A tradition continues in April, as Final Fantasy XIV’s next 14-hour broadcast stream is coming to mark the 10th anniversary.
The 10th anniversary celebration is for the release of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, which originally debuted in August 2013, and this stream will be the ninth broadcast. Announced by Square Enix via social media and The Lodestone, along with a photo of Yoshi-P and Foxclon, in a studio, along with a brief description.
“Featuring members of the FFXIV Development and Operations teams, to wrap up our 10th anniversary celebrations!” it says, along with a kickoff at 8 Pm PDT on April 12th. This broadcast event will run through 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on April 13th. we're still waiting to see what the official schedule for the broadcast stream will be, or which other team members will appear.
Announcing a special 14-hour broadcast, featuring members of the #FFXIV Development and Operations teams, to wrap up our 10th anniversary celebrations! ???? Apr. 12 at 8:00 p.m. (PDT) ?? Apr. 13 at 3:00 (GMT) / 13:00 (AEST)Be sure to tune in! ?? https://t.co/gHrWP2sHyP pic.twitter.com/9Yolt3aDq0
— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) March 8, 2024
Given that this is also an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of A Realm Reborn’s release way back in 2013, but is happening a few months before we get Dawntrail, there’s plenty of options for both celebration and looking towards the future. There should be a schedule out soon, likely later this month, since the event is just about a month away.
Most of the event will be in Japanese, though the fan translations are fast, and there should be plenty of info out even as the stream continues. The Final Fantasy XIV community is one of the most dedicated, so you know what to expect from an event of this type (particularly since it’s an annual tradition). Technically, as noted by Gamerant, this is the ninth annual observation, but the last event was actually in late 2022. That’s because 2023 was a big year with the return of Fan Festival, and a number of announcements, like Dawntrail, and the arrival of Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox after years of community requests.
