You are now subscribed
Your newsletter sign-up was successful
Want to add more newsletters?
Every Friday
GamesRadar+
Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them.
Every Thursday
GTA 6 O'clock
Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts.
Every Friday
Knowledge
From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon.
Every Thursday
The Setup
Hardware nerds unite, sign up to our free tech newsletter for a weekly digest of the hottest new tech, the latest gadgets on the test bench, and much more.
Every Wednesday
Switch 2 Spotlight
Sign up to our new Switch 2 newsletter, where we bring you the latest talking points on Nintendo's new console each week, bring you up to date on the news, and recommend what games to play.
Every Saturday
The Watchlist
Subscribe for a weekly digest of the movie and TV news that matters, direct to your inbox. From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we've got you covered.
Once a month
SFX
Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month!
While Final Fantasy 14 has plenty of its own ideas, some of the more endearing parts of the MMO come from the series' past. Patch 7.0, called Dawntrail, will be no different, with a race from Final Fantasy 10 joining the party.
Director and producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed at Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest that the Pelupelu race will be a common sight on the new island of Tural. Described as a diminutive people inhabiting a new location called Urqopacha, "they're seldom seen without their distinctive masks." They're also noted as "natural entrepreneurs who travel the continent" on alpacas and are especially known for producing tea, coffee, and mezcal.
While we'll be waiting until Summer 2024 to meet them good and proper in one of the best MMORPGs out there, the race has appeared in the series before. The Pelupelu appear prominently in Final Fantasy X and X-2, fashioned in their bird-like masks and appearing no taller than a child. Is it the Blitzball we've all been keen to see? Not quite, though it's another way the MMO makes an endearing nod to the series' past.
As for the land they inhabit, Yoshida said during Fan Fest that Tural is locked in a succession crisis and that the Scions are here to help. It's a conflict that'll divide the group, with everyone being forced to take a side. Patch 7.0 promises plenty of lighter moments though, with Yoshi-P saying they want Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail to feel like the best summer vacation ever when it launches next year.
Elsewhere at Fan Fest, Square Enix has announced that the Free Trial is extending to Stormblood and that Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Xbox.
