Announcing the Starting Time of Early Access! (08/22/2013)

We are pleased to announce that Early Access for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will begin on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT)!
* Participants of Early Access are eligible to play straight into official service, which will begin on Tuesday, August 27, 2013.
* Those who have either registered a pre-order code or fulfilled the requirements for Legacy status are eligible to participate in Early Access.
* The game client from Beta Test phase 4 (open beta test) can also be used as the game client for Early Access. You do not need to uninstall the Beta Test phase 4 client and install anything else.

Los Angeles (U.S.A. - California) Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 2:00:00 AM PDT UTC-7 hours
Detroit (U.S.A. - Michigan) Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 5:00:00 AM EDT UTC-4 hours
Phoenix (U.S.A. - Arizona) Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 2:00:00 AM MST UTC-7 hours
Miami (U.S.A. - Florida) Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 5:00:00 AM EDT UTC-4 hours
Houston (U.S.A. - Texas) Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 4:00:00 AM CDT UTC-5 hours
New York (U.S.A. - New York) Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 5:00:00 AM EDT UTC-4 hours
Albuquerque (U.S.A. - New Mexico) Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 3:00:00 AM MDT UTC-6 hours
UTC ( ) Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 9:00:00 AM UTC

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