Final Fantasy XIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida has revealed the game has reached a new milestone of 22 million registered players. During a Letter from the Producer LIVE presentation, he also revealed new details about Patch 5.5, which will be released alongside the PlayStation 5 beta on April 13.
The new player milestone comes just eight months after Square Enix revealed the game had reached 20 million players. The developer siad they wouldn’t rest on their laurels until they reached 30 million players and promised to release at least another five years of content for the game. That content will continue with the release of Patch 5.5 Death Unto Dawn. The patch will be released in two parts. The first part arrives on April 13 and will bring the third chapter of YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse, a NieR-inspired alliance raid, as well as plenty of other features:
New Main Scenario Quests ? Prospects of peace may soon fall to ruin, as Fandaniel and the Telophoroi scheme to recreate the Final Days, and ominous towers rise in all corners of the realm. With the servants of chaos amassing at every turn, will the Scions uncover their plot before it is too late"
New Alliance Raid: The Tower at Paradigm’s Breach ? The third chapter of the NieR-inspired YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse alliance raid series.
?Sorrow of Werlyt? Questline Finale ? With adamantine armor and a beating, blood red core, the Diamond Weapon is the culmination of countless sacrifices and untold suffering. ...