For those of us who still support the PS2 version of FFXI

[Mirage]

It's not a problem of giving the PC client away, it's easy enough to find the installer for free, as there's no copy protection on the PC version. The problem is having the hardware to run the game. I don't have a 360, and a new computer is something I don't have the money for all at once very often. I generally go 8 years between computers. I don't know a lot of Japanese people with gaming computers, they don't update unless they have to, and consoles are more popular for gaming.

They could easily start an official torrent for the PC version installer, and let people download it, then just start paying the fee to get a registration code and an account. Giving every PS2 user a computer capable of the game is a more expensive issue. Paying the monthly fee for a year is less expensive than getting a new machine. We may be able to pay to play the game, but not to get a current computer.

Any PC, gaming-spec or not, made within the last 5 years, is going to be able to run FF11 at PS2-level graphics or better. I do not believe that most japanese players do not have a PC that meets the requirements. Even my laptop from early 2005 can run this game.

[DuoMaxwell007]

I wouldnt do something like that, especially over a ps2 installation disc, and even if i were to do something like that youd have my mailing address plus chat log proof that would prove is owned by you and me keeping it would be theft.. thus youd know exactly where to send the cops, trust me "stealing" a cop disc wouldnt be worth the hassle or risk it would take to do that even if there was a chance I could get away with it... the risk/effort wouldnt be worth the reward

[Juri_Licious]

That's great, and as someone who's been playing since release my experience has met with lots of friends including Japanese ones who still prefer PS2 today and would rather use PC for something better. Just lay off the PS2 flames.

Also "couldn't" can also translate to "we're just lazy" or "it's not cost effective" excuse.

The only way I'd support a terminated PS2 service would be a graphics(at least FF13 level) over haul and release for PS3(I'd pay as much as $5 to download it to!)

So this isn't even about what's beneficial to the game.

It's about you wanting to play FFXI on a Sony system.

[Volkai]

I am willing to spend $30 + s/h for a new PS2 install disc of FFXI which alleviates some of the PS2 limitations (like the amount of PS2 HDD space apportioned to FFXI) such that we can have more expansions.

Who's with me?

[bungiefan]

I wouldnt do something like that, especially over a ps2 installation disc, and even if i were to do something like that youd have my mailing address plus chat log proof that would prove is owned by you and me keeping it would be theft.. thus youd know exactly where to send the cops, trust me "stealing" a cop disc wouldnt be worth the hassle or risk it would take to do that even if there was a chance I could get away with it... the risk/effort wouldnt be worth the reward

Well, I have an American 2008 disc. I'm in Alaska, and I won't ship outside the US or Canada. Take the discussion off the forums with me if you wish to discuss it. I'm not hard to find.

[Domfrancisco]

Are we allowed to post links on these forums? I see some Off-Lease computers on the Tiger direct web site for $110 that'll probably run FFXI flawlessly at the same resolution as the PS2, but they don't come with monitors.

[PizzaTheHut]

So this isn't even about what's beneficial to the game.

It's about you wanting to play FFXI on a Sony system.

So this isn't even about what's beneficial to the game. It's about you in denial thinking dropping a large portion of the player base will actually benefit the games time frame.

[Shibaa]

Given that the new engine for 14 is to work with the ps3, then they already have ability to add 11 to the ps3, they just need to make 11 work with the new engine.

For those they have a ps3 but not the discs, they could offer the game as dl from the sony store.

[Tezz]

I agree. If it won't cost SE a ton of development time & money to port FF11 to ps3, i think they should go for it. Hell they should go for it regardless and update a bunch of stuff they never could before. Even something like upping the graphics might draw-in quite a few people who are obsessed with graphics only.

[Spero]

It seems it would benefit SE to come up with a Ps3 verson of ffxi. On the Playstation boards people are constantly asking if fffxi can be installed on a ps3 slim. If SE came up with a ps3 version, it would out sell the 360 version easily. I have a 60 gig ps3, and I would buy an updated ps3 version in a heartbeat.