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Final Fantasy 14 Starter Edition is free to download on PS4

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News by Wesley Yin-Poole Former Editor-in-Chief

Updated on 23 May 2020

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The Final Fantasy 14 Starter Edition is free to download from the PlayStation Store right now.

It's free until 26th May, Square Enix said.

📢 The #FFXIV Starter Edition is available on PlayStation Store for FREE until May 26! 🎁

🎮 https://t.co/No7tfirhcD pic.twitter.com/NxQ7IEp6un
— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) May 22, 2020

Once you've downloaded it, the Final Fantasy 14 Starter Edition is free to keep forever. Usefully, the 11.33GB download includes a 30-day free play period. So, essentially, Final Fantasy 14 is free to play on PS4 for a month.

It's worth noting the Starter Edition of Final Fantasy 14 does not include the game's three big expansions: Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers. But it does let you progress through to level 50.

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