Sq. Enix has introduced plans to carry Final Fantasy XIV to Nintendo Switch 2 this August – however there’s a catch.
FFXIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida (a.okay.a. Yoshi-P) and Sq. Enix president and CEO Takashi Kiryu revealed plans to carry the massively common MMORPG to the Nintendo platform as a part of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2026 right this moment. It’s information that marked an finish to an extended wait, but it surely additionally got here with the reveal that gamers on the hybrid gaming platform might want to rethink their subscription plans.
The presentation continued following the announcement with a graphic confirming that subscriptions for FFXIV on Switch 2 will function otherwise than different platforms. Whereas gamers beforehand solely wanted to buy the sport itself and the month-to-month subscription price to play on any platform, the Switch 2 model would require gamers to buy a further, separate subscription.
“After discussions with Nintendo, it was determined that the Switch 2 model of Final Fantasy XIV would require a separate subscription,” Yoshi-P stated through translator. “Once more, this was determined after many months of discussions with Nintendo, and I perceive that that is completely different to how we’ve achieved issues earlier than.”
Fortunately, Yoshi-P stated that there have been capable of make some concessions. A Nintendo Switch On-line membership, for instance, is not going to be required to play FFXIV on Switch 2. Moreover, these with energetic subscriptions on different platforms will obtain a 50% low cost for a subscription on Switch 2.
Final Fantasy XIV at present has no particular launch date for the Switch 2 model exterior of the promise to see its launch arrive in August. It will likely be playable through early entry to strive for free for one month earlier than its launch. The Nintendo portion of the presentation then got here to an finish with a dwell demo of the sport working on Switch 2.
“Every week in the past, I had this nice thought to play the Switch 2 on stage right here, and Nintendo sort of freaked out a little bit,” Yoshi-P added. “They have been like, ‘What?!’ However they cooperated and helped us a lot to make this occur, so thanks, Nintendo, very a lot to assist us make this occur on-stage right this moment.”
The bottom sport Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn initially launched in 2013 and, after only some teases within the years since, it’s lastly coming to a Nintendo platform. Additionally revealed on the 2026 Fan Fest keynote, the upcoming enlargement, Evercold, is coming in January 2027. and bought an announcement trailer which you’ll see above. A crossover with Neon Genesis Evangelion can also be within the works, which might be a 24-player raid sequence coming after Evercold.
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