when will the ps3 support be dropped? (from a ps3 player)

Its been too long since they said anything about it but im hoping to atleast get a dev tp give some sort of estimation. I play the ps3 version and there are just some things it can't handle well for instance syrcus tower. I have been getting nonstop lagg ever since I did my first run of it and I know its not my internet because my ping varies from 16 to 40 ping. There is also the problem with odn behemonth and the a and s rank mobs vanishing. I know later when more content gets added the ps3 problems are only going to get worse so thats why im asking this. I plan to eventually move to pc for ffxiv. I also don't want some features that people want be denied because of certain limitations yeah I remember most of the devs post stated "certain hardware limitations"

That's why you shouldn't take any chances, I have a ps3 but I didn't expect to play with my console for this game.

I know better with the low ram it has, so I went and got me a controller for my pc and a video card.

I would of gotten the ps4 though I don't ever get first edition's I always go for the slim version because they are updated version and cost less.

I think SE already stated somewhere that they will drop PS3 support if they MUST, a good indication as they give you a free PS4 version if you've already played it on PS3. There just has not been a significant reason to as of yet.

But after you play on PS4 you will never go back to PS3, ever, unless, well no, you won't..

I would get a ps4 but sadly im not interested in the new consoles.besides im saving up some money for a pc anyway

At this point SE said that PS3 will be supported thought first expansion, but if they come to a point where what they want to do is held back by the PS3, they will drop support.

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Originally Posted by KaiKatzchen

At this point SE said that PS3 will be supported thought first expansion, but if they come to a point where what they want to do is held back by the PS3, they will drop support.

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As good as that sounds I would love to read from a devs post

That'll probably be the decision of the higher ups of SE. Someone mentioned that they atleast planned for ps3 support in the expansion.

That and there's also the fact that its also supported on the ps4 AND there are many others who's PC is lower end

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Originally Posted by SevValen

As good as that sounds I would love to read from a devs post

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According to Yoshida, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s first expansion pack will be available in its entirety for PlayStation 3, but as far as the later ones go, he is still uncertain.

The reason for this is because Square Enix feel that in order to compete against other products in the MMORPG market, they must continuously “renew” Final Fantasy XIV, and this could mean that they might eventually go over the capacities of the PlayStation 3.

Yoshida says if they end up having to “trim things out for the sake of the PS3,” he’ll have some big decisions to make.

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There you go. :)

Now of course SE has the right to change their minds at any time if SE thinks the game is being held back by the PS3, but at this time they have not said anything about stopping support for FFXIV ARR on PS3.

Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/21...says-producer/

That gets my hopes up I dont want this game to.be held back by old tech

Betting on never.

Tomorrow at noon.

They will push it as far as the PS2 version was pushed. Safe to say not for a couple of years at best.

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Originally Posted by Kerwin

They will push it as far as the PS2 version was pushed. Safe to say not for a couple of years at best.

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Wishful thinking. They've said they want the game to evolve to keep up with technology as it grows. So while the PS3 will get the first expansion, there's no guarantee beyond that since it's already pretty much strained to the limits.

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Originally Posted by ispano

Wishful thinking. They've said they want the game to evolve to keep up with technology as it grows. So while the PS3 will get the first expansion, there's no guarantee beyond that since it's already pretty much strained to the limits.

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One thing is what they say now, another thing is how their playerbase looks like after the first expansion.

If a big chunk of their playerbase is still on the PS3 they won't drop it.

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Originally Posted by Kerwin

They will push it as far as the PS2 version was pushed. Safe to say not for a couple of years at best.

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you do know ps2 version is still working right?

not until the majority of Japanese players dump the PS3.

Someone has pointed it out already I bet but SE said around 3.x the expansion is when Ps3 support might be dropped

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Originally Posted by HeroSamson

you do know ps2 version is still working right?

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That's not what "dropping support" means. When they are talking about dropping support, they mean that a certain content update, let's say an expansion, won't be sold in an X format. People can still play the game on X and Y, but the expansion disc will only be sold to Y players. This means that X players are dropped virtually since they can not progress any farther in the story without the expansion. They can still log in and play though in the world, just don't expect to be able to go any farther in progression.

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Originally Posted by Zileth

Someone has pointed it out already I bet but SE said around 3.x the expansion is when Ps3 support might be dropped

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That does not make since to me at all , I mean I do want to try 3.0 because im too curious about the new classes and jobs but why give the system the expansion then drop it some time right after?

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Originally Posted by myahele

...there are many others who's PC is lower end

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Yep, a good number pf PC will be outperformed by ps3, not everyone have ultimate PC gaming hardware. This makes the drop of ps3 support without sense, if game still supported on low end PCs.

As long as both PC and ps3 can be upgraded by purchase of new hardware (new PC and ps4), eventually the drop of ps3 comes at the point the game will hit the console hardware limitations, as some of you already stated.

Then, you know you (low end PC, ps3 user) are using old or low-end hardware, and you know the experience is better on new hardware, so do not put blame on SE if you are playing a 2014's game (it released on 2013 but the performance problems are reported most on 2014's content) on 2008's hardware.

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Originally Posted by SevValen

That gets my hopes up I dont want this game to.be held back by old tech

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See, at that point it will then be held back by SE not wanting to do things because it will:

1. Stress the players.
2. Create a skill gap.
3. Disallow people who don't play the game to not be able to properly catch up.

(And yes, that's basically a lot of reasons they won't do certain things.)

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Originally Posted by LalaRu

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you realize that any pc have already far more rams than the ps3, other point it's a very old hardware, out since the 11th november 2006... it's quite old, even pc from 2008 was already doing better than the ps3. however, they was using better the console since it didn't change inside for very long.

anyway, the main limitation are not graphical or the processor but the rams, 256mo, how can you expect them to introduce new technologie for them game with this sort of limitation. it did already affect the whole process of creation of the game during the beta of ARR, a lot of limitation (bag, name, city,...) was placed because of the ps3. they want to keep the game growing in population and keep people. they can't do this if them hardware block them, they talk of flying fight and many other high level tech... when you see that the ps3 have some trouble for show all the player when more of 100 are around...

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Originally Posted by SevValen

That does not make since to me at all , I mean I do want to try 3.0 because im too curious about the new classes and jobs but why give the system the expansion then drop it some time right after?

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What that the Ps3 is now last gen? and that people should be upgrading to the new gen stuff?

There a def letter or something that was floating stating something from SE about the Ps3 might be dropped

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Originally Posted by Velox

That's not what "dropping support" means. When they are talking about dropping support, they mean that a certain content update, let's say an expansion, won't be sold in an X format. People can still play the game on X and Y, but the expansion disc will only be sold to Y players. This means that X players are dropped virtually since they can not progress any farther in the story without the expansion. They can still log in and play though in the world, just don't expect to be able to go any farther in progression.

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Erm well depends if they ahve it set up like WoW...... Not sure how FF11 set up is but games that offer free updates dont allow you to log on unless you can down load the current version

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Originally Posted by Zileth

Erm well depends if they ahve it set up like WoW...... Not sure how FF11 set up is but games that offer free updates dont allow you to log on unless you can down load the current version

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XI is the same way, unless you're playing on a private server you can't play XI unless you're fully up to date. They dropped PS2 support but still offer updates (for now) until everyone is switched over to PC/360.

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Originally Posted by Tupsi

XI is the same way, unless you're playing on a private server you can't play XI unless you're fully up to date. They dropped PS2 support but still offer updates (for now) until everyone is switched over to PC/360.

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They only dropped PS2 support outside of Japan, in Japan they still released the expansion for the PS2. Why the disparity? Well, preceding the expansion there was an official poll asking players what systems they played XI on. Obviously, in Japan the majority of pollsters said PS2 and outside of Japan it was majority PC (though I was not one of them, I played PS2 version on my 60g PS3). So no, the PS2 version of XI hasn't been dropped (except by Sony, who stopped production of the PS2 itself in all markets a year or two ago).

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Originally Posted by Gilraen

They only dropped PS2 support outside of Japan, in Japan they still released the expansion for the PS2. Why the disparity? Well, preceding the expansion there was an official poll asking players what systems they played XI on. Obviously, in Japan the majority of pollsters said PS2 and outside of Japan it was majority PC (though I was not one of them, I played PS2 version on my 60g PS3). So no, the PS2 version of XI hasn't been dropped (except by Sony, who stopped production of the PS2 itself in all markets a year or two ago).

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What a great system the PS2 was huh? The HDD back then had more space then the 360's hard drives at launch. You are correct about the expansion and such and had explained perfectly why the EU/NA versions of XI on PS2 were dropped.:)

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Originally Posted by Zileth

Erm well depends if they ahve it set up like WoW...... Not sure how FF11 set up is but games that offer free updates dont allow you to log on unless you can down load the current version

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It would simply require that you had the latest version for YOUR platform even if said platform is no longer receiving major content updates. At update times that platform would only be getting the new item models and sprites and not any new zones, new jobs, new quests etc. It would be the same as playing FFXI without one or more of the expansions.

I'm more hopeful that they'll eventually drop PS3 support than I ever was about them dropping PS2 support on XI. This is mostly because the vast majority of the PS3 audience will eventually upgrade to a PS4 anyway, or at least more than could have been expected to migrate from PS2 to 360 or PC. It may take a long time (or may not -- I obviously have no census numbers), but I could see it happening as soon as 4.0, though I feel that's not especially likely unless Sony starts selling a lot more PS4s.

PS4 is not selling well in Japan (outsold by Vita, 3DS, Wii U, etc if you look at articles from last few months). Market is much more mobile and less console heavy. And PC gaming is also lower there. So I think it will be a while, as the PS3 will be important for the Japanese audience for a while to come. (Still lots of PS3 users in NA/EU too of course, but PS4 is selling much better in those areas).