{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6a9241285c490db458cc0ed4","clusterId":"c_6d949250dd04ec761247042c","slug":"final-fantasy-xiv-nintendo-switch-2-version-launches-august-4-with-free-month","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Final Fantasy XIV Nintendo Switch 2 Version Launches August 4 With Free Month","summary":"Square Enix announced during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin on July 25 that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the MMORPG will launch on August 4, 2026. Pre-orders began on the same day via the My Nintendo Store. As a stabilization period, service fees will be waived for approximately one month after launch. A free trial is also scheduled to begin at the same time. Existing players on other platforms will receive a 50% discount on service fees for the Switch 2 version. A Nintendo Switch Online subscription is not required to play. Various packages are available, including a Complete Pack at 30% off (4,466 yen) until August 12. The announcement was part of a broader keynote that also revealed details for the upcoming expansion Final Fantasy XIV: Silver Wanderer, scheduled for January 2027, including a new setting, two new jobs (with the tank role Bastion confirmed), and an eight-player raid series crossing over with Final Fantasy VII Remake.","whyItMatters":"The Switch 2 launch brings Final Fantasy XIV to a new Nintendo platform for the first time, and the free month and waived Nintendo Switch Online requirement lower the barrier for entry significantly.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nintendo Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy XIV will go live on August 4, 2026, Square Enix confirmed at the Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin on July 25. Pre-orders opened immediately on the My Nintendo Store, with the Complete Pack discounted 30% to 4,466 yen through August 12. The Starter Pack is priced at 2,420 yen. The one-month fee-free period applies to all new Switch 2 players, while existing players on other platforms get a 50% discount on Switch 2 service fees. No Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required to play.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe keynote also covered the expansion Final Fantasy XIV: Silver Wanderer, due in January 2027. Its second teaser trailer introduced the Fourth World setting and the new tank job Bastion. A second new job will be revealed at the Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo on October 31 and November 1. The eight-player raid Beyond the Lifestream, a crossover with Final Fantasy VII Remake developed jointly by both teams, will launch as a three-part series starting with Patch 8.01. The 24-player alliance raid Ghosts of Desire, a collaboration with Evangelion, showed a revised trailer and confirmed animation director Mahiro Maeda as a special guest artist. Silver Wanderer also shifts daily play to a weekly cadence, adds Evolve Mode for job individuality alongside classic Reborn Mode, and expands character customization with Character Action Skins.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Final Fantasy XIV hits Nintendo Switch 2 on August 4 with a free month of service and no Nintendo Switch Online requirement.","twitterPost":"FFXIV Switch 2 version arrives August 4. Pre-orders are live with a 30% off Complete Pack. Existing players get 50% off service fees.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Square Enix announced the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy XIV will launch on August 4, 2026, with a one-month free service period and no Nintendo Switch Online requirement. Pre-orders are live with discounts. The Fan Festival also revealed new details for the Silver Wanderer expansion and a Final Fantasy VII Remake crossover raid.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2127868.html\",\"title\":\"Final Fantasy XIV Nintendo Switch 2 Version Launches August 4, Free for One Month\"},{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/002/G100259/20260725006/\",\"title\":\"Nintendo Switch 2 Version of Final Fantasy XIV Launches August 4\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/26/169750.html\",\"title\":\"FF14 Switch 2 Version Service Starts August 4 - Complete Pack 30% Off Until August 12; FF7 Remake-Themed 8-Player Raid Also Announced\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/26/185180.html\",\"title\":\"FF14 Switch 2 Version Service Starts August 4! 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