The official release date for the second edition of Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail was originally scheduled for May 30 or 31, but has been delayed by three days to June 3.

The re-release addresses lighting issues that were causing problems such as "lifeless eyes" in the character creator and was estimated for a late May release, as revealed by director and producer Naoki Yoshida during the most recent Letter from the Producer LIVE. However, in the early hours of May 31, Yoshida announced that players wouldn't get to see the new benchmark until June 3.

According to his official statement, the delay is due to a combination of technical issues and unfortunate coincidences. The FF14 development team was initially on track to release the official Dawntrail benchmark on time until the final review revealed a bug in the software. They have apparently patched the issue and are "currently working on the final review from scratch," which would have delayed the release by at most a day. However, the delay coincides with a mandatory building inspection that will close their offices over the weekend, and they won't be able to finalize and release the software until Monday, June 3.

In his statement, Yoshida highlighted a few of the changes that players would have otherwise seen today. As promised, the persistently inaccurate lighting conditions in the main character creator have finally been addressed with a brighter option available in the Aetherial Background. Players can switch between the original blue-tinted lighting and a brighter, more neutral, frontal lighting configuration using the “Time of Day” toggle in the background options.