A brand new enlargement, platform, collaboration and extra have been all introduced for Ultimate Fantasy XIV. This yr’s Ultimate Fantasy XIV Fan Fest actually appeared to roll a ton out.

The massive information is, in fact, the reveal of seven.0 and the brand new enlargement, Dawntrail. It’ll see the Warrior of Mild (that’s you, participant) set off for the New World that’s been talked about in content material just like the Blue Mage quests, now formally named as Tural.

And the Scions will probably be getting deeply concerned with the native politics once more, it appears. A contest for the throne is heating up, which pulls the WoL and buddies in, and will even see the Scions face off on reverse sides. It’s intriguing, for positive. Although it’s some testy potential subject material to deal with, the tropical setting does make for an awesome showcase of all of the graphical updates Sq. Enix is rolling out.

Usually, the enlargement could be the massive headline. However right now’s Ultimate Fantasy XIV Fan Fest keynote additionally had a shock visitor: Xbox head Phil Spencer. Taking the stage alongside XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida, and later the brand new Sq. Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu, they formally introduced that Ultimate Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox.

Xbox Sequence X|S consoles will have the ability to be part of within the MMO, beginning with an open beta set for someday subsequent yr. Spencer and Kiryu each intimated that this was the beginning of a better collaboration between Xbox and the Ultimate Fantasy group, which is able to absolutely set hypothesis ablaze for a short while.

All of that, plus some 6.5X information and teases, a Fall Guys collaboration within the works, and naturally, Hildibrand. Ultimate Fantasy XIV has a ton in retailer for 2024, it appears. Right here’s all that lies forward.

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