System Requirements for A Realm Reborn?

I am curious about the new rendering engine we are getting. I already spent money 2 years ago on components just to run this game at 20 fps (which is ridiculous already, because I can run Assassin's Creed 2 with all of Venice on the horizon at 35 fps - not that AC2 is a good game mind you, but it is a good graphics benchmark).

Since A Realm Reborn is obviously better looking than the current version of FFXIV visually, at least in terms of complex geometry on screen, does that mean we'll need beefier equipment to run it? Or is the rendering more efficient on current equipment, allowing for the addition of the eye-candy in the demonstrations.

I'm interested in this as well, and if they'll be releasing a new benchmark for it to better reflect their reworked engine for 2.0

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Yoshida takes the notebook from his female assistant – an core i5 and starts to play.]


Yoshida: We didn’t put the sticker of the i5 atop the i7 *everyone laughs* it is her work pc, she does all her work on this notebook. This is definitely not a gaming computer. In the video every graphic setting was set to high, these are set to low – You can barely see the difference.

[Fredericks notes: Even on lowest settings the PC version looked good!]

Yoshida: Because the PS3 has a memory restriction we have to cut down the draw distance and things like that a little bit. If I zoom out you can see the shadows get grainy but when I zoom in the shadow get high quality graphics. The engine reduces effects such as shadows when you zoom out, and increase them when you zoom in.

[Fredericks notes: He zoomed completely out, reducing the details of shadows greatly, when zooming in the graphic was on the same level as the high setting version from the trailer.]

Yoshida: When you zoom this far in, you get the same graphics as with high quality setting. (Works for PS3 that way too) There is still 30% more optimization to go within the next few months and currently the development team is working on optimizing the PS3 version and on its own UI which will be different from the UI on PC. If you see up, we have this screenshot about the same place I’m standing right now on TV, the difference, even on lowest settings, is difficult to notice.

[Fredericks notes: Screenshot and in game footage looked almost the same, with only differences in the shadow quality noticeable but still the graphics looked really pretty.]

Yoshida: We are working really hard to bring the two versions of Final Fantasy XIV as close as possible to each other with the low spec version looking as good as the high spec version and we think we got pretty close. So when you go and write your repots for the community make sure to tell them! *everyone laughs*

JPGames-Frederick: Well I guess we can, since you showed us the proof right here! Thank you very much for your time!

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http://jpgames-forum.de/jpgames-de-f...naoki-yoshida/

If I remember correctly Yoshi said he will post requirements around the time Alpha start. I think we also are supposed to get a new benchmark around that time?

I hope so, I have been holding off getting my new graphics card waiting for this benchmark :o

I think the general rule of thumb is that if you can run it now, you can run the new version. The current version is horribly unoptimized, and if they actually try a little harder this time, it shouldn't be too hard to support the same hardware requirements, even if the graphical fidelity increases.

If you're looking to upgrade your hardware, as always, the longer you wait, the better. Things will either get better or cheaper.

if you can run the game now it should run hell of alot better when the new game launches. remember its built around the PS3 specs.

I heard you can play it on a smartphone or iPad. I even heard that 2.0 is so advanced that the JP players can play without an internet connection - they connect via the lifeforce of Yoshida. They call it "Chishida."