FFXIV North American Data Center Expansion Delayed to November
be completed in August 2022. The vendor of the servers has informed us that delivery will be delayed because of the shortage of semiconductors. “We tried to coordinate with other parties in the hopes of finding a solution.
But ultimately, a delay was unavoidable. It will prove difficult to maintain our original schedule, so we have decided to delay the first phase of expansion until November 2022.
Yoshida apologized for the delay and promised that more details would be provided. He said, “We will share additional schedule details as soon they are determined and ask you for your patience in between.”
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Yoshida stated that the second phase would continue on schedule, despite the delays in the first phase. The November 2022 phase will add four new worlds to a new data center. Four more worlds will be added in the spring or summer of 2023.
There are many things to do in FFXIV while we wait for server expansions. The upcoming Moonfire Faire in 2022 and patch 6.2 will introduce the Island Sanctuary, new Criteriondungeons, and all new Tomestones.
