Possible solution regarding PS2 Hard Drive limitations

[viion]

How big is the ps2 hdd? i thought it was like 40/60gb or something, surely the game isnt that big on ps2? lol its only 11gb on my pc (Excluding abyssea addon but i know some of that is already downloaded)

[rog]

How big is the ps2 hdd? i thought it was like 40/60gb or something, surely the game isnt that big on ps2? lol its only 11gb on my pc (Excluding abyssea addon but i know some of that is already downloaded)

40 gb. It'll never be filled.

[Arconis]

Not a Problem Now if they had created consoles today like they did when they first came out with expandable RAM ports this would never have become an issue. But they didn't and PS3/Xbox will eventually reach there limitations and by then a new console will be out to replace it, guess its just the way for developers to keep cycle going.

[Greatguardian]

The problem isn't the HDD size. FFXI just allocated an 8GB partition on the PS2 HDD, and it's that 8GB partition that's running out of room. The PS2 version of the game is smaller than the PC version already.

[Arconis]

Yes the FFXI offical HDD is 40gigs and your right its not even close to being filled but for some reason ppl keep confusing memory limitations to mean the HDD whitch it does not it means the RAM there is only so much of it and can only buffer so much so not much we can do.

[annewandering]

Inb4 drop ps2 support

way too late.

[Detoxy]

Problem: While listening to the latest episode of the podcast Limit Break Radio, it was mentioned that the PS2's maximum hard drive space will forever limit the potential development of Final Fantasy XI.

One host mentioned the idea of removing outdated or unpopular features (such as chocobo racing) from the game to make room for potential new updates. However, that would understandably upset those who enjoy those features, regardless of how few they are.

Solution: Create a list of optional features to be installed or uninstalled at the user's discretion. This could be done via a menu that appears during install (and can be accessed at later times as well) that looks something like this:



I'm sure there are countless other examples of optional features, and some of the above may not be possible to be installed/uninstalled, but they serve as examples of this potential idea.

For new players who are unfamiliar with these options, a default "use suggested settings" could be selected, which would include the most popular features. This wouldn't have to be PS2 exclusive either, as PC and Xbox 360 players would also appreciate the option to conserve their hard drive space.

I would love to hear what others in the community, as well as the development team think of this idea!

Look another useless thread about the ps2. Just throw ur system in the river, get a job and get a 360 or pc.
U r holding us all bk move along so the game can progress.

[Silentlucidity]

Detoxy, for the record I don't own a PS2, let alone play FFXI on it. But there are plenty who do. I want the game to progress as well, with respect to those who have purchased the PS2 version (a view you obviously do not share). That was kind of the whole idea.

[Skybrit]

I think its pretty funny trying to preserve the PS2 anyway. This game is old and most pc/laptops can run it.. even old ones. How much is the pc game now?? $9.99 lol

[Ordoric]

i play on ps2 and pc and the problem is files just got added not overwriten during updates.