PS2 Limitations: What are Rumors, What is Truth?

[Laraul]

It's 10 gigabytes...12 Gigabytes for TetraMaster + PlayOnline + FFXI. A full install of FFXI on the PS2 still likely uses less 8GB once installed. Leaving 2GB for storing updates temporarily when they in the process of being downloaded. It's very likely that unexpected issue was caused by duplicate files that weren't properly removed after installations of updates. In any case this issue has been fixed.

[Vraelia]

If I remember correctly, in a PoL Update, SE took out Tetra Master. It is no longer affecting anything. All that is currently present is PlayOnline, and FFXI. TO my knowledge, anyways.

[Gwynplaine]

It would be cool if a PS2 user and an Xbox owner could post here giving testimony as to how much space FFXI takes up on their HD.

Right now the entire Playonline folder on my PC which contains all FFXI files is at 10.8 GB. It's probably a little less with pics taken in game etc.

So as of right now with all expansion and addons how much space does FFXI occupy on PS2 and Xbox?

[Ragmar]

It would be cool if a PS2 user and an Xbox owner could post here giving testimony as to how much space FFXI takes up on their HD.

Right now the entire Playonline folder on my PC which contains all FFXI files is at 10.8 GB. It's probably a little less with pics taken in game etc.

So as of right now with all expansion and addons how much space does FFXI occupy on PS2 and Xbox?

PS2 player since 04~
HDD Capacity: 38,144 MB
Free Space 24,448 MB

All expansions. No costomizations just the same out of the box package as every other PS2 supported FFXI player.

[Gwynplaine]

PS2 player since 04~
HDD Capacity: 38,144 MB
Free Space 24,448 MB

All expansions. No costomizations just the same out of the box package as every other PS2 supported FFXI player.

Ok that's interesting. So aside from a possible partition issue or something, there's at least 24 gigs remaining so far.

[Laraul]

Tetramaster is still installed (in a separate partition). It has no influence on the FFXI install.

Stop blaming PS2 players...

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The 32MB of RAM has no real impact. The PS1 had 2MB of RAM.

And FFXI for the PC Recommend 256MB of RAM. Eight times more that the PS2. So you could assume the PS2 is much more efficient with memory. So obviously the problem is the PC! It's holding the game back! OMIGOD! KILL PC VERSION! Blah blah blah...

No one can prove anything here. It's mindless speculation.

[rog]

Tetramaster is still installed (in a separate partition). It has no influence on the FFXI install.

Stop blaming PS2 players...

Top 10 Ways to Know You're a PC Snob from 2007...

The 32MB of RAM has no real impact. The PS1 had 2MB of RAM.

And FFXI for the PC Recommend 256MB of RAM. Eight times more that the PS2. So you could assume the PS2 is much more efficient with memory. So obviously the problem is the PC! It's holding the game back! OMIGOD! KILL PC VERSION! Blah blah blah...

No one can prove anything here. It's mindless speculation.

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256 mb of ram is recommended because a computer is never only running one program. ffxi will never actually use 256mb of ram.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

wow lol "there are no PS2 limitations" is this what we are going with now?......

The PS2's RAM is one limitation
PS2 HDD is another in a way (even though there is still plenty of space)
The graphics chip and CPU are again limitations

really the only big limitation is the RAM though, the GPU would only matter if graphics where enhanced, and CPU for the same reason.

But the PS2 RAM is the main reason why our inventory and MH and all our other storage is maxed at 80

[rog]

PS2 HDD is another in a way (even though there is still plenty of space)
The graphics chip and CPU are again limitations

really the only big limitation is the RAM though, the GPU would only matter if graphics where enhanced, and CPU for the same reason.

Neither of these matter. The only working ps2s will be in museums by the time ffxi is large enough to fill 40 gb. And the gpu/cpu are again, not a limitation. They are plenty powerful enough to get the job done, and then some. The graphics do not need to be the same on the ps2 as they are for other systems. For example, they are not even close to the same right now. You can't even read a characters name on the ps2 unless you're right next to them, meanwhile you can see them clearly from 50' away on a pc.

The ONLY limitation imposed by the ps2 is it's 32mb of ram. That's it. Nothing else.

[Juri_Licious]

Someone should make a petition for them to remove PS2 support so they can focus on way better updates.

And for the people who can't help there fanboysim of not being able to play on a Sony related system.

Eventually much later on when things get updated, make a new collection and also release that collection on PS3.

But regardless, even if there isn't a PS3 version for this game ever. They need to remove PS2 support, it's holding the game back to it's true potential.

Just take a look at the PS2 version of Phantasy Star Universe, servers = dead. Step out of last gen and enter this gen.