{"id":346129,"date":"2025-08-28T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=394428"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:43:40","slug":"what-if-final-fantasy-xiv-doesnt-have-a-new-expansion-until-2027-it-could-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/what-if-final-fantasy-xiv-doesnt-have-a-new-expansion-until-2027-it-could-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"What if &#039;Final Fantasy XIV&#039; doesn&#039;t have a new expansion until 2027? It could happen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Fan Festival 2025, <strong>Naoki &#8220;Yoshi-P&#8221; Yoshida, director of Final Fantasy 14, addressed <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3djuegos.com\/juegos\/final-fantasy-xiv\/noticias\/square-enix-sabe-que-queremos-ver-final-fantasy-xiv-espanol-hecho-su-estrategia-pasa-aumentar-idiomas-sus-juegos-no-confirman-nada\">the fans&#8217; concerns regarding the release date<\/a><strong> of the upcoming expansion<\/strong>. This statement comes in a context marked by a legal inquiry against the popular add-on Mare Synchronos, which has fueled the community&#8217;s concern about the future of the game. Yoshida thanked the support of the fans and, although he did not provide specific details, assured that <em>&#8220;there won&#8217;t be much to wait&#8221;<\/em> to learn more about the content that will follow Dawntrail.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sit down and wait<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, <strong>Final Fantasy 14 expansions usually release approximately four months after a Fan Fest<\/strong>, leading players to fear that with the conclusion of the event in Tokyo on November 1, 2026, the wait for the next expansion could extend to almost three years. This would set a record for the longest wait between releases, surpassing the Shadowbringers era, which was already affected by delays caused by the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its release, <strong>Dawntrail has received mixed reviews and has left the community fatigued<\/strong>. Yoshida acknowledged the frustration with the current content and mentioned that the development team is working to update the content, aiming to attract a broader range of players. This is presented as an attempt to restore fan trust as the final patches of the current expansion approach.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Announcing FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2026!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mb5KQXhzVCI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With fan pressure mounting and the clock ticking towards the next announcement, many hope that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3djuegos.com\/juegos\/final-fantasy-xiv-dawntrail\/noticias\/final-fantasy-xiv-anuncia-periodo-juego-gratis-96-horas-tiempo-limitado-solo-para-quienes-hayan-probado-previamente-mmo\">Yoshida&#8217;s words will serve as an indicator<\/a> of <strong>a stronger strategy for the future of Final Fantasy 14<\/strong>. The next expansion could be closer than players initially anticipated, although uncertainty remains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Fan Festival 2025, Naoki &#8220;Yoshi-P&#8221; Yoshida, director of Final Fantasy 14, addressed fans&#8217; concerns regarding the release date of the upcoming expansion. This statement comes in a context marked by a legal inquiry against the popular add-on Mare Synchronos, which has fueled the community&#8217;s worries about the future of the game. Yoshida thanked fans for their support and, although he did not provide specific details, assured that &#8220;there won&#8217;t be much to wait&#8221; to learn more about the content that will follow Dawntrail. Sit back and wait Over the years, the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":346130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[5520,4183],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-346129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-final-fantasy-xiv","tag-square","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346129"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346132,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346129\/revisions\/346132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346129"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=346129"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=346129"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=346129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}