Square Enix have announced that the next update for Final Fantasy XIV will arrive on May 23rd and is called The Dark Throne. While they hosted a massive in-depth presentation, which you can find at the bottom of the story, they were also kind enough to release a brief overview trailer as well.

There is a lot coming within the patch, thankfully lists make a lot of information easy to understand. Here are the highlights of what is being included:

• New Main Scenario Quests – The next chapter in the story of the Warrior of Light.

• New Raid Dungeon: Pandæmonium: Anabaseios – The final instalment of the Pandæmonium raid series.

• New Dungeon – New challenges await in the Aetherfont.

• New Trial: The Voidcast Dais – A challenging new battle against Golbez at both Normal and Extreme difficulties.

• New Unreal Trial – Fight in Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal) against the mighty Zurvan.

• New Side Story Quests – Tataru’s Grand Endeavour continues.

• Duty Support System Update – Support for several Stormblood™ main scenario dungeons (The Sirensong Sea, Bardam’s Mettle, Doma Castle, Castrum Abania and Ala Mhigo) will be added, meaning they can be completed solo, alongside a party of NPC allies.

• Ocean Fishing Update – Explore the new route towards Kugane.

• Island Sanctuary Updates – New sanctuary ranks and items to gather, construction plots, craftable items, crops, animals, and the ability to place outdoor furnishings near structures, and more.

• Player Versus Player Updates:

  • Crystalline Conflict – PvP Series 4 begins alongside Season 7 of Crystalline Conflict.

  • Frontline – Adjustments made to the rules of the Fields of Glory (Shatter), and the inclusion of an optional new UI element making it easier to track the score and remaining match time.

• Miscellaneous Updates – Various updates including the introduction of a new Allagan tomestone currency, user interface updates to display job icons in the chat log and on player nameplates, the ability to glamour scholar faeries, several quality-of-life improvements, and more.

Viewers of the live show also got some details provided for the upcoming 6.45 patch, which includes the Variant and Criterion dungeons. For now we have some screens from the update to enjoy.

If you want to watch the entire presentation, you can do so below.