Square Enix have announced that today, Oceania players of Final Fantasy XV can now enjoy a more local experience, as the Oceania Data Centre is now live.

Primarily planned to support a smoother play experience for all in the Oceania region, the Oceania Data Centre also marks the first part of a plan to expand global server capacity for the game and combat congestion in the face of continually growing player numbers.

Additionally, due to the opening of the Oceania Data Centre raising the global server capacity and the fact existing players’ play time and log-in tendencies are gradually returning to normal, the decision has been made to resume sales of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Starter Edition and Complete Edition as of today. New registrations for the Free Trial remain suspended as of today, but the situation will be monitored regularly to identify a time in which registrations can be reopened.

In addition to that, patch 6.08 has also been released, the full details for it can be found here, in celebration of that, the team released the below art, for fans to download for their computer wallpaper.