Final Fantasy XIV is expanding its free trial to include Stormblood

Final Fantasy XIV continues to deliver an info-packed Fanfest live from Las Vegas Nevada, and series producer Naoki “Yoshi P” Yoshida announced some really great news for prospective players: the free trial is getting an upgrade.

Yoshida mentioned that the trial will be coming with the release of patch 6.5, which is expected to go live sometime in September. As is the case with most patches (even smaller ones), Square Enix is very careful in terms of when it provides exact dates, or even windows of when updates might drop. But even still, it’s coming! And we won’t have to wait until 2024’s Dawntrail expansion to take advantage of it.

Square Enix has slowly made its Final Fantasy XIV free trial more generous over the years

Slowly but surely, Square Enix has been adding more expansions into the mix. Originally the free trial only included A Realm Reborn, but it eventually expanded to Heavensward, and now, Stormblood. It would stand to reason that Shadowbringers could arrive at some point during 7.5. All you free players are in for a treat if that happens!

If you haven’t dove into Final Fantasy XIVyet, we have a full guide on how to maximize your free trial here.

Chris Carter

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