Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Gets an August 27th Release Date

For what’s felt like years, we have been waiting to play Final Fantasy XIV: ARR. Ending that wait in just a few months, Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will release on August 27th at £19.99 for the regular edition.

There’s a couple special offers available to you right now, with pre-orders of the game netting you the following:

• Early access to the game before the servers officially launch
• Mog cap
• Summonable Caith Sith Doll minion

Then at £39.99, there’s the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Collector’s Edition, which includes:

• Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn game
• Collector’s box designed by Yoshitaka Amano, Final Fantasy artist
• 80-page ‘Art of Eorzea hardcover art book featuring never-before-seen concept art
• T’he Waning of the Sixth Sun’, a special bonus video disc that takes a cinematic look at the events that led up to the realm being reborn
• ‘Sounds of Eorzea’ album that features musical scores by renowned Final Fantasy series composers
• Five collectable character art cards
• A Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn-branded security token to secure user accounts
• In-game bonus items: Helm of Light, Baby Behemoth Minion, Coeurl Mount and Behemoth Barding

If you’re wondering how much this is going to cost each month, there’s a free 30-day trial included for new accounts, with monthly subscriptions starting at £8.99.

Phase 3 of the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta starts next month, allowing for PlayStation 3 players, so head over here to sign up for it.

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