Final Fantasy 16's producer, Naoki Yoshida, believes that a new generation should take on the challenges of making the next mainline title.
Along with other content, the patch adds new side quests for Tataru's Grand Endeavor and Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures.
The acclaimed MMO is out now for PS4, PS5 and PC, with an Xbox Series X/S version coming in Spring. Its next expansion is out this Summer.
"We don't want that to happen again, even if it's just a few weeks," said Naoki Yoshida when addressing the expansion's lack of a release date.
Meanwhile, the team will also continue to put out new content for Final Fantasy 14, including Dawntrail, its next expansion.
From the highly advanced Solution Nine to the thundercloud-filled Heritage Found, the new expansion offers a variety of vistas.
Players will embark on a new quest with protagonist Clive Rosfield and can earn rewards like his outfit, a Torgal mount and more.
The Pictomancer is a new magical ranged DPS who "paints" attacks, while the Beastmaster arrives after the launch of Dawntrail.
The Scions of the Seventh Dawn venture to the New World in the next expansion, launching in Summer 2024 for PS4, PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S.
The collaboration adds a Fall Guys-styled event in Final Fantasy 14, allowing players to take part in wacky high jinks to earn new cosmetics.
The Viper is the new melee DPS coming to Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail. There are also new details about zones and a new city.
Check out the latest trailer, featuring more story scenes as well as the extended theme song for Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail.
While players can now do all Final Fantasy 14 dungeons solo, they'll still need to find allies to take on the game's 8-player content.
Despite its ever-expanding free trial, Final Fantasy 14 will continue as a subscription-based MMORPG.
Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida revealed that the Pixel Remaster Games were running on middleware, preventing them from coming to the MMORPG.
Part 1 of "Growing Light" will allow players to experience all Duties solo with AI companions up to Endwalker's conclusion.
The Final Fantasy 14 free trial is getting expanded by quite a bit, adding a whole expansion's worth of new content for free players, including the Omega raids and the Return to Ivalice Alliance raids...
Square Enix also plans to "bring our games to Xbox for players around the world" and looks forward to "working closely" with the Xbox team.
Venture to the New World to locate a city of gold, with a level cap increase, two new Jobs, new raids, and a graphical update.
Square Enix has detailed the new content that we can expect from Final Fantasy 14's next major update.
