# Here’s the FF14 Evercold release date and everything announced during Yoshi-P’s Fanfest Tokyo keynote

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/heres-the-ff14-evercold-release-date-and-everything-announced-during-yoshi-ps-fanfest-tokyo-keynote/
- Published: 2026-10-31T04:26:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:01:24+00:00
- Original publisher: PCGamesN
- Original article: https://www.pcgamesn.com/final-fantasy-14/evercold-fanfest-tokyo-keynote-summary
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Evercold early access starts on 19 February 2027.
- The full expansion launches on 23 February.
- Zephyr fights alongside an avian familiar.

## Summary

Naoki Yoshida announced that Final Fantasy 14’s Evercold expansion will arrive later than originally planned, with early access beginning on 19 February 2027 and the full launch on 23 February. He said the delay would help the team deliver on its promises and apologised to players.

The Tokyo Fan Festival keynote also revealed Zephyr, a ranged physical damage job that fights with a crossbow and a bird-like familiar, providing coordinated attacks and party support. It starts at level 90 and can be learned in Gridania. The presentation showed the Realmships Sessrymnir and Skiðblaðnir, introduced the Köttr race, and named Lagertha and Baldr; the supplied article text ends while discussing elemental brands.

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