Probably spoiling a good troll by SE

[Mellaz]

I noticed a while back but never posted it until now but has anyone noticed that the PS4 upgrade campaign ends APRIL 1st? Hmmmm there's something strange about that day...

[Sove92]

There is nothing strange in it. When you do a contract with another business, it will most likely expire on the last or first day of a given month. April Fools day also isn't really a thing in Japan.

[Ashkendor]

I think this is the third time I've seen this thread now. No, there's nothing strange about the date. Originally, it was supposed to end on Jan 1 but it was pushed back to April 1st. It's not an elaborate April Fools' hoax by SE.

[Alipoprocks]

FYI - this forum celebrated April Fools last year, so. Maybe it was just the moderators, but it was cute.

[Felis]

April Fools day also isn't really a thing in Japan.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000029.html
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000692.html

[Alipoprocks]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000029.html
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000692.html

Oh, yeah! I forgot about these too.

[Evaddaragon]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000029.html
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000692.html

Those posts come from the NA blog, not the JP one.

[Delsus]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000029.html
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000692.html

And let's not forget last year we were all Yoshi-p for the day.

[Dererk]

Never take anything they say on that 1 day in the year as the truth.

[Kule]

In Japan, the government's financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. The fiscal year is represented by the calendar year in which the period begins, followed by the word nendo (年度); for example the fiscal year from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 is called 2014–nendo.

Quote from wikipedia.