According to the North American Final Fantasy XIV Website, Final Fantasy XIV will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 this August 2026!
The news was delivered by Yoshi-P during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival Keynote. This awesome news comes with a few caveats, though. While you don’t need a Nintendo Switch Online Subscription to play it on Switch 2, Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu confirmed, however, that you WILL need a seperate Subscription to play the Switch 2 version ALONG WITH buying the Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy XIV and ON TOP of your original FF XIV Subscription. Sheesh!
You wanna get angry at this? Blame Nintendo, as at LEAST Square Enix got PS5, PC, and Xbox players some decent concessions. They are as follows: Those of you already subbed to the game will get 50% off the Switch 2 sub, and ALL players – including new Switch 2 players, will NOT need a Switch 2 Online Expansion Pack/ basic Online Subscription. Yoshida, also worredly, didn’t confirm one way or the other as to whether the expanded free trial set for July 2026 will come to Switch 2.
Yes, those 2 concessions keep me (at least, in...
