Summary
- Square Enix will reveal more on Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail and 16: The Rising Tide at PAX East 2024 in Boston.
- Fans attending PAX East can expect panels on both games, chances to win prizes, battle challenges, and free t-shirts.
Square Enix will soon give fans more news about Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail and Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide, as the company will appear in two panels at the upcoming PAX East 2024 convention in Boston. Square Enix stated that its Final Fantasy 14 panel will be hosted on Saturday, March 23, and the Final Fantasy 16 panel will start on March 22.
During the 2024 Tokyo FanFest, Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida revealed more details about the upcoming Dawntrail expansion. Some of the details included confirmation that the Female Hrothgar would be added to the game as the final race option, and the new caster DPS called the Pictomancer was revealed. Some new environments that players will explore in Dawntrail were also touched upon, with the cyberpunk-inspired city of Solution Nine being among the biggest surprises that Final Fantasy 14 players got a taste of. However, Yoshida still refused to reveal when exactly Dawntrail would be released but confirmed that an internal target date was chosen.
Final Fantasy fans will soon have an opportunity to get information on both Dawntrail and The Rising Tide. Yoshida and other Square Enix staff members will attend PAX East 2024 in Boston for two panels, which will also be streamed on Twitch and YouTube. Yoshida will host a panel about Dawntrail on Saturday, March 23, at noon Eastern, at the convention's Main Theatre. While details remain light on what fans and attendees can expect, Square Enix stated that players should not miss the presentation. Given the fact that the release date for Dawntrail is still unknown at the time of writing, the PAX East panel is a likely opportunity for that detail to drop. Additionally, Final Fantasy 14 players who attend PAX East can also take on a battle challenge against Asura and win a free t-shirt.
Final Fantasy Panels at PAX East 2024
- "Journey to Dawntrail: The 10-Year Adventure of Final Fantasy 14" Panel on Saturday, March 23 at Noon Eastern
- "Leviathan the (Not So) Lost is Here: What's New in Final Fantasy 16 DLC, The Rising Tide" Panel on Friday, March 22 at 11:30 AM Eastern
- Panels will be streamed on Twitch and YouTube
However, that will not be the only presence Yoshida has at the Boston convention. The Final Fantasy 16 panel will be held on Friday, March 22, at 11:30 AM Eastern, at the Albatross Theatre. Yoshida will be joined by DLC Director Takeo Kujiraoka and Localization Director Michael-Christopher Koji Fox to discuss The Rising Tide DLC and go over more details about the watery Eikon called Leviathan the Lost. It remains to be seen if the panel will narrow down the expansion's spring 2024 release window to a more precise date.
Alongside Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, both The Rising Tide and Dawntrail are part of a busy 2024 for the Final Fantasy franchise. All in all, Final Fantasy fans attending PAX East will have plenty of activities and information to look forward to.
Final Fantasy 14 (2010)
- Released
- August 27, 2013
WHERE TO PLAY
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Create your very own Warrior of Light and embark upon a quest to deliver the land from an eternity of Darkness.
Take to the skies in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward
Take your first steps in the reclusive nation of Ishgard, locked in a seemingly never-ending struggle with dragons.
Rekindle the fires of hope in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood
Journey to the East and rise up against the might of the Garlean Empire.
Become the darkness in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers
Travel to a world where light ushers all unto oblivion. But hope is not yet lost, for where there is light there is shadow.
Journey to the very stars above in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
A great calamity has been building - a second advent of the Final Days. The Warrior of Light must journey ever higher and stand firm as hope's last bastion.
Set forth for new horizons in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail
Blue seas, clear skies, and boundless possibilities await! Explore uncharted territories with familiar faces as hope's light dawns once more.
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Square Enix
- Publisher(s)
- Square Enix
- Engine
- Crystal Tools
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Final Fantasy
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- MMORPG
- Metascore
- 90
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC, PS4 & PS5
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
