Final Fantasy 14 Director Yoshi-P Jokes ‘I’ll Give You One Week!’ to Play Elden Ring DLC Before Dawntrail Release Date [IGN]
Dawntrail launches July 2, with early access kicking off June 28 for those who pre-order. Shadow of the Erdtree launches a week earlier, on June 21. During a panel at PAX East, Yoshi-P joked that developer and publisher Square Enix had hoped to release the early access a week earlier, but… “Elden Ring DLC.”
To laughs from the crowd, Yoshi-P joked further: “We figured everybody would be interested in playing the Elden Ring DLC.” He then held up one finger, declaring: “I’ll give you one week!”
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Yoshi-P continued: “So, I’ll give you one week to enjoy Elden Ring DLC and then just go into your summer vacation into Dawntrail.
“Just want to make it clear: it’s not because I want to play Elden Ring DLC and then play Dawntrail, although I am looking forward to it!”
While Dawntrail is dodging Edlen Ring’s DLC, it’s set its sights firmly on Final Fantasy 9, with a number of new references to the 2000 PSone RPG among various digital bonuses. During the same PAX East panel, Yoshi-P set tongues wagging by saying the reason for these Final Fantasy 9 references is a secret.
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