Nearly two years ago, the director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV, Naoki Yoshida, informed fans that a crossover event with Final Fantasy XV was in the works. Now, there is the first concrete information about the collaboration between the two games.
What happened? For about two years, there was complete silence regarding the crossover between the two major Square Enix games FFXIV and FFXV. Only occasionally did director Yoshida confirm that it was still in progress. According to him, the crossover should encompass more than just a few new costumes for players.
Until now, there had only been rumors and discoveries by data miners in the FFXV client. Now Square Enix has released the first official trailer, featuring a Miqo’te from Final Fantasy XIV entering the world of Eos in Final Fantasy XV. This is the FFXV side of the collaboration.
What does this mean for FFXIV players? Director Yoshida stated in a statement that the crossover has been discussed extensively over the last two years. In a live broadcast, he added that he cannot make any statements regarding the FFXIV side of the collaboration yet. However, there is no doubt that it will happen.
The community expects the official announcement with all details to occur at the upcoming Fan Festival in Las Vegas next week. The crossover will start in Final Fantasy XV on December 13, and it is not unlikely that the event in Final Fantasy XIV could begin around the same time.
Wishes and speculations about the event: There are already initial speculations about what the collaboration could look like. After FFXV received the Primals Garuda from FFXIV as a boss fight, it can be assumed that FFXIV will also receive an iconic monster from FFXV. Similar to what happened during the crossover with Monster Hunter: World, when the monster Rathalos came to Eorzea.
Fans on Reddit are also expressing their wishes regarding the rewards for the quest. At the top of the list are:
- The outfits of the Kingsglaive, a royal fighting unit that played the main role in the Final Fantasy XV movie
- The Regalia car as a mount
- The hairstyles of the four main characters from FFXV
- The outfit of the popular Dragoon character Aranea
How the crossover will look is likely to be revealed to players next week.
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