Kill the PS2 limitations end of the Dark Ages Era

[wildsprite]

again, SE needs to create a version for the PS3, they could use the FFXIV engine for it with some sort of playonline wrap around for the messaging system then port it to the PC, the XB360 needs to keep POL viewer due to some agreement with Microsoft

and really this sounds more complicated than it is

[Catsby]

Last time I checked

last time you checked where? I can't seem to find this info anywhere, even in this year's census.

[Atomic_Skull]

again, SE needs to create a version for the PS3, they could use the FFXIV engine for it

Dear Altana NO! Not that.. thing.

They should license the Gamebryo engine (Warhammer and Rift both run on it) or CryEngine (Aion uses it) or maybe even Unreal (Lineage II uses it) and build a new client, not inflict that horrible Crystal Tools abomination on us.

Crystal Tools has a 2006 feature set with 2011 hardware requirements. They'd do much better to license an engine like Gamebryo and build something that's both efficient and current.

Additionally, most licensed engines are very easy to port from PC to Xbox 360 and PS3 because optimized console versions of the core engine have already been created for those platforms by the licensor of the engine. I guarantee that if they had used Gamebryo or CryEngine for FFXIV porting it to the PS3 would have been far easier.

[hordecore]

i still think that if they mixed ffxiv graphic with ffxi gameplay will produce the best MMO in the history

[Kimble]

The problem isnt so much the PS2 system. it isnt as easy as just dropping the PS2, the game was build from the ground up off of it being able to run on the Ps2. They would have to completely re-work the whole game and that just isnt going to happen at this point.

[Catsby]

Dear Altana NO! Not that.. thing.

They should license the Gamebryo engine (Warhammer and Rift both run on it) or CryEngine (Aion uses it) or maybe even Unreal (Lineage II uses it) and build a new client, not inflict that horrible Crystal Tools abomination on us.

or even Unity. There are shit ton of wonderful dev environments out there and it PAINS me to see companies waste time developing their own (shitty) tech.

fuck it atomic skull, let's get some community members with art, engineering, design and production experience then start our own FFXI! (with hookers and no ps2 support).

[Sealdorie]

While I'd love to see enhanced graphics on this game I'd be more in support of dropping the PS2 for other reasons. Time and time again we are told we cannot have other things such as new designs for zones, gear or more/less annoying storage because of PS2 memory issues. From what I understand it is how the PS2's memory is coded? I remember other arguments much like this one having PS2 players come up saying their hard drive wasn't even close to full.

I'd kill for updated graphics, but I'd be happy with the same graphics just newly designed zones, gear and other functionalities that the PS2 currently limits.

[Behemuthxero]

Not to mention brand recognition.

I am sure i am not the only one who bought it for no reason other than the final fantasy label.

100% this...I remember when I first saw it on the shelf. I was just walking down the aisle shoppin' and out of the corner of my eye I saw the RoZ FFXI collection. All I could think was "holy crap theres an online final fantasy!?!"

I put off buying it for a week cause I KNEW if i did id lose the next couple months of my life, lol...never watched a review for it, never looked into how good it was, it said final fantasy on it so i threw down 50$ (FF was srs bzns).

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Last time I checked...

Last time I saw any collected data on this, it was less then 6%.

[Coldbrand]

But don't you love suffocating for inventory space? Or having hideously outdated textures? Or never, ever seeing a new zone again?

Also, I just realized my computer has 187.5 times more RAM than your system PS2 users. Stay free. Also, it's a better kind of RAM, too.