Overview
- The developer announced July 17, 2026 that Tencent subsidiary LightSpeed Studios and Square Enix have agreed to terminate the licensing deal for Final Fantasy XIV Mobile and that global release plans are canceled.
- Effective immediately the Chinese edition stopped new user registrations and disabled microtransactions, and the companies set September 30, 2026 as the day game operations will end.
- After the shutdown account and character data will be deleted and customer support plus forums will remain available only until October 15, 2026.
- The mobile project launched in China in June 2025 as a free‑to‑play adaptation that covered roughly A Realm Reborn in its first year and offered in‑game purchases and nine playable jobs at launch.
- The companies gave only broad reasons for the decision, saying business adjustments and market changes drove the amicable split, which adds to a recent pattern of Square Enix live‑service closures and could affect future mobile tie‑ins for the main MMO.