RESOLVING THE LEDGER
RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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The Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy XIV is great except for terrible load times. A new patch is here to fix that. Last night, the game underwent emergency maintenance to address a bug related to players' screens going permanently dark during battle phase transitions in dungeons or when attempting to revive a K.O.'d player. It seems to have worked. Players are now reporting reduced loading times.
『FF14』Switch2版のロード時間が短縮。蘇生やクレセントアイルのロード時間はさらに短縮！
先ほどアップデートが配信され爆速で修正。ロード時間も爆速に。 #Switch2でFF14 https://t.co/qDbLoGl50c pic.twitter.com/i2qe8pFJCn
— はっち速報｜ゲーム情報・新作レビュー@Game8 (@Game8_news) August 7, 2026
There were also a couple of issues affecting Switch 2 players who use touch controls. Apparently, the game would mark players using touch controls in dungeons as inactive, removing them from the dungeon. There were also issues with touch control targeting in a Gold Saucer shooting mini-game. Both of those glitches have been addressed, as well. But while you can use the Switch 2 mouse controls to play FFXIV , it seems like the latest update hasn't addressed the lag issues with doing so.
The emergency hotfix addressed a number of other problems not related to the Switch 2, however. You can check out the full patch notes here .
The idea that you can play a whole-ass MMO on a Switch feels illegal
Hope you have that meme memorized because it's relevant again; something something free trial something something
I swear I'll be more organized this time
Am I tired of FF7 ? Yes. Am I still gonna try raiding for the first time just to see this content? Also yes.
Naoki Hamaguchi made a surprise ppearance onstage at the latest FF14 Fan Fest
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