Square Enix producer Naoki Yoshida had a lot to reveal during Final Fantasy XIV 's first 2026 Fan Fest, and FFXIV 8.0 plus the game's Switch 2 port were just the start. Yoshida outlined a massive slate of changes coming to FFXIV when Evercold launches in January. These include long-requested improvements to item progression, an expanded free trial, new combat mechanics, and a lot more. Some of the biggest reveals were in name only, like changes to field designs and new combat options, but Square Enix says it will share more details in the coming months. FFXIV x Evangelion Alliance Raid Image: Square Enix Yoshida revealed FFXIV 8.0's Alliance Raid, and it's a collaboration with the classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion . Alliance Raids are FFXIV 's 24-person challenges, and they tend to alternate between Final Fantasy-specific references (like Dawntrail 's Final Fantasy XI raid series) and crossovers, like the NieR Automata series from Shadowbringers .…