PS4 beta test

With the beta test starting on the 22nd how many people will be doing it and/or playing on PlayStation 4 when it releases in April?

I will skip the Beta but plan to get myself a PS4 in April so I can make the switch on the 1st day possible.

I currently own PC/PS3 - never play PS3 however due to how bad it is.. But I will definitely spend a day checking out the beta to see how it compares to PC.

I will be, I want to relearn PLD (1.0 lvl) so ill use that to relearn it. Been a pain to get into after 2.0 released

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Originally Posted by TomTom1968

I will skip the Beta but plan to get myself a PS4 in April so I can make the switch on the 1st day possible.

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Hi,

At the beginning of the beta, the PS4 will have separate servers with new characters.
But at one point of the beta we will be able to use our characters in normal servers.

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I'll be doing the beta on the 22nd. Firstly I want to see it in action and get all giddy about how nice it looks and smooth it plays. Secondly since I only really play FFXIV on mondays and tuesdays when stuff is interesting this should keep me distracted for a while :p.

I'll be in the Beta I'm hoping it will be more exciting than it is now cause its on my PS4.

If I owned a PS4 I would be doing it. But given the lack of games for the system at the moment, I'm planning to wait a bit. I'll probably get one in May.

I'll get one closer to April. The updated Dynasty Warriors 8 release looks good, too. :]

Start a new character to beta test on the 4... Absolutely not, i'll wait for the release...

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Originally Posted by Naberrie

If I owned a PS4 I would be doing it. But given the lack of games for the system at the moment, I'm planning to wait a bit. I'll probably get one in May.

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Quoted for truth!

There are, frankly, not enough games that interest me for the PS4 to allow me to justify, even just to myself, the purchase of one. Knack looks interesting, and then some games that are not yet released, and won't be for a while.

Much as I'd love to get a PS4 expressly for FF14, however, I do not see the game lasting me long enough. While it certainly is fun, leveling all the combat jobs to 50 and getting their relics, after I've gotten that done, unless there is something else worthwhile that will take a while to accomplish, I do not see myself sticking around too long. And that in turn means that I cannot really use FF14 as "a game I'm interested in" when it comes to justifying the purchase of a PS4.

I'll start a new character since I didn't read everything the first time...........LIKE A FING IDIOT!!!!!!!

I plan too.

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Originally Posted by A-Shock

I currently own PC/PS3 - never play PS3 however due to how bad it is.. But I will definitely spend a day checking out the beta to see how it compares to PC.

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Interesting. You claim it's bad while you admit to never have played it.

Actually, PS3 version is pretty good apart from longer loading times on cutscenes.

I will be playing the Beta and making a new character...I will not be working very hard on it as it is just a bets and nothing will be kept. I do want to see how the controls are different and know it inside out so that when I play "for real" on my "normal" character I am not missing a beat and am right back into action. The only problem I have with the PS3 version is like the other poster said....longer load times...I hate being in CT or Primals and someone from my FC is calling out what the loot drop is and I am still loading the freaking screen. Other than that I love playing on the PS3...cannot wait for this. When do we get to download the client for PS4...anyone know this????

I'll be playing in the beta as well... I want to see the first 15 levels in both Uldah and Limsa with one of those classes so that's what I'll use the beta for hehe. But once we can play with our mains on it I'm switching.

I plan on participating. I wish they would release more of a set in stone schedule though. Are they going to do it like the game's beta where it's a "play for one weekend then drop the server for two weeks" or a little more continuous beta where they let us play for week or more without interrupt? If the beta is only a couple of days, it may not even be worth participating.

I'm definitely going to check it out since the PS4 isn't doing anything but collecting dust at the moment. Not so excited about starting a new character that I won't ever play again, but still looking forward to all it's next gen glory lol

I love playing on ps3, though I occasionally play on pc when the ol ps3 isn't running too well.

Yeah, I'm looking froward to my PS4 Beta invite. I'd say it's no longer really the beginning of Feb so I'm hoping we will get new info regarding the release of the Beta soon. I am signed up to SE with a hotmail account, and hope I don't experience the same fiasco I did with my original lack of Beta invites for 1.0 and 2.0.

I don't think they are sending out invites, I think that anyone who wants to do it is allowed.

As for me - I don't own a PS4 because I literally play no video games besides FF14 at all. Sometimes the RNG and the doom and gloomers get me down about this game and I think about playing a different game, but then I think about going back to playing on PC and that bums me out. The #1 thing I love about FFXIV is that you can play on counsels. Its amazing. PS3 is pretty gimped, but I probably won't waste time on PS4 Beta until I can spend my time working on my real chars. I just barely have enough time to squeeze into FF14 to call it a full blown addiction as it is!

I'll be testing for sure. Right now my PS3 is mainly used for crafting and gathering. My plan is to start a beta character in Limsa to see the starting story there.

I for one will be on the PS4 come April :)
And that is correct if you own a PS4 you will already have access to the beta

My PC is not the greatest so I for one am going to be looking forward to PS4 beta. Whats going to be great is its going to be like old times. I was playing FFXI on PS2 back in 2004. Here it is 10 years latter and I am going to be playing FFXIV on the PS4. My only wish is FFXIV had the depth of FFXI.

Yeah...I am starting in a new city as well to see the difference in starting story. It is getting ready to start in 11 days now...when are they going to let us download the client...come on SE...let's do this!!! LOL
I am hoping they let us continually play on the BETA portion unless there are major issues...we don't get to keep the character so there is no harm in letting us go ape sh^% and play the hell out of the PS4...that should be what they want us to do like a normal beta. They do probably have this already vetted out pretty good though and so I could see it being a 3-4 day deal...I really hope we get to play the whole time though.

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