Final Fantasy XIV launches on August 4 for Nintendo Switch 2, pre-orders are now live
Square Enix just announced that Final Fantasy XIV for Switch 2 will launch on August 4. The first month will be free for all as a stability test and a free trial will also be available.
As revealed before, if you already play XIV and want to keep playing on other platforms and Switch 2, you will need a new Switch 2-specific XIV subscription. Pre-orders will be going up today for the Switch 2 version with three editions:
The pricing is as follows:
- FFXIV Starter Edition - $19.99
- FFXIV Complete Edition - $59.99 with a pre-order discount bringing it to $41.99
- FFXIV Complete Collector's Edition - $139.99 with a pre-order discount bringing it to $97.99
- FFXIV Dawntrail Expansion (requires base game) - $39.99
- FFXIV Dawntrail Collector's Edition (requires base game) - $59.99
The download size listed on the eShop is 117GB for FFXIV on Switch 2.
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is now available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, macOS, and PC. Dawntrail and FFXIV launch this August for Switch 2. Read James' review of Dawntrail here, thoughts on Patch 7.1 here, the Chaotic Alliance Raid here, Futures Rewritten Ultimate raid here, Patch 7.25 here, and the last update here.
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, the next expansion, launches January 2027 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC platforms.