Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Collector's Edition

A dragon mount figurine and an artbook from Eorzea. That's how you welcome collectors to Ishgard. The Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Collector's Edition for PlayStation 4 leads with the Dragon Mount figure, a display piece that captures the expansion's airborne ambitions in sculpted form.

The Art of Eorzea: Heavensward artbook follows, filled with the kind of environmental and character design work that Square Enix's art teams are quietly legendary for. The additional content disc, Eorzea in Motion: A Realm Revisited, adds a multimedia layer that most MMO collector's editions skip entirely. On the digital side, the exclusive flying Griffin Mount, Dark Knight Cecil-themed Baron Helm, Wind-up Kain minion, and Fantasia potion gave Heavensward buyers in-game bragging rights that free trial players could only admire from the ground.

The Baron Helm and Wind-up Kain nods to Final Fantasy IV were the kind of deep-cut fan service that makes longtime series collectors feel seen. For PS4 MMO collectors, this edition represents the moment FFXIV's expansion model proved it could stand alongside the base game's legendary comeback. Heavensward didn't just add content.

It validated A Realm Reborn's entire philosophy, and this Collector's Edition packaged that validation beautifully.