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

[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.

[Mirage]

Watch it happens a few months before they shut the game down .

WTF YOU'RE MY LONG LOST TWIN SISTER!

[PizzaTheHut]

Sadly, PS players are slowly getting da boots from FFXI. It seems that way anyhow. They are slowly phasing out support for Playstation (i.e. not being able to get the expansion packs easily) not to mention all the freeze ups, download, and graphic problems that playing on PS systems have experienced as of late.

One just hopes that they don't mean to get rid of PS players, but technology moves on.

What freeze ups? Few npcs, Xbox gets it to. Download problem didn't affect everyone, I downloaded fine. Graphic problems? Now this I'd like you to explain before I report your hidden message post for fanning the flames of a dead horse "drop PS2 support" topic.

[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

[Zebra]

it's time to move on, if i recall even the big ol' fat PS2 console(with the hard drive) is discountinued and not made anymore.

you can buy a desktop for 100 dollar that would run this game, if you want a laptop, 250-300 should get you one that can run this game smoothly.

[bungiefan]

The compatible PS2 was discontinued in 2004, when the slims were released, but that was in North America. They made them in Japan for several years later, if not still to this day. Many Japanese players still play on PS2, so they refuse to drop support because of that large income source. You can still buy PS2 FFXI new in Japan, just not North America.

You don't have to buy a 2008 Collection disc. You can borrow one from a PS2 player and use it to install. The biggest issue is your PS2 no longer reading discs, which is more likely to be an issue than finding a 2008 disc. As a PS2 user, you should also have been in the habit of buying PS2 expansions as soon as they released, knowing after CoP that they had short print runs.

[ReplicaX]

I think SE should reevaluate it's PS2 userbase and think about moving them to their own dedicated servers then. It seems IMHO, XI is doing better than XIV atm. I logged into XIV yesterday during XI maintenance to find 3ppl in Gridana. I understand they are working on a new battle system for Spring. However if XIV continues the way it is, they might be better off using its resources for a XI 2.0 while keeping a XI 1.0 server(s) for PS2 userbase.

Doing this can break these so called limitations and keep it's stronger userbase going with new content and jobs while keeping the PS2 userbase happy.

[oliveira]

Doing this can break these so called limitations and keep it's stronger userbase going with new content and jobs while keeping the PS2 userbase happy.

Honestly, I don't see that happening because SE would take it as "twice the work, half the dough".
So, tough luck... >_<

[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