FFXIV Dawntrail Benchmark Tool Update Tentative Release Date Set

FFXIV Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida announced that it is possible the Dawntrail Benchmark took update could arrive on May 23, 2024. However, it may take longer, as timing in the tentative schedule for certain revisions could change.

Yoshida first noted that work on the character creator in the tool, which he first announced on April 19, 2024, finished on April 27, 2024. Those changes involved improving and working on environmental parameters. Yoshida said the alterations will be in the tool and expansion, and he’ll be doing “final inspections after May 3, 2024.”

While the team’s work on the FFXIV Dawntrail Benchmark tool on things like lighting in the character creator tool is almost done, work on other issues is ongoing. Yoshida mentioned that artists and programmers are expected to finish fixing problems tied to players’ reports on May 15, 2024. He then said he should go over the changes on May 16, 2024, and then the quality assurance team will do a final inspection that could be wrapped up in time for a May 23, 2024 release date. 

Final Fantasy XIV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Dawntrail expansion will arrive on July 2, 2024. The FFXIV Dawntrail Benchmark tool is out now, and the updated version is expected to release on or just after May 23, 2024.