While Final Fantasy XIV experienced issues such as new expansion delays, server congestion, and more in 2021, its director and producer Naoki Yoshida was not affected by it, and he has already begun to look to the future, which he hinted at in his New Year's message published on the SE blog.
In his New Year's message, he wrote: "As the title suggests, The End of dawn ends the story woven since Version 1.0, however, Final Fantasy XIV itself is far from over, and we have begun to create new stories for all of you Light Warriors (or Adventurers)!" ”
In addition, Naoki Yoshida also said that the first step in the new journey is Patch 6.1, when future plans for Final Fantasy XIV will be announced.