What is FFXIV Evercold release date?

FFXIV’s next expansion: Evercold is dated for early 2027

Square Enix has revealed that Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming expansion Everdold (FFXIV 8.0) is scheduled for release in early 2027, specifically January 2027.

This expansion announcement was tied to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest coverage and followed the wave of Switch 2 news: the Switch 2 port was confirmed for August, but Everdold is the next major expansion milestone beyond that launch window.

Several related entries emphasize how Everdold is being framed as a significant next step in the MMO’s multi-year arc. In addition to the expansion itself, the Fan Fest messaging highlighted collaboration content and system changes, including:

• A new Evangelion crossover raid series called Ghosts of Desire, billed as a 24-player raid.
• Ongoing promises from Yoshi-P around respecting players’ “limited free time,” plus hints at how daily routine content may be treated going forward.

Why the January 2027 date matters

• It gives players a clear timeline for the next “big” content drop after the Switch 2 arrival in August.
• It positions the port launch as occurring in parallel with preparations for the next expansion cycle—meaning Switch 2 players will likely be onboarding ahead of Everdold, then progressing into the expansion’s new content soon after.
• The combination of an expansion date plus a major raid crossover suggests Square Enix is planning a long stretch of headline events across both existing and new platform audiences.

At this point, the confirmed headline date for Everdold is January 2027; other expansion specifics (beyond the co-lab and broad framing) weren’t detailed in the provided text.