Final Fantasy XI PS3 Version

[Iakothm]

You can't do this on PS2 with a pirated version of the game. What makes you sure it would work on PS3?

I never said I was sure about anything there is a possibility that the iso wouldn't allow players to log in and yet there is still the possibillity it will. now here is the thing is Square willing to take the risk that could possibly lose them even more money on ff14?

[Mirage]

By that logic, no one would release regular games for PS3 either, and not for 360 or Wii either. All of those are cracked wide open as well.

In fact, the risk is lower for FF14 than for other games, because it will get the vast majority of the revenue from monthly fees, not the initial purchase. Someone pirating FF14 for so to use it with their already legally bought PC version would be an insignificant loss to them. The potential loss from people pirating FF13 is much greater, yet they still released that, and still will release FF13-3 (how ridiculous that game will be is a different discussion entirely ).

If it was possible to get around the need to have a legit account to play FF14, people would have done that on the PC version already, same with FF11, and every other pay to play MMO in existence.

The danger of FF14 getting pirated on PS3 is at best exactly as great as the danger of FF14 being pirated on PC.

[Demon6324236]

Really the fact they are investing in FFXIII still is a show that they just don't know what they are doing anymore. I liked FFXIII & I still wish they didn't make -2 just because with all bad rep the game had they were better off leaving it alone, but a 3rd? Thats just stupid.

[Psxpert2011]

Really the fact they are investing in FFXIII still is a show that they just don't know what they are doing anymore. I liked FFXIII & I still wish they didn't make -2 just because with all bad rep the game had they were better off leaving it alone, but a 3rd? Thats just stupid.

Remember they announced "Final Fantasy VS XIII"... then forgot about it. Now there's "Lighting Returns:FFXIII"

WTF!

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Besides FFXI, you can see where they're putting all their hard time, money and effort!

[Demon6324236]

Its honestly like they are trying to take games that become media flops & redeem them with remakes & sequels. FFXIII was made to sound like a bad FF game, as such it gets 2 sequels to make it better. I like the 2nd, Ill possibly like the 3rd, but it doesn't mean I think it was a good idea for them. FFXIV was the same way, it popped out as a massive flop, they went back & redid the game, and now are re-releasing it, after basically rebuilding the game. What about 15? What about vs13? The world may never know, probably a little bit away because of these, then again, I cant complain, even if they aren't what I would do they are trying to clean up their messes & make them good, which is at least good in theory.

[Mirage]

I know there isn't. That was kind of my point.

There is a lot of hacking and cracking that works when you're only playing offline games. When you need to verify your game up against a constantly updated server, however, it's not as simple to get around the security as it is when you have direct physical access to the system.

FF14 is going to ask the pirated game "yeah well, where is your game key again?" and then proceed to not give you access. If you already have an account for the PC version, SE is either not going to give a damn, because they make the significant part of their revenue from the monthly fees anyway.

Alternatively, if they do care a lot about the initial PS3 sales, it would be simple to supply another product key with the PS3 version, and require an account that is meant to be usable by both PS3 and PC clients to be registered with both PS3 and PC product keys.

Now when you try to connect with the pirated PS3 client, by using an account that only has a PC product code, the server will be all "cool, you bought the game for the PC, now where's that fancy PS3 registration code again?" and then proceed to not let you log in.

As long as SE's game servers themselves aren't hacked, no one is going to be playing without paying SE what they want you to pay, no matter how ultra super turbo extremely hacked your console is.

[oliveira]

We already know they will REQUIRE a separated license key for each platform (The SE account website does imply that very subtly when you create your contents) regardless of your character data.

[Mirage]

If you knew that, why did you even bring up that you doubt there will even be a PS3 version?

If that is confirmed, there is no way a hacked PS3 would let anyone play without buying the game for PS3, after all.

I'm however not sure if "imply very subtly" is the same as a confirmation.

[oliveira]

If you knew that, why did you even bring up that you doubt there will even be a PS3 version?

If that is confirmed, there is no way a hacked PS3 would let anyone play without buying the game for PS3, after all.

I'm however not sure if "imply very subtly" is the same as a confirmation.

You did not understand what I said, did you ? I said there are CHEAT ENGINES out for the PS3 and they DO WORK on SEN.

[Mirage]

And you're not understanding what I'm saying. FF14 won't be utilizing SEN, it will be utilizing SE's own authentication servers, and these servers will not let you in without a legit product key, like the one you needed to register your FF11 account with.