Final Fantasy 14 Endwalker Expansion Delayed To December 7 2021

The delay also effects the early access date which as been pushed back to December 3, 2021.

The game was originally scheduled to launch on November 23, 2021 with the early access date set to November 19, 2021.

Game Director Naoki Yoshida mentioned the recent influx of new players and the subsequent congestion issues with the servers as contributing to the delay decision. The extra 2 weeks will give the QA team more time to go through the content and get all the bugs fixed.

“We sincerely apologize for postponing the release at the last minute on this occasion. FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker is both the latest expansion pack for the game and the one that will conclude the Hydaelyn and Zodiark saga spanning 11 years since the launch of the original FFXIV.

“We will of course deliver a new adventure in FFXIV to follow on from Endwalker but, with the various struggles we experienced from the failure of the original FFXIV leading up to where we are now, I just couldn’t contain my desire to perfect Endwalker to the best of my ability. As a result, the time we spent on quality improvement exceeded our expectations and we ended up using our time allotted for debugging. On the other hand, as stability is crucial for an online game, I have taken the decision to postpone the release of the expansion pack for two weeks in order to resecure the time for debugging that would arise as we wrap up development.

“Once more, I’d like to convey my deepest apologies to all of our Warriors of Light and partners for the inconvenience this has caused. We will continue to do our utmost to bring you the best adventure in Endwalker and to expand the game experience through further updates that will follow, in order to restore your trust step by step.”

A New Endwalkers Launch Trailer was also released:

The Final Fantasy XIV Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXVII can be viewed in full below: