
The next Letter from the Producer LIVE will be broadcast from Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin from around 7:30 a.m. (PDT) on Saturday, July 25. Join Lead Battle Content Designer Masaki Nakagawa for an in-depth look at beastmaster, the limited job being introduced in Patch 7.56, featuring live gameplay!
Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. (PDT)
* Starting time is subject to change.
* Includes live interpretation from Japanese to English.
* Co-streaming of the Letter from the Producer LIVE is allowed.
View the schedule for Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin.
Following the whirlwind weekend of Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin, FINAL FANTASY XIV is headed to Washington, D.C. for Otakon 2026! This year, we're partnering with Otakon to celebrate their "swords and sorcery" theme and the return of badge choice, featuring special FINAL FANTASY XIV job illustration badges and an Evercold lanyard.
Localization Director Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and Global Community Producer Toshio "Foxclon" Murouchi will also be at the show, participating in two panels, a workshop, and various signing sessions. Be sure to say "hi!" if you see them!
Read on for details
The latest episode of the North American Community team's Duty Commenced live show has been archived and is now available to view! Couldn't join the team live this time? No problem! The episode is available to watch on Twitch and YouTube via the links below!
In this episode, the Community team teamed up with fellow Warriors of Light for some treasure map fun and went over the exciting schedule for the Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin!
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* Notifications for standings updates are shared across all Worlds.
* Notifications for PvP team formations are shared for all languages.
* Notifications for free company formations are shared for all languages.
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Bunbuku Jingu
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