2026 FanFests

[remiff]

4.0 – Stormblood 5 months
5.0 – Shadowbringers wait: 3 months
6.0 – Endwalker wait: 7 months
7.0 – Dawntrail Tokyo, January 7–8, 2024, release: July 2, 2024, wait: 6 months

8.0 release is for may 2027, But it could be early summer 2027.

[ItsKylos]

I miscounted it because of how Windows calendar is.

8.0 could actually be more like May 4th 2027 and at that point they may as well just do June 2027 again and actually go for the most giant patch lull we've ever had.

I really doubt it, will likely be January 2027 to follow the 2.5 years - don't follow fanfest dates for that, it's unreliable and has no set pattern (SHB - 3 Months)

[remiff]

I really doubt it, will likely be January 2027 to follow the 2.5 years - don't follow fanfest dates for that, it's unreliable and has no set pattern (SHB - 3 Months)

I posted the wait times between the last Fan Fest and the release, all calculated—it wasn’t 3 months but 8 months after the last Fan Fest for Shadowbringers.

[Kisshu]

If we look at the patches with the now standard 133 days.

Patch 7.4 will be December 16th
Patch 7.5 will be April 28th

So they are able to do the LL at the NA Fanfest April 24-25th

If we're assuming 6 months from last Fanfest, then it's around April or May 2027.
7.5 and 7.55 needs to do some serious, heavy lifting if they are to keep people just somewhat engaged for an entire year.

[ItsKylos]

4.0 – Stormblood Tokyo, October 8–9, 2016, release: June 20, 2017, wait: 8 months
5.0 – Shadowbringers Tokyo, November 17–18, 2018, release: July 2, 2019, wait: 8 months
6.0 – Endwalker Digital Fan Festival, May 15–16, 2021, release: December 7, 2021, wait: 7 months
7.0 – Dawntrail Tokyo, January 7–8, 2024, release: July 2, 2024, wait: 6 months

8.0 release is for may 2027, But it could be early summer 2027.

I posted the wait times between the last Fan Fest and the release, all calculated—it wasn’t 3 months but 8 months after the last Fan Fest for Shadowbringers.

5.0 Shadowbringers Tokyo was March 23-24 2019 (JP Time)- so a 3 month gap between that and early access.
4.0 Stormblood's last fanfest was EU, which was February 18-19, so a 4 month gap

[Jeeqbit]

5.0 Shadowbringers Tokyo was March 23-24 2019 (JP Time)- so a 3 month gap between that and early access.
4.0 Stormblood's last fanfest was EU, which was February 18-19, so a 4 month gap

Timings have long increased since then. Gaps between patches went from 3.5 months to 4.5 months. Gaps before expansions went from 5 months to 8-9 months. So naturally, gaps between Fanfests and release also increase.

[Saraide]

That's gonna be a long time.

[ItsKylos]

Timings have long increased since then. Gaps between patches went from 3.5 months to 4.5 months. Gaps before expansions went from 5 months to 8-9 months. So naturally, gaps between Fanfests and release also increase.

Mean, I still stand by what I said, fanfest rely on physical venues and by consequence 3rd parties that won't necessarily have dates available to follow FFXIV's patch cadence. 2.5 years seems to be what they are aiming for, so your original prediction of January is more probable. Not saying March isn't a possibility... but May is- too much lol

[ItsKylos]

4.0 – Stormblood Tokyo, October 8–9, 2016, release: June 20, 2017, wait: 8 months
5.0 – Shadowbringers Tokyo, November 17–18, 2018, release: July 2, 2019, wait: 8 months
6.0 – Endwalker Digital Fan Festival, May 15–16, 2021, release: December 7, 2021, wait: 7 months
7.0 – Dawntrail Tokyo, January 7–8, 2024, release: July 2, 2024, wait: 6 months

8.0 release is for may 2027, But it could be early summer 2027.

Also Stormblood's first fanfest was in October 13 with NA- where did you get these dates XD - genuine question

[Daralii]

I really thought my late spring/early summer 2027 window for 8.0 was just hyperbolic dooming.