Summary
During the 2023 Tokyo Game Show,Final Fantasy 14producer and director Naoki Yoshida revealed that the Growing Light content update would go live on Tuesday, October 3. The 6.5 patch series will bring the current story arc inFinal Fantasy 14to a conclusion and will host different forms of content for players to enjoy.
WARNING: This post contains MAJOR story spoilers for Final Fantasy 14.
At the 2023 Las Vegas Fanfest, Yoshida revealeda few initial details about the Growing Light update, including the patch’s name and a few main story elements thatFinal Fantasy 4fans quickly pointed out. From the Lunar Subterrane dungeon to the climactic Abyssal Fracture Trial against Zeromus, the current main story arc blends nostalgia withFinal Fantasy 14’s cast of characters. However, with theDawntrailexpansion looming in Summer 2024, the trip down memory lane will soon draw to a close. But, players will soon experience the first half of the Growing Light update.
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On Tuesday, October 3,Final Fantasy 14’s Patch 6.5 update will go live. On the day before the update’s launch,Final Fantasy 14will undergo a 24-hour maintenance period, which will take the game temporarily offline on October 2. During the Tokyo Game Show on September 24, Yoshida was joined by global community producer Toshio Murouchi for the 79th episode of Letter From The Producer Live. During the panel, Yoshida and Murouchi shared a brief overview of what players will see in the Patch 6.5 series. Yoshida also showed some gameplay from the Abyssal Fracture trial, the Thaleia alliance raid, and a new Crystalline Conflict map called The Red Sands. During the end of the broadcast, Yoshida briefly brought uptheFinal Fantasy 14 Tabletop RPGand stated that preorders are available online.
Plus, Yoshida officially revealed thatKFC would cross over withFinal Fantasy 14in a promotion that will be exclusive to Japan. Starting October 4, KFC Japan customers who purchase a combo meal worth at least ¥1,240 will get some stickers and the “Eat Chicken” emote to use inFinal Fantasy 14. The emote will give players a bucket of chicken in their left hand, and a drumstick in their right hand. While this offer remains exclusive to Japan at the time of writing, only time will tell if it will make its way overseas.
However,FF14players will not have much time tofinish The Rising seasonal quests, as both theFinal Fantasy 1410th Anniversary event, and the associated Moogle Tomestone campaign will end once the game goes into maintenance ahead of Patch 6.5. All in all, a busy time awaitsFinal Fantasy 14players.
Final Fantasy 14is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5, with an Xbox Series X/S version launching in Spring 2024.
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