The officialFinal Fantasy XIVTwitter accountposted a status update that has fans already excited for next year: on February 5th, 2021 at 5:30pm PST (February 6th, 2021 at 1:30 GMT) will be an Announcement Showcase. According to the tweet below, they’ll be “announcing cool things”:

While no other information has been given other than event details, there’s a very good chance that a brand new patch will be revealed during this showcase. Considering that event plans forFinal Fantasy XIVhad been scaled back or cancelleddue to the pandemic, it’s great to receive any exciting news regarding the MMORPG.

For those who have already invested in next-gen consoles, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida hasrevealed his desirefor the title to come toPS5and he believes it could still come toXboxconsolesaccording to an interviewpublished in July.

Themost recent patch, Patch 5.4, will add several new quests and dungeons including a fight againstFinal Fantasy VIIendgame superboss Emerald Weapon. Patch 5.2,Echoes of a Fallen Star, released on February 18th and featured new main quests, a new raid dungeon, new general dungeons, andVII’s other endgame superboss Ruby Weapon. The previousÂShadowbringers update, titled 5.1 “Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty,” introduced a brand newNieR Automata-themed patch featuring new gear, a new dungeon, new game+, and the Fellowship.

Announced by Square Enix and Producer/Director Naoki Yoshida via a press release,Final Fantasy XIV has nowÂsurpassed 18 million registered players in total. This number is comprised of players across all of the game’s platforms which include PS4, PC, Mac, and even the PS3.

Meanwhile, be sure to check out ourÂofficial review ofÂFinal Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers here, as well as our E3 2019 interview withÂFinal Fantasy XIV director Naoki YoshidaÂhere.Shadowbringersis available now forÂPS4 andÂPC on Amazon.