Quote Originally Posted by milovan View Post
By any chance, can HW and SB be released earlier than that if I only have ARR and pre-ordered Shadowbringers?
Quote Originally Posted by Efrye View Post
I would be interested in an official answer for this as well.
The website https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/shadowbringers/product/ says: Registration of this product also grants users access to FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward and FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood.

And according to the community rep post below, you can't register for Shadowbringers until the game is launched.

Quote Originally Posted by Bayohne View Post
Correct!

Steam users get their full Shadowbringers (standard, or collector's edition) code immediately on pre-purchase.
However, this code cannot be redeemed on the Mog Station until the launch of the game. (It'll always be in your "CD Key" menu to reference in the future!)