This means no new characters or maps in the future. Season 5 is also the last time Prize Pass levels (essentially Battle Pass tiers) will be used. Rankings will remain, functioning like the off-season, and Mythril, the game’s premium currency, has been removed from sale on the Nintendo eShop.

Those who still have Mythril can spend it until the shop disappears on January 6th, 2023 (JST). All Mythril will also become invalid at the same time. The shop will still have items for Mythril during Season 5, but once it’s gone, you may see them added to the Ticket or Gil Shops, so you won’t have to spend Mythril. If you missed items from Seasons 1 to 4, this might be an opportunity to acquire them.

Chocobo GP will remain playable but could die a slow death without any new content. Time will tell, so stay tuned for more updates in the future.

Meanwhile, the publisher has also revealed new details on the game’s post-launch seasonal model, what it will entail, and what will be included in Season One. Each season will last roughly two months, and participating in the 64-player bracket-style tournament, Chocobo GP Mode, will allow you to raise your season score and season level- which, in turn, will yield “special rewards”.

Additionally, there will also be a battle pass- because of course there will be. Called the Prize Pass, there will be a new one for players to purchase each season, and will give “access to additional rewards and the ability to earn resources, such as Gil, more efficiently”. Gil, in turn, can be spent at the Gil Shop to “purchase various rewards.”

Interestingly, Season One’s Prize Pass is effectively going to be free, with some caveats- anyone who logs into the game for a limited time (the end date for which hasn’t yet been announced) will receive 800 mythril in the game, which can is the price of a Prize Pass. This will apply to those who purchase Chocobo GP as well as those who play the free-to-play version Chocobo GP Lite, though Square Enix says the Mythril Shop in the latter will have “some restrictions”.

FInally, Square Enix has also confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 protagonist Cloud Strife will be available exclusive via Season One’s Prize Pass for players to unlock. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy 8 protagonist Squall Leonheart can be purchased from the Gil Shop.

Chocobo GP and Chocobo GP Lite will launch exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on March 10.

Chocobo GP features several different modes like Story Mode with unlockable characters (20 in total) and tracks; Series Races, which are a series of tracks to compete for the highest score; Time Attack for racing against other player ghosts; Custom Races; and Chocobo GP Mode where up to 64 players can compete in an online tournament. Interestingly, the tournament will offer different rewards based on each season pass.

Chocobo GP Lite features Story Mode Prologue to try out along with local and online multiplayer. Only a limited number of characters are available but one can still partake in the online tournament. Purchasing the full game allows for transferring one’s save data over which includes items and in-game currency. Stay tuned for more details in the meantime.