News and Announcements for September 2024

The PS5 Pro was just announced last week along with a list of existing PS5 games set to be enhanced by Sony’s upgraded console offering. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was one of the games on that list and we’ve already shared our thoughts on how we expect Rebirth will benefit from the PS5 Pro’s more powerful hardware. However, thanks to the tech wizards over at Digital Foundry, we know even more about how the Rebirth experience on the upcoming PS5 Pro compares to the base PS5. Digital Foundry’s Oliver Mackenzie explained his findings in a YouTube video that breaks down the PS5 Pro’s ability to pump out enhanced graphics at 60 frames per second (FPS) during a 7-minute sample of Rebirth. The sampl...
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The Tokyo Game Show, or TGS, is 10 days away but Steam is getting the party started early with their 2024 Square Enix TGS Sale. If you’re looking to build your Final Fantasy library on Valve’s popular platform, there are big discounts on classic and modern Final Fantasy titles until September 30. Here are all the discounted Final Fantasy games along with their retail prices for comparison.    Final Fantasy VII $4.79 ($11.99) Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade $34.99 ($69.99) Final Fantasy VIII $4.79 ($11.99) Final Fantasy IX $8.39 ($20.99) Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age $19.99 ($49.99) Final Fantasy XIII-2 $7.99 ($19.99) Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XI...
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The next show for Final Fantasy XIV’s official band, THE PRIMALS, may be happening at the Yokohama Arena in Japan, but there’s a way for anyone to enjoy the show no matter where you are in the world. THE PRIMALS Live in Japan - Darkest Before Dawn concert will be happening on September 21 and will be streamed live via StreamPass. You can watch the entire concert from home by visiting the concert page and ordering your virtual tickets which are available now for 4,400 yen or about 30 bucks USD. Virtual tickets for the live show and the concert replay will be available until October 7. THE PRIMALS breathe new life into your favorite Final Fantasy XIV tracks by turning them into high-energy, ro...
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Sony finally unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro in a pre-recorded technical presentation yesterday. The presentation gave PlayStation fans a brief overview of the upgraded technology powering the latest and most powerful PS5 variant. But they also shared glimpses of existing PS5 titles that would benefit from the juiced PS5’s performance and, lucky for us, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is one of them. Revealed first during a closing highlight reel showcasing PS5 Pro enhanced titles and then confirmed by official Final Fantasy VII social media accounts, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will be an enhanced PS5 Pro title when the console launches on November 7. We’ll learn more about what that entails over th...
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The 1-year anniversary festivities for Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis kicked off over the weekend. After a solid launch year where the game breached the impressive and on-brand milestone of 7.77 million worldwide downloads back in February, they’re celebrating with lots of free draws, new events, and new game features.  Here’s a breakdown of the anniversary goods players can participate in during the celebration. Free draws and gear. Is there a set of gear that’s eluded you between April 2024 and the game’s launch? As an anniversary gift to all Ever Crisis players, you can exchange a free 1st Anniversary Gear Voucher for any set of gear released up until now. And, in addition to a free ...
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The Final Fantasy XIV team announced that the next Letter from the Producer LIVE is going down at the Tokyo Game Show on September 28 at 10:50 p.m. PDT. This will be the first Live Letter since before the launch of the Dawntrail and we’re expecting the game’s director, Naoki Yoshida, to spill the tea on what’s coming in Patch 7.1.  It’s crazy to think it’s been three months since the last Live Letter and, since then, there’s been a major expansion launch and the release of the first leg of the The Arcadion’s Normal and Savage raid variations. But Patch 7.1 is on the horizon and, while there’s been no official release date announced, we’ve gotten a few insights on what to expect in this ...
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‘Tis the season for giving away stuff it seems as Final Fantasy XIV announced that they’ll be giving away a brand-new laptop in collaboration with Alienware. Head to the promotion page and you can enter to win an Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop. This high-end piece of gaming hardware has a retail value of approximately $2,099 and, based on listed R2 models at that price, it should pack an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 with 32GB of memory to go along with its Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 1 processor. This contest is open to residents in the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, and France, but there are some region-based exceptions you’ll want to check out in the official contest rules. Once you’ve confirmed yo...
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Hello everyone and welcome to a new month. Hopefully, everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. I apologize for this update being a few days late, I lost track of time because of the holiday. There were not many updates in August due to the behind-the-scenes projects we are working on. Still, we were able to add the main section page for both Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals, which also had its full story published, and Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV. We have also added information for all the cards in Opus I for the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game. One of the backend things we worked on in August was an update to the site to simplify the addresses of pages. So now the addresses are shorter ...
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