A live orchestra performance featuring music from Square Enix games took place at Benaroya Hall in Seattle on Saturday.
The concert, conducted by Eric Roth, included selections from Chrono Trigger such as Wind Scene, Frog's Theme, Corridors of Time, and Schala's Theme. Attendees also heard tracks from Final Fantasy games, Kingdom Hearts, Xenogears, and Romancing SaGa 2, with an encore medley closing the show.
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Square Enix revealed during its Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest keynote that the MMORPG will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 in August. The company also unveiled its next expansion, Evercold, set for January 2027, marking the start of a new story saga. Director Naoki Yoshida demonstrated the Switch 2 port live on stage.
Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy Resonance during the June 2026 Nintendo Direct. The turn-based RPG marks the series' first entry in the HD-2D style and adapts the story from the mobile title Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
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Christopher Koji Fox, a Square Enix localizer and lyricist, faced backlash during a panel at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Anaheim, California, for incorporating AI-generated images and videos. The presentation, titled 'From Tacos to Tenders: Serving up the Lyrics of FFXIV,' drew groans from the audience after Fox openly discussed using AI due to time constraints and his CEO's interest in the technology. Online reactions amplified the criticism.
At Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2026 in Anaheim, following the initial reveal of a Nintendo Switch 2 port and Evercold teaser, Game Director Naoki Yoshida detailed sweeping gameplay modernizations for the sixth expansion, set for January 2027. Updates aim to streamline progression and combat, drawing excited fan responses amid some concerns.
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References to multiple downloadable content packs, including a story expansion pass, appeared in the backend of an Epic Games Store listing for Final Fantasy VII Revelation. The discovery comes a day after the update was noted on July 2.