THE SHORT VERSION
- Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold will launch on 23 February 2027, with early access from 19 February, after a January 2027 window announced in April.《最终幻想 14：Evercold》将于 2027 年 2 月 23 日上线，抢先体验自 2 月 19 日开始；此前 4 月公布的时间窗口为 2027 年 1 月。
- Gematsu reports the date and the Collector's Edition contents, while IGN reports the keynote where Naoki Yoshida presented the expansion and describes the move as a four-week delay.Gematsu 报道了新日期与收藏版内容；IGN 报道了主题演讲，并称这次调整「只有四周」。
- Pre-orders open on 4 November, and neither report gives a reason for the change or a price for any edition.预购将于 11 月 4 日开启；两篇报道都没有给出推迟原因，也没有给出任何版本的价格。
The date Square Enix gaveSquare Enix 给出的日期
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold will launch on 23 February 2027, Square Enix announced at the Fan Fest event in Japan, moving the expansion out of the January window the company had given it. Gematsu reports that the patch 8.0 expansion was previously planned for January 2027 and that early access begins on 19 February 2027. IGN traces the original target to the expansion's reveal in April, at the North American Fan Fest, when January 2027 was the only timing the company attached to it.Square Enix 在日本粉丝节活动上宣布，《最终幻想 14：Evercold》将于 2027 年 2 月 23 日上线，把这款资料片移出了原定的 1 月窗口。据 Gematsu 报道，这款 8.0 版资料片原计划于 2027 年 1 月推出，抢先体验自 2027 年 2 月 19 日开始。IGN 把最初的时间目标追溯到今年 4 月北美粉丝节上的首次公布，当时公司给出的唯一时间信息就是 2027 年 1 月。
Both reports treat the announcement as a release date reveal rather than a scheduling update in passing. Gematsu describes Evercold as the patch 8.0 expansion and lists the platforms the game is already on, which are PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. IGN uses the same version number and frames the expansion as the point where the game moves into 8.0, so the two accounts agree on what is shipping even though they were written from different briefings.两篇报道都把这次公布当作正式定档，而不是顺带提及的档期调整。Gematsu 把 Evercold 称为 8.0 版资料片，并列出游戏目前所在的平台：PlayStation 5、Xbox Series、Switch 2、PlayStation 4 以及通过 Steam 的 PC 版。IGN 使用同一个版本号，并把这款资料片描述为游戏进入 8.0 的节点，因此两篇报道虽然取材自不同场合，对「要上线的是什么」判断一致。
The trailer that carried the date带出日期的那支预告
The date arrived with the expansion's full opening cinematic. IGN reports that the third and final teaser trailer is the complete intro cinematic for Evercold, and that it opened the Fan Fest keynote in Japan, where director and producer Naoki Yoshida presented new features, the direction of the story and changes to core gameplay as the game moves into version 8.0. IGN describes that structure as typical for the game, with the last teaser turning out to be the opening movie.日期是与资料片的完整片头动画一起公布的。IGN 报道称，第三支也是最后一支预告片就是 Evercold 的完整片头动画，它拉开了日本粉丝节主题演讲的序幕；在演讲中，制作人兼导演吉田直树介绍了新功能、剧情走向，以及游戏进入 8.0 版本后的核心玩法改动。IGN 称这种安排在《最终幻想 14》里很常见，最后一支预告往往就是片头影片。
Gematsu covers the same event through the videos published alongside the date. Its list includes a release date trailer in English and Japanese, a trailer for the new job Zephyr, area trailers for Sessrymnir, Realmship of Earth and Skioblaonir, Realmship of Wind, a dungeon crawl segment, an Evangelion trailer and a Collector's Edition trailer titled Valhallar Odin. Neither outlet describes the cinematic itself, and neither quotes Yoshida on the schedule.Gematsu 则通过随日期一同发布的视频来报道同一场活动。它的清单包括英语与日语的发售日预告、新职业 Zephyr 的预告、两个新区域 Sessrymnir, Realmship of Earth 与 Skioblaonir, Realmship of Wind 的区域预告、一段「Dungeon Crawl」、一支《新世纪福音战士》预告，以及名为 Valhallar Odin 的收藏版预告。两家媒体都没有描述片头动画本身，也都没有引用吉田直树谈档期。
Four weeks, or a month and three四周，还是一个月零三天
The size of the delay is described differently in the two reports. IGN says the move was said to be only a four-week delay, a figure it attributes to the announcement, while Gematsu records a shift from a previously planned January 2027 window to 23 February without putting a number on it. A four-week slip lands in late February only if the original internal target sat at the end of January, which is the reading that makes the two accounts fit together.两篇报道对推迟幅度的说法不同。IGN 称这次调整「据说只有四周」，并把这一数字归于公布时的说法；Gematsu 只记录了从原定 2027 年 1 月窗口到 2 月 23 日的变化，没有给出数字。只有当初的内部目标落在 1 月底，「四周」的推迟才会落到 2 月下旬，也只有这样理解，两篇报道才能对得上。
Neither report gives a reason. No feature is named as the cause, no certification problem is mentioned, and neither outlet quotes Square Enix explaining the change. IGN's account of the keynote covers the new jobs, the story and the move to version 8.0 without tying any of them to the date, and Gematsu's report carries no statement beyond the date, the early access window and the pre-order start.两篇报道都没有给出原因。没有点名某项功能导致延期，没有提到认证问题，也没有一家媒体引用 Square Enix 解释这次调整。IGN 对主题演讲的记述涵盖了新职业、剧情与进入 8.0 版本，却没有把其中任何一项与日期联系起来；Gematsu 的报道除了日期、抢先体验窗口与预购开始时间之外，没有更多表态。
What opens for pre-order on 4 November11 月 4 日开卖的是什么
Pre-orders open on 4 November, according to both reports. IGN notes that the pre-order bonuses were to be revealed later in the keynote and that its report would be updated as they were shown, and Gematsu's account does not list them either. That leaves the pre-order offer as the one part of the announcement the two reports leave open, three days before players can put money down on it.据两篇报道，预购将于 11 月 4 日开启。IGN 指出预购特典将在主题演讲稍后公布，其报道会在公布后更新；Gematsu 的报道同样没有列出这些特典。于是预购内容成了这次公布中两家媒体都没有交代清楚的部分，而距离玩家真正付款只剩三天。
The Collector's Edition is the bundle both reports describe. Gematsu lists a Reaper figure, an Ethos metal keychain, a Kottr mini plush, a Tapestry of the Fourth and an Evercold special art box, and its video list includes a Collector's Edition trailer. Neither report gives a price for the expansion, for the Collector's Edition or for any other version, and neither says whether a physical release is planned.收藏版是两篇报道都写到的套装。Gematsu 列出其中包含 Reaper 手办、Ethos 金属钥匙扣、Kottr 迷你毛绒、「Tapestry of the Fourth」以及 Evercold 特别艺术盒，其视频清单里还有一支收藏版预告。两篇报道都没有给出资料片、收藏版或其他任何版本的价格，也没有说明是否计划推出实体版。
Jobs, areas and two crossovers职业、区域与两场联动
Two new jobs are named across the two reports. IGN describes Zephyr as a ranged DPS job that uses a crossbow as its primary weapon and commands an avian companion, and it lists Bastion as a new tank job. Gematsu puts Zephyr in its trailer list and names the expansion's two new areas, Sessrymnir, Realmship of Earth and Skioblaonir, Realmship of Wind, along with a segment labelled More Locales from the Fourth.两篇报道一共点名了两个新职业。IGN 把 Zephyr 描述为远程 DPS 职业，主武器是弩，并有一只禽类伙伴协同作战，同时把 Bastion 列为新的坦克职业。Gematsu 把 Zephyr 放进预告清单，并列出资料片的两个新区域 Sessrymnir, Realmship of Earth 与 Skioblaonir, Realmship of Wind，还有一段标注为 More Locales from the Fourth 的内容。
The crossover content is the other headline. IGN reports a Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover raid series and a Final Fantasy VII crossover raid series, alongside a new world and a continuation of the main story. Gematsu's video list includes an Evangelion trailer and a dungeon crawl segment. Neither report says how many raid tiers ship with the expansion, how the crossover content is unlocked, or what the dungeon crawl involves.联动内容是另一个重点。IGN 报道了《新世纪福音战士》联动副本系列与《最终幻想 7》联动副本系列，以及一个新世界与主线的延续。Gematsu 的视频清单里包含一支《新世纪福音战士》预告和一段「Dungeon Crawl」。两篇报道都没有说明资料片包含几层副本、联动内容如何解锁，也没有说明「Dungeon Crawl」具体是什么。
The date is the thing to check真正要盯的是日期
The date is the part worth watching, because the last window moved. The Duskbloods was pushed into 2027 so FromSoftware could finish adjusting rules and balance, and that studio attached a reason to its new year in a short statement. Square Enix has attached a date and no reason, which is the difference between the two announcements and the reason the four-week figure is worth holding loosely.真正值得盯的是日期，因为上一个窗口已经动过。《The Duskbloods》被推迟到 2027 年，以便 FromSoftware 完成规则与平衡调整，那家工作室用一份简短声明为新年份附上了理由。Square Enix 只给了日期，没有给理由，这是两次公布的区别，也是「四周」这个数字不宜抓得太紧的原因。
Pre-orders opening on 4 November also start a longer selling window than a January release would have allowed. The competition for those months is visible elsewhere: Soulframe opens to everyone on 6 November, Destiny 2's unvaulting has slipped to early 2028 while its studio plans a year of production, and Resonance of Fate's enhanced remaster arrived on PS5 and PC this week. Evercold's February date is the only one of those that Square Enix controls.11 月 4 日开启预购，也让销售窗口比 1 月发售更长。这几个月的竞争在别处同样看得见：《Soulframe》将于 11 月 6 日向所有人开放，《命运 2》的内容回滚已推迟到 2028 年初，其工作室为此规划了整整一年的制作期，而《永恒终焉》强化版本周已登陆 PS5 与 PC。在这些日期里，只有 Evercold 的 2 月档期握在 Square Enix 自己手里。
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