PS2: Seekers of Adoulin

[Fusionx]

Old, but relevant:

GE- In North America Seekers of Adoulin will not be available for the PlayStation 2. Can you tell us what lead to this decision? It seems a bit odd to increase HDD capacity for the game on the console then only release the expansion in one territory. Why not release the expansion digitally?

SE (Answered by Square Enix, Inc.)- In evaluating the North American release of the expansion across all platforms, we needed to consider multiple factors, including the number of players exclusively on the system, and the costs associated with publishing or developing a stand-alone download. Regrettably, these two factors greatly determined our final decision to support the PC and Xbox platforms exclusively. However, we remain committed to supporting FINAL FANTASY XI on the PlayStation 2 platform for the foreseeable future.

http://gamerescape.com/2012/07/25/ga...012/#more-3967

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Again: this makes me wonder what S-E's "commitment to support" XIV on the aging PS3 will look like.

[Alhanelem]

Again: this makes me wonder what S-E's "commitment to support" XIV on the aging PS3 will look like.

The game is being ported to the ps3 instead of the other way around. The UI and other components are going to be different both to better accomodate the PS3 controller and to reduce the memory requirements. But the PS4 had better have full compatibility.

[wildsprite]

if it doesn't have full PS4 support, you can blame sony for that, sony is the reason FFXI isn't on the PS3

[Dagin]

I myself have an Xbox and PC I play on. But two of my friends play on a BC ps3 and a ps2. They were excited when I told them of the new expansion, then I found out they wern't releasing for ps2, and they were ticked off. They are not coming back to the game. They have played on ps2 since the game came out, and got it on its release date. Even when I told them I'd chip in $50 bucks a piece to get them an Xbox, they said that wasn't the point. I think its mostly nostalgic for them. I guarantee this is going to loose SE long term monthly customers. Also it would be a great idea for SE to expand the game to other platforms, I've heard talk of PS vita, but that's all it is with SE, just talk. We are just as hardcore nostalgic as Japanese customers SE, so, please, for the love of the goddess, release this for ps2. Fix this crap, or you are going to loose your customer base one by one

[wildsprite]

do your friends have a PC? is it older than 2002 if they do? if it isnt it will likely play FFXI, I don't think SE cares about losing a few players that have been absent from the game if they are refusing to upgrade to a PC or XB360, and yes that is the point, the PS2 is an old system, it is showing signs of age, and if they have a PC that is around the same age as the PS2 it can likely run this game, you bringing that argument back is beating a dead horse, I assure you it wont work, on the other hand if you want your argument to work come up with 100k players on the PS2 that will buy it and return, you can't because the likelyhood that there are 100k players in the US that still have a working PS2 fat that have interest in this game is very low

[Dagin]

do your friends have a PC? is it older than 2002 if they do? if it isnt it will likely play FFXI, I don't think SE cares about losing a few players that have been absent from the game if they are refusing to upgrade to a PC or XB360, and yes that is the point, the PS2 is an old system, it is showing signs of age, and if they have a PC that is around the same age as the PS2 it can likely run this game, you bringing that argument back is beating a dead horse, I assure you it wont work, on the other hand if you want your argument to work come up with 100k players on the PS2 that will buy it and return, you can't because the likelyhood that there are 100k players in the US that still have a working PS2 fat that have interest in this game is very low

That was quite the run on sentence there. I wasn't sure if I was reading a paragraph or a sentence, I had to stop to breathe half way through it. I GET YOUR POINT. I'm just ticked my friends who originally brought me to the game, will not be coming back. I think it's stupid my friends think that way too. But SE makes their money off of monthly subscription fees. And if I know 2 people that are quitting over this, I'm sure others are too. I'll miss you Zarr and Xavious, we had some fun times together on the game.

[Mookies75]

I'm mostly a PlayStation 2/3 US player of FFXI this will so suck for me and the other players that play on the PlayStation 2/3 systems out there. There is no way im going to rebuy this game for the Xbox 360 or PC. (Dont have a Xbox 360 and im sure my PC cant handle the PC ver.) Well good luck, but you guys lost my vote for this new expansion pack.

I'm sure the rest of the game's population loves the fact that the game is hobbled because it has to also run on 10 year old hardware. Seriously... you can build (or buy) a decent pc for like 400 bux. I don't feel bad for you guys at all.

[Camiie]

I'm sure the rest of the game's population loves the fact that the game is hobbled because it has to also run on 10 year old hardware. Seriously... you can build (or buy) a decent pc for like 400 bux. I don't feel bad for you guys at all.

It's the ever venerated Japanese player base that's truly the problem here, but I don't see you guys going off on them like you do the handful of US players who are still on PS2.

[wildsprite]

That was quite the run on sentence there. I wasn't sure if I was reading a paragraph or a sentence, I had to stop to breathe half way through it.

yeah sorry about that, my grammar is pretty bad in that way :/

I'm just ticked my friends who originally brought me to the game, will not be coming back. I think it's stupid my friends think that way too. But SE makes their money off of monthly subscription fees. And if I know 2 people that are quitting over this, I'm sure others are too. I'll miss you Zarr and Xavious, we had some fun times together on the game.

I understand this too, but getting a cheap PC that will run FFXI isnt really that terrible, I know a lot of people who did it, and you know why?

they saw me playing FFXI on my PC with superior looking graphics and smoother looking gameplay, and with a game controller, and on top of that they were able to get a better PC than I had for a lot less money

if you consider the prices of the game originally when buying it separately paying $40 for the ultimate seekers edition for the PC or XB360 isnt that bad.

the stubborn people holding onto their PS2 for FFXI are truly being stubborn not nostalgic, nostalgic would be taking out one of the original RPGs for the PS2, or an action game for any older console.

upgrading to a machine that can handle this game better than the PS2 is just smart, and you don't have to spend a lot to do it