Final Fantasy 14’s Next Expansion Will Feature A Crossover With Final Fantasy 7 So Of Course Fans Are Gonna Fight About It

The conclusion of the Closing Fantasy XIV Fan Fest in Berlin introduced with it numerous new updates for Evercold, the sport’s upcoming enlargement due in January of subsequent yr. We obtained new data on one of many enlargement’s two new courses, extra particulars on the story and tweaks to the sport’s battle and questing programs, and all of the methods gamers will be capable to customise their characters due to course, glamour is the endgame. And one specific announcement—that Evercold‘s raid collection can be a crossover with Closing Fantasy VII Remake—has the fandom up in arms.

Presenting a FINAL FANTASY XIV x FINAL FANTASY VII Remake crossover: Past the Lifestream—the Evercold raid collection developed in collaboration with @finalfantasyvii! pic.twitter.com/wzkPKFpQky

— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) July 25, 2026

On the one hand, I get it. Closing Fantasy followers have been inundated with this one iteration of Sq. Enix’s storied franchise for many years now, even earlier than the remake trilogy kicked off again in 2020. And as thrilling as that remake trilogy is, I’m kinda bored with seeing Cloud’s ass, too. If I performed Closing Fantasy XIV to get away from all that, I’d be pissed like some followers are.

Having each raid collection be crossovers could be very overkill. Why should i am going and watch a boring anime and a play 3 new RPG video games costing upwards of £150 complete to grasp the raids in my MMO?

I hope the enlargement after Evercold has 2 authentic raid collection to make up for this!

— 「 Xavier Maganti 」 (@JamieCharlesEl1) July 25, 2026

Collabing on BOTH raid varieties proper at first of what’s purported to be a brand new storyline is unquestionably a alternative
What a wasted alternative to start out including new lore pic.twitter.com/m2gXqK8WPq

— 🗡️🐍RedPanda 🇪🇭 🇵🇸 (@Surgiote) July 25, 2026

There’s additionally a lingering sentiment amongst gamers that holding a crossover with the Closing Fantasy VII Remake trilogy now (fairly than having one earlier within the trilogy’s lifecycle) is a sly try to win again lapsed gamers or earn new ones who’re within the FF ecosystem however by no means dabbled within the MMO. A number of gamers checked out of the sport throughout Dawntrail, the latest enlargement whose story was just not as strong as those of previous expansions (following up Endwalker was at all times gonna be powerful) and including stuff from the large daddy Closing Fantasy entry to the MMO definitely appears like an “in case of emergency, break glass” situation.

And it’s nearly definitely gonna work, too, as a result of for as a lot as I don’t wanna see Sephiroth’s 34-inch white-blonde buss down on my display screen anymore, I will present up for an opportunity to listen to composer Masayoshi Soken’s tackle One Winged Angel.

Hyped!!! Simply think about soken meddling with FFVII music !! 😍

— Alysson Correia (@alyscs) July 25, 2026

I can‘t wait!! My 2 favourite closing Fantasy‘s collectively finally!! 🥹⚔️

— Valentinoscreativestudio (@m_valentinoart) July 26, 2026

ITS ABOUT TIME, AAAAAAA pic.twitter.com/o8X1sqE3kJ

— Leo | Digimon Savers + FFVI (@MidnightKolrath) July 25, 2026

THE PERFECT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE 30 YEARS OF FINAL FANTASY 7 HELL YEAH BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!

— Roegamaniac: Brother of Positivity 🇵🇷 (@roegamaniac) July 25, 2026

I used to be going to indicate up for different causes too, in fact. I’m glad the story appears to be returning to the place Endwalker left off. That enlargement’s story obliterated my emotions to the purpose the place if I by no means performed Closing Fantasy XIV once more, I’d be pleased with the place Endwalker left me. If Evercold can in some way carry ahead that emotional thread, then yeah, I’m thinkin’ I’m again. No matter how I or some other fan feels about this crossover, this was at all times going to occur. Incorporating parts from the single-player Closing Fantasy video games was at all times a part of FFXIV‘s DNA. The timing is a bit curious however hey, that’s simply model synergy for you.