Final Fantasy 14 PS5 Open Beta Begins April 2021

Square Enix has announced that the PS5 version of Final Fantasy 14 will go into open beta on April 13, 2021 and will offer 4K resolution support, faster load times, and a “dramatically improved frame rate.” There will be two modes – one for resolution and one for framerate – and it will be released the same day as patch 5.5.

FINAL FANTASY XIV comes to PlayStation 5, with an open beta slated for Tuesday, April 13, 2021!

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Players who have a Final Fantasy 14 service account with a registered license for the PlayStation 4 version will be able to download and play the PS5 Upgrade Edition at no additional cost.

Final Fantasy 14 is available on PS5 via backward compatibility, but this version will be fully optimized for Sony’s latest console.

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PS5 version of Final Fantasy 14 announced alongside the reveal of the latest expansion, Endwalker, which will be released in fall 2021.

Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker will not only take players to the moon, but also end the story that began with A Realm Reborn.

There will also be two new jobs, including a healer post called Sage, a level cap increase from 80 to 90, and “massive new areas” waiting to be explored such as the Imperial Capital of Garlemald, Thavnair and the city ​​of Radz-at -Han.

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