Twelve years ago today Final Fantasy XIV players logged into the heavily revamped game, A Realm Reborn, for the first time to the following opening cinematic.
FFXIV players don't count the time the game (now referred to as 1.0) ran. FFXIV's Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida had a reaction to the idea of bringing back the original experience.
But Yoshi-P is not opposed to celebrating the launch of A Realm Reborn. The annual celebration, known as The Rising, this year runs from 27 August to 11 September. Which ends just in time for everyone to pivot to the launch of patch 7.3.
For me the highlight of the event is the scene where Yoshi-P breaks the fourth wall and speaks to the player. Below is an example from last year's event.
But today we also woke up to news about the three Fanfests scheduled for 2026 in both text and video form.
FAN FESTIVAL 2026 in ANAHEIM
- Friday, April 24, 2026 and Saturday, April 25, 2026
- Anaheim Convention Center
FAN FESTIVAL 2026 in BERLIN
- Saturday, July 25, 2026 and Sunday, July 26, 2026
- Messe Berlin, hub27
FAN FESTIVAL 2026 in TOKYO
- Saturday, October 31, 2026 and Sunday, November 1, 2026
- Makuhari Messe
Although early something tells me we will hear some wailing and gnashing of teeth at the dates of the Tokyo Fanfest. Some will see the dates and complain that the next expansion is probably not coming until April or May of 2027. But that's a bridge to cross when we get there.
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