Quote Originally Posted by Angemon View Post
It is just a scapegoat man. This is a billion dollar company... you really think something silly such as PS2 devkits is holding them back? They have the capability to put this game on PC only but it would cost them much more than they are willing to invest. Sadly they want the game to be in this position as they feel the dev's would bring more revenue in through other projects.
Which is a shame, because that goal will be wasted because said projects will bring in less money than if they had made the effort to keep FFXI going.

I would love to know what goes through the mind of those people when they think about this. You know they do. They have their little round table meetings and discuss things. So FFXI comes up, and no one suggests that millions of dollars of profit every year is worth keeping around for a small investment? FFXI has given them so much money that they couldn't invest a bigger investment to keep it's profits around? "OOOOH MAN! We'd basically have to create a new game to facelift the graphics" So freakin do it. The work would be paid for in a freakin year or less from XI subs, just don't sit there and whine. Of course, many years have passed since that amazing decision to go with XIV instead.

Even today they aren't getting chump change for FFXI. I find it mind boggling that they are so willing to be rid of XI, given they are a company that struggles financially every year, with FFXI having been their single greatest blessing for the past decade. It's the reason things aren't worse for them. They were all worried about XIV ruining their rep that they forgot that they are doing just that by letting XI fade away. Funny how that works. You'll put many tens of millions of dollars back into a failed, unproven game, but you won't drop a dime into improving your flagship title to ensure it's longevity. Brilliant. /slowclap