Since I have a license for PC, and a license for PS4. Am I gonna have to buy 2 copies of the expansion or 1 copy will serve both? Because currently my subscription lets me log into both systems.
So lets say I buy the PC version of the expansion and not PS4, I log into my PC, put on some exclusive expansion gear, then go to the expansion area and log out. Then turn on my PS4 and log in, what would happen?
I just realized something about the Expansion
Printable View
-
03-03-2015, 04:22 PMthunderbreakI just realized something about the Expansion
-
03-03-2015, 04:24 PMKerwin
Probably some message saying your character is unavailable. No matter what location in game you are in. Once your account registers as a Heavensward account, I would assume this would be their course of action.
You will need to buy 2 separate expansions for each device just like you had to with the base game. -
03-03-2015, 04:29 PMShougun
An official answer has not been made available; however, knowing console licensing I imagine that either SE is paying Sony or that you will need to buy at least a PS copy. Whether or not the PS copy applies back to computer would be up to SE. Of course they could have also worked a contract that includes smoother customer purchases (probably again relating to SE paying Sony lol).
-
03-03-2015, 05:07 PMZhycranaDranix
I just realized something about the expansion......
ITS SO FAR AWAY :( -
03-03-2015, 06:10 PMtocsinSpeaking as someone who doesn't have 100 dollars after tax to spend on license upgrades at the moment, I can safely say I'm glad its not soon, because in dreading my bank account when it comes out.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZhycranaDranix
-
03-03-2015, 07:34 PMArielyannaEven though your subscription allows you to log in on both, the expansion disc has files which need to be installed on your machines of choice to be able to enter those areas ingame (It was the same for FFXI on Xbox 360, PS2 and PC - Need expansion discs for each machine you play the game on).Quote:
Originally Posted by thunderbreak
I imagine you would need a copy for both PC and PS4 (In my case PS4 and PS3) of the expansion. -
03-03-2015, 07:45 PMLemuria
Usually, logging into an account which has that expansion is all it takes. It should automatically download the 'update' which would effectively be the expansion pack.
-
03-03-2015, 10:14 PMKayoZ
It depends how they decide to do it. If its like other games where you pretty much just buy the license then it shouldnt be a problem. The content comes by way of a software update, and the license is what grants you access to it. Content updates happen on PS4 all the time. This is very different from the original client where your PS4/3 didnt have FFXIV at all so you had to buy it. Like Destiny, the expansion was downloaded on release day and was there, just waiting to be unlocked.
Its possible that they could engineer it to not download the expansions exclusive content unless youre licensed for that specific platform but that just seems unnecessary and underhanded... even for SE. -
03-03-2015, 10:30 PMLineageRazor
In FFXI, SE decided not to make the "Seekers of Adoulin" expansion available for PS2 in most parts of the world. I had the game both on PC and PS2, and so was only able to install that expansion on PC. If I logged off in an Adoulin area, and attempted to log in on PS2 - I would get an error. It was impossible to log into the game on PS2, if my character was currently in an Adoulin area.
It is possible that something similar may happen for Heavensward. If your character is in Ishgard, and you try to log in on a machine that does not have Heavensward installed, you may not be able to log in at all. -
03-03-2015, 10:39 PMAlberel
You will have to buy a copy for each platform you play on. The reason for this will be down to the license agreement with Sony. If you could buy the expansion for PC and use that to play expansion content on console then Sony would not be getting a cut of those sales despite it being used to play on their platform. I have no doubt at all that you will be required to buy a separate copy for each platform simply because Sony will want that cut of the console sales.
-
03-03-2015, 10:55 PMCatwho
One thing I think is that while you'll need a vanilla copy for every console and system you own, you'll only need the collector's edition for one of them. I'll probably buy a PC collector's edition and a PS4 vanilla version, depending on how they end up priced.
-
03-03-2015, 11:25 PMFallenArisen0990
If they go the XI route (Which is most likely the case), all expansion gear is added to the core game. Only thing is, if the platform doesn't have the expansion installed, it gives you an error saying you can't enter an expansion area. But yes, you need to buy the expansion twice. And yes, you need vanilla XIV for the expansion.
Yep, this as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by LineageRazor
-
03-04-2015, 12:40 AMSeif
I play on 3 machines so I too would like to know this. Buying it THRICE is out of the question. In XI expansions were tied to your account not the system.
-
03-04-2015, 03:53 AMFenral
Anyone feel like linking this license agreement people keep throwing around like it's gospel? There is no official confirmation of anything yet, so I'd really wish people would stop talking like they've released anything on the subject, because they haven't. Any details of that nature will get a Lodestone news post, and there isn't one yet. And the PAX East panel isn't until Saturday.
Pretty sure the expansion will be available for purchase on PSN for players who only use the one platform, but requiring a separate key for every platform a player wants to use is just silly, especially considering the (assumed) price tag. They should know already how many players that would alienate, so I highly doubt they'd pull anything like that. -
03-04-2015, 04:50 AMShougunTo publish a game on a console you have to license it with the console, the agreement involves things like getting a cut of the profit per game sold, update costs, and exclusivity. This is how console makers can lose money making a console but still come out happy as a fat chocobo. Nintendo vs Tagen is sort of those moments (I'm sure others) where game makers figured they ought to license their game with the console owner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenral
It is not /known/ what their console license entails; although, you (I?) can bet Sony would think about and not being excited to say "oh sure PC versions of your DLC/Expansions can work on our console for free as well" - when they could get paid for it instead. So while not known, if I had to guess I think the safer guess is either both or at least buying the one that requires a license (you don't need to license your game for a PC, thankfully lol). -
03-04-2015, 05:18 AMFenral
On the flipside, Sony's license agreements obligate them to distribute game updates at no cost to players and also allow publishers to distribute DLC at prices they choose, including "free." Sony gets payed either way, and many publishers are starting to see the benefit of footing these costs themselves, especially for products that already turn a tidy profit.
It all comes down to how it's distributed. Obviously the physical disk will provide a faster install than a version purchased off of PSN, and in the event of either of those Sony gets a cut no problem. In the event that an expansion-activated account downloads the update direct from SE's own patch servers, they have no reason to object since they aren't actually handling anything beyond the PSN account details they already agreed to when the player bought the base game.