[Dev] PS2 User Poll

[Zeargi]

But you said it would cost you $40 to get it for the PC only:



It would cost you $20 for the Abyssea Edition....it's a downloaded package, not boxed. Don't recall seeing it boxed anywhere locally. So it would cost you only $20 and not $40 to install the current FFXI on the PC...that's everything to date on the PC in one shot for $20. No seperate expansions to buy, until the new expansion hits the shelf or becomes available in the next all-inclusive package. You could even hold off migrating to PC and just play the new content only on XB360 until that complete PC package is released and you get the whole ball of wax in one shot for the PC at a discount (which in previous trends has eventually been sold anywhere from $5 to $20). Who knows.. they might even do some special where you get the Abyssea Edition for just $5 again when the new expansion releases.

I didn't say for the PC only ^_^ you just assumed that. I play on both the 360 and the PS2. As I did mention that i play in tandem, meaning with something else. So my statement in completely true. If I got the FFXI Game for PC right now, as in this moment. I'd be paying the 20.00 for the game, and then having to pay for 2 additional expansion. If the do release the next expansion as a combined pack, it'll more than likely be $30.00 (Due to marketing price up-selling) and I'll still have to get the expansion for 360. Where if it were to be available on the PS2, I'd only have to buy the 2 expansions seeing how I already have everything up-to-date.

Of course the $30 is only a rough shot in the dark, but I've seen a number of times when retail people do market-ups way above the SRP.

[RAIST]

I didn't say for the PC only ^_^ you just assumed that. I play on both the 360 and the PS2. As I did mention that i play in tandem, meaning with something else. So my statement in completely true. If I got the FFXI Game for PC right now, as in this moment. I'd be paying the 20.00 for the game, and then having to pay for 2 additional expansion. If the do release the next expansion as a combined pack, it'll more than likely be $30.00 (Due to marketing price up-selling) and I'll still have to get the expansion for 360. Where if it were to be available on the PS2, I'd only have to buy the 2 expansions seeing how I already have everything up-to-date.

Of course the $30 is only a rough shot in the dark, but I've seen a number of times when retail people do market-ups way above the SRP.

Actually, no... I dind't assume anything. That is exactly what you said... that you would have to pay $40 to play on the PC RIGHT NOW.

It's going to have continued support, and my computer could most definitely run FFXI. Will I put it on my PC? More than likely not. I've got an artist's desk, so gaming in tandem with either/or is less than effective or comfortable if I use the PC as one of the open slots. Besides I still have my Atari, why in the world would I sell my PS2? Also I'd have to spend $40.00 if I got it for the PC now, versus the $20.00 I'd spend if I could continue using what I already have.

You would only have to pay $20 to put it on the PC RIGHT NOW. As for the additional cost for the expansion....it would be the same. You would be moving from XB360 and PS2 to XB360 and PC, as it appears they will not be offering Adoulin for PS2 outside of JP. So, you would not be buying any more copies of the expansion if they were offering it for the PS2---you would be buying 2 copies for XP360 and PS2, if you move to the PC you would STILL only be buying 2 copies, but for XB360 and PC.

So....the only additional cost, if you were to migrate to PC RIGHT NOW.... would be the cost of the PC version as it is RIGHT NOW, $20. It might even go on sale again for $9.99 at Steam--they do this off and on all the time. Or, as mentioned earlier, you could just get the expansion on the XB360 at launch and wait to migrate to the PC later when the next big bundle is released and save a little cash in the long run.

No matter how you slice it... it will NOT cost you $40 to move to PC, which is what you in fact actually stated. The only thing extra it would cost you would be the $20 to buy the Abyssea Addition as it is currently priced, UNLESS they were to extend Adoulin to the PS2 outside of JP AND you were to buy that third copy of the expansion, then you would be out $20 for that Abyssea Edition for PC Plus a THIRD copy of the expansion.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Actually, no... I dind't assume anything. That is exactly what you said... that you would have to pay $40 to play on the PC RIGHT NOW.

Indeed, OP may wish to re-read what they wrote.

[Cabalabob]

People who think it would be difficult to switch to PC are the people who have never tried it. I used to play on Xbox but one besieged freeze that wiped 2hrs of macro making finally pushed me over the edge. I bought the PC version off steam used my wired controller from Xbox and hooked the PC up to the TV with a HDMI cable. I have not used the 360 since. It plays exactly the same except without the performance issues, I can put it in windowed mode and access the Internet for maps and such, if I want to go somewhere it's a lot more portable seeing as its on my laptop and I can even take it places with no TV cause it has it's own screen. I hate that besieged for wiping my macros but I owe it for pointing me to a much better ffxi experience.

[Zeargi]

Actually, no... I dind't assume anything. That is exactly what you said... that you would have to pay $40 to play on the PC RIGHT NOW.



You would only have to pay $20 to put it on the PC RIGHT NOW. As for the additional cost for the expansion....it would be the same. You would be moving from XB360 and PS2 to XB360 and PC, as it appears they will not be offering Adoulin for PS2 outside of JP. So, you would not be buying any more copies of the expansion if they were offering it for the PS2---you would be buying 2 copies for XP360 and PS2, if you move to the PC you would STILL only be buying 2 copies, but for XB360 and PC.

So....the only additional cost, if you were to migrate to PC RIGHT NOW.... would be the cost of the PC version as it is RIGHT NOW, $20. It might even go on sale again for $9.99 at Steam--they do this off and on all the time. Or, as mentioned earlier, you could just get the expansion on the XB360 at launch and wait to migrate to the PC later when the next big bundle is released and save a little cash in the long run.

No matter how you slice it... it will NOT cost you $40 to move to PC, which is what you in fact actually stated. The only thing extra it would cost you would be the $20 to buy the Abyssea Addition as it is currently priced, UNLESS they were to extend Adoulin to the PS2 outside of JP AND you were to buy that third copy of the expansion, then you would be out $20 for that Abyssea Edition for PC Plus a THIRD copy of the expansion.

I said: I've got an artist's desk, so gaming in tandem with either/or is less than effective or comfortable if I use the PC as one of the open slots. ... Also I'd have to spend $40.00 if I got it for the PC now, versus the $20.00 I'd spend if I could continue using what I already have. My statement is CORRECT, and I've already explained it to you. Read the whole thing not just part of it. It's a future tense there. It's not a buffet, it's a complete idea and thought. This is also a hypothetical instance, and I'm not got to stop playing a second character that I've been playing for years. Even if it was to go on sale, I'm still PURCHASING the game again, which is still an expense cost that I wouldn't normally have to because I already have the game.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

I said: I've got an artist's desk, so gaming in tandem with either/or is less than effective or comfortable if I use the PC as one of the open slots. ... Also I'd have to spend $40.00 if I got it for the PC now, versus the $20.00 I'd spend if I could continue using what I already have. My statement is CORRECT, and I've already explained it to you. Read the whole thing not just part of it. It's a future tense there. It's not a buffet, it's a complete idea and thought. This is also a hypothetical instance, and I'm not got to stop playing a second character that I've been playing for years. Even if it was to go on sale, I'm still PURCHASING the game again, which is still an expense cost that I wouldn't normally have to because I already have the game.

Also I'd have to spend $40.00 if I got it for the PC now
$40.00 if I got it for the PC now
for the PC now
now

now != in 2013 when the new EP comes out.

[Zeargi]

Also I'd have to spend $40.00 if I got it for the PC now
$40.00 if I got it for the PC now
for the PC now
now

now != in 2013 when the new EP comes out.

Listen, I'm not going to argue semantic with you. I've just had surgery and don't feel all that well, I've already explained myself, so please just drop it.

[RAIST]

I said: I've got an artist's desk, so gaming in tandem with either/or is less than effective or comfortable if I use the PC as one of the open slots. ... Also I'd have to spend $40.00 if I got it for the PC now, versus the $20.00 I'd spend if I could continue using what I already have. My statement is CORRECT, and I've already explained it to you. Read the whole thing not just part of it. It's a future tense there. It's not a buffet, it's a complete idea and thought. This is also a hypothetical instance, and I'm not got to stop playing a second character that I've been playing for years. Even if it was to go on sale, I'm still PURCHASING the game again, which is still an expense cost that I wouldn't normally have to because I already have the game.

Current Setup, 2 consoles, PS2 and XB360

future costs to Play Adoulin expansion IF it were extended to PS2 outside of JP:
2 x the cost of the Adoulin expansion.

Cost to migrate from PS2 to PC, continue playing XB360 (so you still have 2 platforms available):
$20 (IF you purchase it right now....you can actually install it on PC for ZERO cost)
HINT: you already have content ID's on the PS2, you'd use those on the PC.

Future cost to play Adoulin on two platforms after migration to PC (would be on XB360 and PC and NOT PS2):
2 x the cost of the Adoulin expansion.

If you were to find a USB converter, you could even use your PS2 controller on the PC. First one I used I got on ebay for $5. Found a better one at Walmart a few years later that also took GC, XB, and had extra USB ports on it for $10. So, you could actually simulate your PS2 experience, but on a better platform with the PC.

Nowhere in this process does $40 come into play, at most...it would cost you $20....PERIOD. And even that can be avoided under certain circumstances.

The point is, you can easily migrate to a PC for minimal investment (virtually nothing if you have access to the installation media so you don't have to buy it---just won't have a new content ID if you go the free route, which shouldn't matter since you would be linking to the existing ones registered with your SE ID/POL ID's anyway).

TLDR: $20 to purchase your own single copy of PC installation media != $40 (which can be avoided if you otherwise have access to the installation media up through WotG. The rest is downloaded in updates and activated after you link to your existing accounts, which is what you would be doing. So you don't really need that new content ID you get when purchasing a new copy).

[Zeargi]

Current Setup, 2 consoles, PS2 and XB360

future costs to Play Adoulin expansion IF it were extended to PS2 outside of JP:
2 x the cost of the Adoulin expansion.

Cost to migrate from PS2 to PC, continue playing XB360 (so you still have 2 platforms available):
$20 (IF you purchase it right now....you can actually install it on PC for ZERO cost)
HINT: you already have content ID's on the PS2, you'd use those on the PC.

Future cost to play Adoulin on two platforms after migration to PC (would be on XB360 and PC and NOT PS2):
2 x the cost of the Adoulin expansion.

If you were to find a USB converter, you could even use your PS2 controller on the PC. First one I used I got on ebay for $5. Found a better one at Walmart a few years later that also took GC, XB, and had extra USB ports on it for $10. So, you could actually simulate your PS2 experience, but on a better platform with the PC.

Nowhere in this process does $40 come into play, at most...it would cost you $20....PERIOD. And even that can be avoided under certain circumstances.

The point is, you can easily migrate to a PC for minimal investment (virtually nothing if you have access to the installation media so you don't have to buy it---just won't have a new content ID if you go the free route, which shouldn't matter since you would be linking to the existing ones registered with your SE ID/POL ID's anyway).

I get what your saying boss, but I don't have the game for PC, so I can't install it, even if I wanted to. But it's not just that. My desk, while close to the PS2 and XBox, is at an incline with a high seat. My set-up for the PC is so I can use it to draw. It's for my portfolio and animation projects. So it's not at the same level as the other two. But I'm not feeling so well at the moment, so I'm gonna lay down. If you can tell me where I can find this game without having to pay for it again, I'd be happy to listen.

[RagingAvatar]

Seriously, how hard is it to grasp? Got nothing better to do? Understand, some people like playing on PS2.
There's no argument to be had about how PC is better - that's your opinion.. I like the PS2 and play on it at home, and PC at work during lunch..

Just let it go and let us PS2 fans enjoy the console and continue asking for more content.