And one particular announcement—that Evercold‘s raid series will be a crossover with Final Fantasy VII Remake—has the fandom up in arms. Presenting a FINAL FANTASY XIV x FINAL FANTASY VII Remake crossover: Beyond the Lifestream—the Evercold raid series developed in collaboration with @finalfantasyvii! pic.twitter.com/wzkPKFpQky — FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) July 25, 2026On the one hand, I get it. If I played Final Fantasy XIV to get away from all that, I’d be pissed like some fans are. That expansion’s story obliterated my emotions to the point where if I never played Final Fantasy XIV again, I’d be happy with where Endwalker left me.