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Square Enix Reveals December 7 Delay, Launch Trailer for Final Fantasy XIV Game's 'Endwalker' Expansion

Square Enix revealed in its "Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXVII" livestream for the Final Fantasy XIV game on Saturday that the game's "Endwalker" expansion will now release on December 7, instead of November 23. Those with Early Access to the new expansion will have access to it on December 3.

Square Enix is also streaming a launch trailer for the expansion.

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Director and producer Naoki Yoshida explained the reason for the delay, stating that as "Endwalker" will be the largest expansion pack for the game so far and that it concludes the "first major saga" of the game, he wanted the team to "push [themselves] to the 'limits'" that Yoshida said he envisioned. Yoshida added there was a risk of reaching the release date "without ensuring 'stability' as one form of quality."

The game's 6.01 patch will launch on December 21, and the 6.05 patch will launch on January 4, 2022.

Square Enix also revealed in the livestream that the planned Oceania data center will launch in February 2022.

The expansion will introduce the new job classes Sage (healer) and Reaper (melee DPS), the male version of the Viera race, and a new Mount named Arion. The new expansion will also include a level cap increase from 80 to 90, new dungeons, a new high-difficulty raid, new "small-scale PvP content," new areas, a new beast tribe, new gear and crafting recipes, a new residential district, and more.

Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIV Online for personal computers in September 2010. After criticism from fans, the company revealed an updated version of the game titled Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn that added a new world and story. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn launched on Windows PC and PS3 in August 2013, and then on PS4 in April 2014. The game's companion app for iOS and Android launched in August 2019.

Square Enix released the first expansion for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, titled "Heavensward," in June 2015. The second expansion, "Stormblood," launched in June 2017. The third expansion, "Shadowbringers," launched in July 2019. The game has surpassed 20 million registered users worldwide. The game launched for PlayStation 5 on May 25.

Sources: Final Fantasy XIV game's website, Twitter account, and YouTube channel