[Dev] PS2 User Poll

[oliveira]

It's all about the REJECTION of the whole NA gaming community for the PS2. The shops want it gone so they can use the shelves to sell something that gives them more money.

The FFXI players want it gone because they think it will suddenly make the PC version better.

SE want it gone because they believe if they make the discs nobody will buy.

SONY want it gone because it no longer give them money.

[Zeargi]

Delicious strawberry tears. PS2 is over, just like HNM. JUMP IT.

And it's most likely true that PS2 will be done in the US, minus still being supported, just no expansion.:

Greetings,

I’d like to take a moment to clarify which platform Seekers of Adoulin will be available on for those that have been asking. We will continue to support North American FINAL FANTASY XI players on the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and PC (Windows) platforms. However, FINAL FANTASY XI: Seekers of Adoulin will only be available on the Xbox 360 and Windows platforms in North America when it is released in 2013.

I was just asking IF people would buy it if it was to come to the states.
I mean I would, but that's because I like my set-up in my room and my computer is really just for drawing and surfing of the webs. Also, I'm pretty sure my PS2 might blow a fuse if I tried to play anything but FFXI at this point.

To everyone: I'm sorry if my OP came across as abrasive. It's very frustrating that people are so malicious to one another for no really good reason. I'm a firm believer in it's not what you say, but how you say it. Which is why I'm going to again apologize. But we're people, we have feeling and there's no need to be mean to our fellow adventures in FFXI REGARDLESS of which platform you wish to play on. Text doesn't have inflection or modulation so what you might type in jest may come across hurtful, mean, or insensitive. We all vary in backgrounds, and what it takes to cause emotional harm to someone else may differ greatly from individual to individual.

[Myriads]

I've played on a PS2 since NA launch for it. I went with it back then because every computer in my house was an Apple, and back then there was no way to get the game to play on one.

That little machine is still working like a charm, and I play on it most every day.

I was saddened to hear that it would not be supported for the new expansion. But I also knew this day would come. Heck at over a decade old some night I knew the machine wouldn't work at some point.

So I decided to build a little system to just play FF on.

$60 got me a PC that could more then play the game. The needs for FF XI are pretty modest when one is looking at new computers.

I spent $18 for a PC to TV connector. I plan to still play on my nice big TV.

I spent $4 for a PS2 controller to UBS adaptor. I like to play with the game control. It just feels 'right' after all these years.

I will buy/grab a copy of the game files from either steam, or one of the hosts that keeps it updated for download, and patch it (not a process I look forward to, but its needful)

So this change will be a chance for me to get a new system that from all I hear plays a better version of the game, and will free me from the worry of my system dying of old age, yet provide all the aspects of the play experience I've liked for a decade. All for about $100. Not a crushing cost.

If the powers that be made the game available to NA PS2 users yes I'd get it. But I'm also going to prepare to move on, because, after all, things like the PS2 have a life span, and honestly, a decade on electronics is amazing.

[Westyle]

If I was to take an extremely wide shot in the dark I'd say the NA install base is 10% PS2, 20% 360, and 70% PC; the JP install base: 30% PS2, 10% 360, 60% PC.

Of course I have nothing to base this on but speculation.

[Zeargi]

If I was to take an extremely wide shot in the dark I'd say the NA install base is 10% PS2, 20% 360, and 70% PC; the JP install base: 30% PS2, 10% 360, 60% PC.

Of course I have nothing to base this on but speculation.

I'd say that's a good assumption give-or-take a % here or there for the US.

[wish12oz]

Didnt this thread already happen like 10 times?

[Zeargi]

Didnt this thread already happen like 10 times?

Sweetheart, you're a little late, but at this point it ultimately doesn't matter. There's been 3 'yes,' a whole lot of shenanigans, and some Turtle worshiping.

[Lisotte]

No, I wouldn't. I actually sold my ps2 a while back.

[Ritsuka]

I've got every single update on playstaiton ^_^

[Scuro]

Sell your PS2, buy somewhat meh PC and you will still be able to play FFXI, get with the times, and in short... I would never support PS2, ever. Its caused far too much damage to the games progress.