Capcom and Square Enix took the stage at gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 to show off a new collaboration that will see Final Fantasy 14 and Monster Hunter Wilds collide.
Monster Hunter Wilds Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and Final Fantasy 14 Online Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida (a.k.a. Yoshi-P) showed up to talk about how two of gaming’s biggest publishers are working to bring some of their biggest franchises together. Two new trailers (below) revealed only a taste of what to expect, including Monster Hunter-themed content for Final Fantasy 14 and Final Fantasy-themed content for Monster Hunter Wilds.
The new Final Fantasy 14 content coming to Monster Hunter Wilds kicked off the announcement with a look at how Hunters will be able to use Chocobo to travel during hunts. It’s a trailer that also teases appearances from familiar elements like Cactuar as the Capcom team tells players to prepare for “an Omega level threat.”
Square Enix says the Monster Hunter Wilds content coming to Final Fantasy 14, on the other hand, will see players “face an unknown threat in this thrilling new hunt.” Its trailer shows off some of the new content you’ll be able to enjoy, but there is a catch.
In order to participate in the Monster Hunter Wilds-themed update, you’ll need to reach level 100 in Final Fantasy 14 and complete its Dawntrail main scenario quest. It’s far from a simple feat to achieve and could take new players potentially hundreds of hours to pull off (according to Howlongtobeat).
If a Monster Hunter fan were to jump into Final Fantasy 14 for the first time today, they could spend around 400 hours working their way through all of the required content. Alternatively, Square Enix’s long-running live-service game offers paid options for those who want to skip their way past any entry barriers.
Using a Tales of Adventure item to skip to level 90 for any one character costs $25 alone, and a second Tales of Adventure item to then skip to Dawntrail also costs $25. That’s $50 to go from level 1 to almost meeting the requirements to unlock the Monster Hunter Wilds content, with players then asked to complete the final 10 levels and see Dawntrailer to its conclusion. Howlongtobeat estimates that it should take players about 48 hours to beat this one Final Fantasy 14 chapter on its own.
Monster Hunter Wilds players can expect the new content to arrive in late September as part of Free Title Update 3. Final Fantasy 14 players, meanwhile, can expect to receive their content in early October.
While we wait for more updates, be sure to read up on everything announced at gamescom Opening Night Live 2025. You can also check out additional details about the recent Magic: The Gathering crossover with Final Fantasy or read up on the Monster Hunter Wilds 1.021 update that launched earlier this month.
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