For those of us who still support the PS2 version of FFXI

[Mirage]

While I understand that some PS2 players would feel sort of abandoned because of this, I think maybe they should start to slowly add some features to the clients that run on more powerful hardware. It's not PC/XB360 users faults that the PS2 is old, and there are just so many things that could have been easily implemented without having to think of the PS2's capacity.

[Juri_Licious]

While I understand that some PS2 players would feel sort of abandoned because of this, I think maybe they should start to slowly add some features to the clients that run on more powerful hardware. It's not PC/XB360 users faults that the PS2 is old, and there are just so many things that could have been easily implemented without having to think of the PS2's capacity.

I totally agree with this.
I have a feeling over time the PS2 support will be dropped eventually.

And when that day happens, i'll be happy for the future of FFXI.

[oliveira]

Having played all versions that exist (NA and JP on all three major platforms) I can say that the poorest, most glitchy version used to be the XBOX360 version followed by the PS2 version when played on a back compatibility PS3.
I don't think Microsoft even cares about it nowadays.

That before the recent glitch fest that started to haunt the PS2 version. Even XBOX360 users tasted a little bit of it with that recent post update gear glitch where the other users (PC and PS2/3) would cause them to freeze by equipping a certain piece of armor. That forced XBOX users to avoid areas like Jeuno or Aht Urgan White Gate

[DuoMaxwell007]

if they were trying to "phase out" ps2 support they would have made that fix ps2 users were having when it was saying the hard drive was full when they tried to update recently... also the reason se discontinued the ps2 version is because the newer ps2 models dont support the HDD, not because the ps2 is getting old... and finally as for moving on.. well we all know consoles get old and die SE shoulda thought about this before putting the game on ps2, if they werent gonna be able to support ffxi on the ps2 until the life of ffxi ended (i.e the servers shut down) then they shoulda never put it ON ps2.

As far as upgrading my pc well lets see its only running 256 mb of ram (seriously XP barely loads) and my graphics card is insufficient for running FFXI) and my hard drive is so full of viruses now that i just get BSOD when it boot sup so I cant even clean it if i wanted (even reformatting and trying to reinstall doesnt work because I get a BSOD during that process) so lets see with the money it would take to upgrade ram, get a decent sized hard drive and a good graphics card I may as well buy a new pc... that being said show me a link to a pc thats 100 bucks or less that ff would run on lol)

[DuoMaxwell007]

my ps2 reads discs just fine.. i didnt read the ps2 blue bottomed pol installation disc buu tI opened it up and adjusted the laser voltage for the CD and it reads it just fine now.. it reads DVDs and game just fine alreadystill... so it read the FFXI base install disc and POL install discs just fine.. it also readmy my toau and wotg install didscs just fine as wellll only issue is my CoP disc... when i tried it just now it said czannot read disc, after reinsertinig it multiple time sit finally read it and made it to the installation screen only to say cannot find expansion files please insert disc (or something like that) and even after doing that it wouldnt work so i had to power down (and teh glitch kicked in and thus deleted FFXI so i just reinstalled that and am about to try CoP again -_-.

As for borrowing an install disc from a ps2 player sure that would be easy if said ppl existed or werent rare.. i mean if you got a ps2 CoP disc (or collection 2008 ps2 disc) I can borrow and you wanna mail it to me so I can reinstall Id very much be greatful

[bungiefan]

As for borrowing an install disc from a ps2 player sure that would be easy if said ppl existed or werent rare.. i mean if you got a ps2 CoP disc (or collection 2008 ps2 disc) I can borrow and you wanna mail it to me so I can reinstall Id very much be greatful

My issue with that would be wanting a deposit, to be returned upon return of the disc. The last person I loaned a disc to for research purposes (my PSBBN install disc and a few games with HDD support before NA PS2 HDD release), cut off communication with me and posted my items up for auction on another site. One of the discs I didn't get back because he sold it. With me being in Alaska, I couldn't just drive to the address I mailed it to, so I made our chat logs public (including the mailing instructions he gave me) after finding out he blocked my IM accounts from seeing him online and he refused communication with me. I don't want to have to try to repeat that again if someone pulls that on me.

[DuoMaxwell007]

I wouldnt do something like that, especially over a ps2 installation disc, and even if i were to do something like that youd have my mailing address plus chat log proof that would prove is owned by you and me keeping it would be theft.. thus youd know exactly where to send the cops, trust me "stealing" a cop disc wouldnt be worth the hassle or risk it would take to do that even if there was a chance I could get away with it... the risk/effort wouldnt be worth the reward

[bungiefan]

I wouldnt do something like that, especially over a ps2 installation disc, and even if i were to do something like that youd have my mailing address plus chat log proof that would prove is owned by you and me keeping it would be theft.. thus youd know exactly where to send the cops, trust me "stealing" a cop disc wouldnt be worth the hassle or risk it would take to do that even if there was a chance I could get away with it... the risk/effort wouldnt be worth the reward

Well, I have an American 2008 disc. I'm in Alaska, and I won't ship outside the US or Canada. Take the discussion off the forums with me if you wish to discuss it. I'm not hard to find.

[Spero]

I was on Amazon the other day getting parts for my ps2. I saw about 18 copies of ffxi, some used, some new with harddrives. The prices were't that much.

[Shewp]

The PS2 is 11 years old, I find it absolutely ridiculous that SE is still supporting it. Simply give all PS2 players a free 360/PC client and drop it completely. Just imagine a what can be done without those limitations! Most PS2 players have a PC anyways.

If anyone wants this game to live longer, SE MUST drop support for the PS2 and move on to better things.