As a part of the Closing Fantasy XIV Fan Fest keynote, director and producer Naoki Yoshida revealed that the upcoming 24-player raid collection will probably be a crossover with the enduring anime collection Neon Genesis Evangelion. It is referred to as Ghosts of Want and is a part of the postgame content material for the following FFXIV Evercold enlargement, which will probably be launched in January 2027. You possibly can watch the FFXIV x Evangelion teaser beneath.
This crossover is not as unlikely as you would possibly assume. NieR Automata’s artistic thoughts Taro Yokoo labored with the FFXIV workforce on the Shadowbringers raid collection, which introduced NieR-themed content material to the MMORPG. Nevertheless, he’s additionally composing and writing the brand new Evangelion anime collection with Studio Coloration (headed by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno).
For many who aren’t acquainted, 24-player raids (known as Alliance Raid) are endgame content material for FFXIV which are launched by means of updates between expansions. If this collaboration follows the identical rhythm as earlier patches, Ghosts of Want will probably be cut up into three components with their very own story arcs by means of patches 8.1, 8.3, and eight.5. It consists of Evangelion-themed boss battles and dungeons that may exist in FFXIV lore in some type.
To study extra about what’s coming subsequent for this acclaimed MMORPG, try our roundup of bulletins from Fan Fest, together with the reveal of FFXIV Evercold.