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

[Unaisis]

i used to play ps2 at first, til i saw 11 on pc. i was like "Holy Crap nuggets O.o i don't have to be 2 feet from something to see its name clearly!!!".

[Sephyder]

i used to play ps2 at first, til i saw 11 on pc. i was like "Holy Crap nuggets O.o i don't have to be 2 feet from something to see its name clearly!!!".

I thought the same thing.. actually upgraded to PC in 2005 from the 100$ PS2 version... When my PS2 got to the point of not playing disks anymore i let it go...

Oh and i recently built a PC for 400$ that could probably play XIV(maybe need to spend another 60 bucks or so for an upgrade from the Radeon HD4200). Im prolly sure a 50$ yardsale/craigslist computer built post 2006 will do the job, and most likely better than the PS2 could ever dream of.

[Alhanelem]

This is why people need to learn: Never make a multiplatform MMO on a platform with no capacity for upgrading.

I'm amazed if there's an original model PS2 left in the world somewhere that still reads discs.

[rog]

This is why people need to learn: Never make a multiplatform MMO on a platform with no capacity for upgrading.

I'm amazed if there's an original model PS2 left in the world somewhere that still reads discs.

I've still my ps2 that was bought minutes after release, which works fine. Granted, we got a slim to replace is as soon as that was released, and it hasn't been used much since then, and it was never really played a whole lot before then, otherwise there'd be no chance of it still working.

[Dsherman]

The PS2 version is not a significant revenue source for SE in North America or Europe.

But Japan? Yes. SE does NOT want to drive off the revenue from Japanese PS2 FFXI Players.

For North America, there has not been ANY new Playstation machine made that could support FFXI since about the same time the PS2 Vana Collecftion 2008 was released concurent with the Wings of the Goddess expansion in November 2007. (The last PS3 that could support PS2 software was made earlier that year.) That is why no one sellls anything FFXI PS2 any more.

But SE still has MAJOR revenue from Japan on the Japanese PS2 version.

And it has most of the same limitations the NA version has.

I still play the NA PS2 version most of the time.. but I have access to all 3 of them. I can only have one of them at a time on the same account, but the account and character can be used on PC, Xbox, or PS2 at will.

[DurtieSweat]

Honestly, I've been done with PS and sony since I finished FFX-2. A year or so earlier I got the HDD and FFXI package for PS2 and didn't like the game and quit after 1 month of play.(Kinda like FFXIV, 'cept I understand MMO now) That being said, I have no idea really how the PS2 version is.

People, that was 2003!!!! Seriously, name one sophisticated electronic device that you would still use today if made in 2003-2005 (in-game and r/l) that doesnt come with a Dashboard! Name one article of clothing you would wear (in-game and r/l) that old? Name one video, cut-scene or movie today (in-game and r/l) that is less detailed than a 2003-2005 version!! Go ahead, I'll wait...

Goodbye PS2. Congrats something new.

[Bahamut_Norm]

Online games, especially socially complex online games, sell subscriptions better the more accessible (read; more compatible with hardware) they are.

Cases in point; any Blizzard/Valve game. Ever.

World of Warcraft's minimum system requirements are rather eerily similar to the PC port of FFXI. The difference is that the graphics for FFXI were originally made for older TVs. No one who's actually seen the PS2 version played such a way on a good old 4:3 ratio standard definition NTSC television will tell you it looks anything absolutely short of fantastic on it compared to the (default setup without lots of tweaking) PC port as it was made to do.

The largest limitation on the PS2 is memory and you know what? I'm thankful for that. It means I can install and run my 15 dollar a month addiction on anything I very %$!& well please. Be it an Xplosion-Box, a PS2 or a four year old laptop with the just-barely-high-enough on board Intel graphics chip with hardware T&L to sign in and keep playing.

I don't play 14, though I'd like to. I could upgrade my stuff to play it, but I don't want to, I have no innate desire to. I may be in the minority, but I'll probably play it when the PS3 version comes out. But then we'll be repeating this same thread in 10 years when some non-issue PS3 version restriction holds back some silly feature.

So I wonder, why on earth would Square want to suddenly start implementing features which would possibly alienate very loyal, steady paying players through force-depreciation from an exceptionally well aged game? Don't even try to tell me that it's because suddenly improved graphics will addict more players; Eve Online.

[Rambus]

what are you going to do when that ps2 gives out? has to be hard to replace by now.
really would like to see dropping the PS2

[Dreimar]

It wont never happen SE drop Ps2/Xbox support, consoles accounts outnumber PC users.

[Mirage]

Online games, especially socially complex online games, sell subscriptions better the more accessible (read; more compatible with hardware) they are.

Cases in point; any Blizzard/Valve game. Ever.

World of Warcraft's minimum system requirements are rather eerily similar to the PC port of FFXI. The difference is that the graphics for FFXI were originally made for older TVs. No one who's actually seen the PS2 version played such a way on a good old 4:3 ratio standard definition NTSC television will tell you it looks anything absolutely short of fantastic on it compared to the (default setup without lots of tweaking) PC port as it was made to do.

The largest limitation on the PS2 is memory and you know what? I'm thankful for that. It means I can install and run my 15 dollar a month addiction on anything I very %$!& well please. Be it an Xplosion-Box, a PS2 or a four year old laptop with the just-barely-high-enough on board Intel graphics chip with hardware T&L to sign in and keep playing.

The PS2's main problem is RAM. Dropping PS2 support would let them implement lots of things that were earlier limited by the PS2's RAM. The PS2 has got 32 MB of RAM, any PC, even a 6 year old piece of crap is gonna have plenty of RAM.