Final Fantasy XIV Online lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 4, 2026, and its eShop listing reveals a download size of 117.2 GB — enough to consume nearly half of the console's internal storage, according to IGN. Yahoo Tech reports it will be the largest game on the platform by install size. (Yahoo Tech)

Square Enix is publishing the title, and pre-orders are live on the Nintendo eShop. The listing confirms support for TV mode, Tabletop mode, and Handheld mode — the three ways Switch 2 owners can play. Online multiplayer accommodates 1 to 99 players, and a Nintendo Switch Online membership is required for internet play. Language options include Japanese, British English, French, German, and American English. (Nintendo eShop)

Final Fantasy XIV is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, or MMORPG — a genre where hundreds of players share a persistent world, completing quests, fighting bosses, and socialising in shared spaces. Originally launched on PC and PlayStation platforms in 2013, it has since become one of Square Enix's most commercially successful titles, spanning multiple expansions over more than a decade.

For players planning to install it on Switch 2, storage logistics matter. The console's internal flash memory is finite, and 117 GB is a serious chunk of it. The Australian Nintendo eShop listing notes that Switch 2 is only compatible with microSD Express cards — a newer, faster format than the microSD cards used by the original Switch. (Nintendo eShop AU) That means players who already own a stack of older microSD cards will need new hardware to expand their storage.

The timing is awkward on that front. NAND flash memory prices — the chips inside memory cards and console storage — roughly doubled in the six months leading into early 2026, driven by surging demand from artificial-intelligence computing. A 1TB TLC NAND chip that cost around US$4.80 in July 2025 was going for about US$10.70 by early 2026, and SanDisk raised its memory card prices significantly over the same period. (Luminous Landscape) Anyone budgeting for a Switch 2 memory card alongside this game's release may find the accessory costs steeper than expected.

Beyond the Switch 2 port, Square Enix recently revealed "Bastion" as the first new job coming to Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, the game's next major expansion, which the publisher's release schedule lists for January 2027. (Square Enix)

So Switch 2 owners get the base game in August, with a fresh expansion arriving roughly five months later. For a platform whose previous generation ran on cartridges and modest downloads, a single 117 GB install signals how far Nintendo's hardware has moved — and how much storage players will need to keep up.