Final Fantasy XIV Mobile to end service on September 30 in China, global version canceled
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile is shutting down its Chinese servers and canceling its planned global release.
📍 How it ended
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile's global version was canceled. The game's service in China was scheduled to end on September 30, 2026.
Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.
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The story so far
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile will end its service in China on September 30, 2026. Alongside this shutdown, the global version of the title has been canceled.
Coverage from Gematsu, Siliconera, and Massively Overpowered emphasizes that the game was operated by Tencent in China. Other reports from Polygon.com and AltChar note that the global release never occurred before the cancellation.
Attention is also shifting toward other mobile titles in the franchise, as Notebookcheck and Rock Paper Shotgun report that Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is scheduled to shut down in October 2026.
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Coverage (11)
- Final Fantasy XIV Mobile to end service in China on September 30, 2026, global version cancelled Nova Crystallis · 45d ago
- Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is shutting down in September, and it never even launched globally AltChar · 46d ago
- Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Canceled and Shut Down Siliconera · 46d ago
- Final Fantasy 14 mobile is shutting down for good: Here’s when The News International · 46d ago
- Final Fantasy 14 Mobile officially unplayable soon for millions of gamers Polygon.com · 46d ago
- Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Shutting Down in China, Global Release Canceled MMORPG.com · 46d ago
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis shutting down October 2026 Notebookcheck · 46d ago
- Final Fantasy Game is Permanently Shutting Down on September 30 OpenCritic · 46d ago
- Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis shutting down means its Japan only, prequel phone game will remain unplayable Rock Paper Shotgun · 46d ago
- Tencent’s Final Fantasy XIV Mobile is sunsetting in China and the global version is now canceled Massively Overpowered · 46d ago
- Final Fantasy XIV Mobile to end service on September 30 in China, global version canceled Gematsu · 46d ago broke it first
The obvious questions
When will Final Fantasy XIV Mobile end service in China?
The service is scheduled to end on September 30, 2026.
Will there be a global release of Final Fantasy XIV Mobile?
No, coverage indicates the global version has been canceled.
Are other Final Fantasy mobile games affected?
Reports indicate Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis will shut down in October 2026.
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