Final Fantasy XIV Update 6.5 "Growing Light" Gets Release Date

Final Fantasy XIV Update 6.5 "Growing Light" received a release date and an emotional trailer 🥹


Published: September 24, 2023 2:21 AM /

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Final Fantasy XIV Updaate 6.5 "Growing Ligt" art showing Zero and the heroes

Today Square Enix announced the release date of Final Fantasy XIV Update 6.5 titled "Growing Light

Part 1 will be released on October 3, 2023, while Part.2 (patch 6.55) will come in mid-January 2024.

The update is set to usher the conclusion of the story of the 6.X series of patches following the Endwalker expansion, ahead of the next expansion, Dawntrail, which is coming next summer.

You can check out the trailer below, which certainly starts with very familiar music, and then goes into a crescendo remixed by the undefeatable Masayoshi Soken and his team.  

Final Fantasy XIV - Zero in the Darkness

Of course, most of the story focuses on Zero, but we also get to see the new dungeon, the new alliance raid, the new trail, the expansion to the Island Sanctuary, and much more. 

There certainly appears to be a lot of content coming with the new update.

You can watch the trailer below

Final Fantasy XIV is currently available for PC, PS5, and PS4, but a new platform is coming soon. Fans are waiting for the Xbox Series X release, which will begin with an open beta that will serve as a soft launch and then will officially release in spring 2024.

If you want to learn more, you can read the first detail about update 6.5, on top of taking a look at the first screenshots, videos, and details of the upcoming Dawntrail expansion that is coming in Summer 2024.

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