Dawntrail DLC for Final Fantasy XIV Announced; Big Changes Coming
A new DLC for Final Fantasy XIV, titled Dawntrail, has been announced. In addition, this hit MMORPG will finally get an Xbox Series S/X version.
Square Enix has announced Dawntrail, the next big expansion for the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. The release is scheduled for next summer. The project will offer a ton of new features and improvements.
- Dawntrail will introduce a new land to the game named Tural. It will include a capital in the form of the large city of Tuliyollal, the high mountains of Urqopacha and the dense forest of Yak Tel.
- The maximum experience level will be raised from 90 to 100.
- The game will also be enriched with two new professions - one will be focused on close combat, and the other will specialize in magical ranged attacks.
- There will also be no shortage of enemies, missions and hunting. We can also count on some great dungeons and raids.
- There will also be additional items and crafting recipes.
- The devs promise improvements to PvP systems and mechanics related to Blue Mages.
- Also planned are improvements to the visuals, including especially textures and shadows.
New system requirements
With the release of the DLC, the game's system requirements will change. The new ones look as follows:
Final Fantasy XIV - new minimum requirements for PC (1280x720 resolution)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700
- Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 480 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or better.
- RAM: 8 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Disk space: 140 GB SSD
Final Fantasy XIV - new recommended requirements for PC (1920x1080 resolution)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-9700
- Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT / Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 or better.
- RAM: 16 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Disk space: 140 GB SSD
As you can see, the new requirements will be significantly higher than the current ones. However, despite the improved graphics quality, the devs still intend to make a PlayStation 4 version of the game.
Extended trial of Final Fantasy XIV
In addition, next year the free trial version of the game will be expanded to include the content of the Stormblood DLC. This will occur with the release of Update 6.5, the open beta of which is scheduled for spring.
Final Fantasy XIV will come to Xbox consoles
It's also worth mentioning that the developers have finally announced a version of Final Fantasy XIV intended for Microsoft consoles. The release for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will debut in spring next year. The release will be preceded by an open beta.
