Tencent’s LightSpeed Studios is shutting down the Chinese language model of Ultimate Fantasy 14 Cellular and cancelling the deliberate world launch.
The sport launched in China in June 2025 and is now being shut down on the finish of September 2026.
A Service Termination Announcement was posted to the FF14 Cellular web site, and the total announcement will be learn beneath.
Pricey Adventurers,
Thanks to your assist for FINAL FANTASY XIV MOBILE (Chinese language Version) as at all times.
On the launch day of FINAL FANTASY XIV MOBILE (Chinese language Version) within the Chinese language mainland, we stated, “Resonate with the Mild, and blaze as one,” and promised that the journey had simply begun. Over this time, it’s you who’ve actually introduced “Cellular Eorzea” to life. Each suggestion you shared on gameplay, experiences, and options guided us to construct the sport world. Seasoned Warriors of Mild stepped up as mentors, strolling newcomers by means of the confusion of their first steps into Eorzea. And numerous mornings and nights spent combating facet by facet got here collectively to type the huge, heat group we as soon as envisioned collectively. To have resonated with all of you adventurers on this journey has been the best fortune of this world we constructed collectively, and a reminiscence we’ll at all times treasure.
At present, nonetheless, we should regretfully share an essential announcement. Attributable to changes in enterprise operations and adjustments available in the market setting, Tencent and Sq. Enix have, by means of amicable negotiation, determined to terminate the licensing settlement for FINAL FANTASY XIV MOBILE (Chinese language Version). We’re sorry to announce that we’ll formally cease the sport operation for FINAL FANTASY XIV MOBILE (Chinese language Version) within the Chinese language mainland at 11:00 (UTC+8) on September 30, 2026.
To everybody who has journeyed with us till now, we sincerely apologize that we should finish this service with out with the ability to absolutely reside as much as your expectations. On the identical time, we want to specific our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who’ve supported us alongside the way in which. Thanks, actually, from the underside of our hearts. To everybody who has been trying ahead to the worldwide model, we additionally provide our honest apologies for being unable to fulfill your expectations.
Service Termination Schedule
- 18:00 (UTC+8), July 17, 2026 — In-game top-ups and new person registrations shall be suspended.
- 11:00 (UTC+8), September 30, 2026 — Sport operations will formally stop. The sport servers and the official web site shall be shut down, and gamers will now not have the ability to log in.
- 11:00 (UTC+8), October 15, 2026 — The boards and devoted buyer assist shall be closed.
Besides as in any other case required by legal guidelines and laws, or in any other case agreed within the settlement between Tencent and customers, we’ll delete the account information, character data, and different associated information of gamers who registered and performed within the Chinese language mainland, in accordance with the Private Data Safety Legislation after the sport servers are shut down.
There are 76 days remaining till the service ends. To accompany everybody by means of this ultimate journey in FINAL FANTASY XIV MOBILE (Chinese language Version), our staff will do our greatest. Thanks once more to your assist.
Rumours of FF14 Cellular first appeared in July 2024, and the sport was formally introduced in November 2024.
The principle Ultimate Fantasy 14 sport, in the meantime, has been having fun with success. The sport will launch on Nintendo Change 2 later this yr, and the Evercold growth is coming in January 2027.
