Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold is the next expansion for Square Enix's MMORPG

Square Enix has announced the next FFXIV expansion will launch in Winter 2027.

Square Enix is hosting Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Anaheim, California today and just announced the Evercold expansion will be launching for the MMORPG in January 2027. The company shared an extended teaser trailer. Please take a look. 

Square Enix provided a list of announcements from today’s keynote related to the upcoming Evercold expansion:

• Two new jobs: tank and physical ranged DPS
• Level cap increase from 100 to 110
• New cities
• Distinctive new areas
• New gigantic constructs and other monstrous threats to overcome
• New allies to encounter
• New dungeons
• New trials
• A new raid series
• A new Ultimate raid
• PvP updates
• Ongoing content updates, including new gear and crafting recipes, updates to the Duty Support System and more

The launch of Evercold and its subsequent patch series will also allow all FINAL FANTASY XIV players to enjoy various expanded updates to the game’s design, in addition to the battle system changes, such as:

• Seasons: An overhaul to the way players earn rewards and improve their characters
• Armoury Update: To better facilitate playing with multiple jobs
• Expanded Character Customization: More ways to make your character stand out from the crowd

Square Enix also shared some screenshots of Evecold on social media saying "The Evercold main scenario will be set on one of the reflections - the Fourth."

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