Square Enix announce Final Fantasy 14 Endwalker two-week delay
'I am truly sorry'
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Square Enix has announced that FFXIV Endwalker is delayed. The massively anticipated expansion to Shadowbringers is set back two weeks, while the developers work on making sure the game is at the best it can be for launch. The news comes after the developers published an infographic on Twitter, accompanied by a blog post on the game’s website, stating the new release date is now December 7.
Naoki Yoshida, the iconic producer behind the game stated the release of Endwalker was ‘down to the wire’. As the producer of the game, it was becoming ever so clear that the game’s polish was getting noticeably tougher to reach. Some of the big concerns were regards to the game’s stability. Yoshi said, “there was a bigger risk of us reaching the release date without ensuring stability as one form of quality,” To put it short, the extra two weeks of polish makes will make the game better is essentially the gist of the post.
The other aspect of the game Yoshi mentioned was the server congestion. It’s no surprise that is a big concern. FFXIV expansion launch dates are always congested. But, since the game’s gigantic growth over the summer, with many WoW streamers and players diving into Eorzea. It is safe to say Endwalker is going to be the biggest expansion in the game’s history.
If you’re interested, you can find the full blog post here.
With the apology and explanation out of the way, here is what you can expect from the new Endwaler delay timeframe.
Endwalker Delay
- December 12 – Patch 6.0 release and Endwalker Early Access Launch.
- December 7 – Endwalker officially launches.
- December 21 – 6.0.1 patch notes and Pandaemonium release.
- January 4 – Patch 6.05 Pandaemonium (savage), The Exictatron 6000, Allagan Tomestones of Astronomy, and new gear.
There were also plenty of updates on the FFXIV housing system and confirmation of the Oceania data server expansion for February 2022 and some system updates. The full content update was featured in the 6-hour dev stream on November 6, which you can catch the VoD over at Twitch.tv.
