The game will cease to be one day, it's an inevitability. Our time is precious, but each of us deems the game worthy of our time each day we log in, so you should be thinking how much enjoyment the game has given you throughout the years opposed to "I don't want to lose my pixels".

I hope SE will bite the bullet and exclude PS2 support. There's no real reason someone can't get a cheap rig (hell you could probably piece one together for free from dumped computers, or just buy a graphics card). I would be surprised if there is a ffxi player out there so poor they can afford internet/subscription charges but not a second hand Xbox etc. Especially as prices will plummet when xbone is out.

As for ffxi future, I'm not sure. I think a lot of us still play simply for nostalgia's sake opposed to actual enjoyment. I think the game will dwindle away in the next two years.