Summary
-
Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida said that patches 7.2 and 7.3 will be released in 2025.
-
The 7.2 patch should launch in late March or early April, with the 7.3 update coming in August or September. Yoshida said that his producer reviews for Patch 7.2 will begin in February.
-
Yoshida also left a cryptic message for Final Fantasy 14 players to figure out.
At the beginning of 2025, Final Fantasy 14 Director and producer Naoki Yoshida released a New Year's message to players, stating that development of the game's next two major content updates is underway. Yoshida also teased Final Fantasy 14 players with a mysterious idea of where the main story is Dawntrail is in charge.
Yoshida began his anniversary message by declaring that 2025 will mark 15 years since he took over as director and producer Final Fantasy 14. After a disastrous launch Final Fantasy 14 version 1.0, which was marred by technical issues and criticized for its gameplay and systems. Yoshida was tasked with turning things around, leading to the game ending with a climactic finale where Bahamut emerged and ravaged the land. Final Fantasy 14 was relaunched in August 2013 as An Empire Rebornwhich players can soon experience again in the upcoming Final Fantasy 14 Mobile. Mobile phone FF14 is in closed beta at the time of writing.

Related
Square Enix wants feedback on the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy developer Square Enix is seemingly gathering fans' opinions on the future of its flagship JRPG franchise.
While in 2024 there was a release Dawntrail expansion along with some significant changes Final Fantasy 14Yoshida said that players can expect more content in 2025. According to Lodestone, Yoshida said that in 2025 there will be Final Fantasy 14Two more major content updates, patches 7.2 and 7.3, will be launched. Final Fantasy 14 launched Patch 7.1 on November 12, which introduced the first installment of the Echoes of Vana'diel alliance raid series. Given that Final Fantasy 14 tends to release major updates every 19 to 20 weeks, patch 7.2 is estimated to launch in late March to early April 2025. Yoshida said his first producer reviews of the Patch 7.2 implementation will begin in February.
Final Fantasy 14 reveals plans for 2025 in New Year message
Patches 7.2 and 7.3 will continue to bring more content Final Fantasy 14 throughout 2025, including job updates, housing features, and new raid challenges. Depending on the patch 7.2 release date, Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.3 will probably launch in August or September, which should bring the story Dawntrail to the climax. According to tradition, Yoshida also released a cryptic message that may hint at where the main story is Dawntrail it will be heading to patches 7.2 and 7.3. The message read as follows:
Along with Yoshida's New Year's message, the annual Heavensturn event is now underway Final Fantasy 14. As Final Fantasy 14 It remains to be seen how the players will react to Yoshida's plans.