Final Fantasy XIV Evercold Delayed to February 23, 2027

Square Enix has delayed Final Fantasy XIV’s sixth expansion, Evercold, from its original January 2027 target to February 23, 2027. The date change came at the Fan Fest in Japan, where producer and director Naoki Yoshida opened the keynote with the expansion’s third and final trailer.

Early access will start on February 19, 2027, four days before the full release. Preorders open on November 4, 2026. IGN reports that preorders will come with several bonus items, which were due to be revealed later in the keynote. IGN describes the slip as a four-week delay, while Steam News says Yoshida deferred launch by a couple of weeks. The sources do not reconcile those two descriptions.

What was shown

The trailer revealed the expansion’s second new job, a physical ranged DPS called Zephyr. According to Steam News, Zephyr fights with a crossbow and an avian familiar named Nephele, starts at level 90, and has origins in Ilsabard. Its playstyle is described as very mobile and evasive. It joins Bastion, a new tank job.

IGN lists a Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover raid series and a Final Fantasy VII crossover raid series among the expansion’s content. Nintendo Life adds that Evercold brings new cities, areas, dungeons and trials, along with a level cap increase. The game moves to version 8.0 alongside the launch, with Yoshida presenting changes to core gameplay in the keynote.

Why it matters

Evercold was first announced at the North American Fan Fest in Anaheim in April, with a January 2027 window. The new date puts it in the same week as other February 2027 PC releases, including Fable on February 23, according to PC Gamer’s 2027 calendar, which lists Evercold on PC for February 19.

Nintendo Life notes that Final Fantasy XIV Online is now available on Switch 2 and that Square Enix is looking toward the expansion next. It does not say whether Evercold itself is coming to that platform.

What we don’t know yet

The sources do not list the contents of the preorder bonuses or give a platform list for Evercold. They also do not explain why Yoshida chose to delay the launch beyond saying the team made its best efforts.