RIP PS3 support for FFXIV

With the revealing of the new minimum requirements, Yoshida also announced that they're once again going to have the PS4 upgrade campaign. Which means you'll be able to get onto the PS4 without paying any money (besides what you paid for the PS4).

Did they confirm that the new expansion will not be released on the PS3? by Summer 2017, people really need to throw that outdated ancient allagan relic away.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

Did they confirm that the new expansion will not be released on the PS3?

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They went further than that, they said PS3 will work up until launch of 4.0... and then it's done, won't be able to use it any more (at all).

Rest in Peace?

I think you mean Burn in Hellfire.

They said the ps3 version will stop working the same time 4.0 comes out.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

Did they confirm that the new expansion will not be released on the PS3? by Summer 2017, people really need to throw that outdated ancient allagan relic away.

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No they don't, PS4 ain't backwards compatible (afaik), they'd still need it for other PS3 games.

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Originally Posted by DarthSanguine

No they don't, PS4 ain't backwards compatible (afaik), they'd still need it for other PS3 games.

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Haha, yeah this. Normally I'd say just put your ps3 towards your ps4 fund but, personally I regret that immensely. I lost access to quite a few games I loved because ps4 had no backwards compatibility. Shame on me for believing since I bought so much digitally I wouldn't have any problems lol.

So yeah, if ya still want to play your ps3 games, just save up for a ps4 from scratch.

Well, that sucks. Thankfully I got a PS4 already in preparation for this eventuality, but still...

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Originally Posted by Thunda_Cat_SMASH

Well, that sucks. Thankfully I got a PS4 already in preparation for this eventuality, but still...

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It had to happen. Supporting PS3 beyond 3.x would be absurd. They would essentially have to continue struggling to deal with its limitations five years after PS3's relevancy evaporated.

Only thing I could imagine changing for 14 would be graphics, and larger areas. Anything more would be doubtful as of now. When the limitaions drop, the intent of change and improvisation will come to surface, as I doubt there is absolutely anything they're willing to do differently after what Yoshi said during that one interview. But, I'm an optimist, I'll give it 2 patch cycles before deciding its the SOS (same old s***)

At least now the game will have less limitations.

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Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor

It had to happen. Supporting PS3 beyond 3.x would be absurd. They would essentially have to continue struggling to deal with its limitations five years after PS3's relevancy evaporated.

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Supporting PS3 beyond 3.0 would make sense if there was still a large portion of the FF14 playerbase on it. There are still a lot of people playing the game on PS3, just not enough to make continued support worthwhile, apparently.

That said, I'm surprised that they're killing PS3 completely. I expected that whenever PS3 gets dropped, all content up to that point would still be playable. That goes a lot further than just dropping support. That's killing the revenue from those people who, for whatever reason, have yet to get a PS4.

So, with FF14 on PS3 going bye-bye, when will we see PC dropped too?

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Originally Posted by Roth_Trailfinder

Supporting PS3 beyond 3.0 would make sense if there was still a large portion of the FF14 playerbase on it. There are still a lot of people playing the game on PS3, just not enough to make continued support worthwhile, apparently.

That said, I'm surprised that they're killing PS3 completely. I expected that whenever PS3 gets dropped, all content up to that point would still be playable. That goes a lot further than just dropping support. That's killing the revenue from those people who, for whatever reason, have yet to get a PS4.

So, with FF14 on PS3 going bye-bye, when will we see PC dropped too?

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Seriously?

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Originally Posted by Roth_Trailfinder

So, with FF14 on PS3 going bye-bye, when will we see PC dropped too?

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I presume you mean an increase in the minimum requirements for PCs to shove those under power machines on to the electronic waste heap too.

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Originally Posted by kaptainpancake69

Seriously?

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No, NOT seriously.

I don't know what the breakdown between PS4 players and PC players is. Unless one or the other shrinks dramatically (as, I presume, the PS3 playerbase in the time since the PS4 came along) this game will remain on both PS4 and PC for a long time.

Its not "PS3 limitations" that caused them to make the complete cancellation of FF14 on PS3. Its the lack of revenue compared to the expense incurred by maintaining the PS3 as a platform.

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Originally Posted by Roth_Trailfinder

No, NOT seriously.

I don't know what the breakdown between PS4 players and PC players is. Unless one or the other shrinks dramatically (as, I presume, the PS3 playerbase in the time since the PS4 came along) this game will remain on both PS4 and PC for a long time.

Its not "PS3 limitations" that caused them to make the complete cancellation of FF14 on PS3. Its the lack of revenue compared to the expense incurred by maintaining the PS3 as a platform.

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Actually, it is. They strongly encouraged users to upgrade to 64bit because of 32bit limitations. The simple reality is technology evolves and people have to accept moving forward or they will inevitably be left behind.

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Originally Posted by Roth_Trailfinder

Supporting PS3 beyond 3.0 would make sense if there was still a large portion of the FF14 playerbase on it. There are still a lot of people playing the game on PS3, just not enough to make continued support worthwhile, apparently.

That said, I'm surprised that they're killing PS3 completely. I expected that whenever PS3 gets dropped, all content up to that point would still be playable. That goes a lot further than just dropping support. That's killing the revenue from those people who, for whatever reason, have yet to get a PS4.

So, with FF14 on PS3 going bye-bye, when will we see PC dropped too?

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If people are serious about this game, They will upgrade, i started this game on ps3 and i ended up quitting for half a year because i REFUSED to keep playing this game on ps3, untill i either had a PC or PS4, (among other small reasons but this, was most of it) because i could not STAND the 5 minute load times, and, back when FATES were really popular. vanishing enemies/players, etc. You ever tried Odin Fate on a ps3 with half the server fighting him? Don't even bother.

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Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor

Actually, it is. They strongly encouraged users to upgrade to 64bit because of 32bit limitations. The simple reality is technology evolves and people have to accept moving forward or they will inevitably be left behind.

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Left behind in what regard? Advancement through in-game content or technological improvements? They could've split off the PS3 version of the game leaving it the way it is now and had PS4/PC users to another world if the numbers were really that small, and guess what, it still won't be long till they tell everyone to PS4 Neo or risk being "left behind". Its all really funny when you think about it.

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Originally Posted by Kurogaea

hey could've split off the PS3 version of the game leaving it the way it is now and had PS4/PC users to another world if the numbers were really that small, and guess what, it still won't be long till they tell everyone to PS4 Neo or risk being "left behind". Its all really funny when you think about it.

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They did this most likely because they will be utilizing assets in the old world that will require the new minimum specs. And no, they can go on for quite awhile on the PS4 at least 5 years+.

Besides mentioning that the minimum requirements for PCs was going up did they say exactly what it is or just in general that they are going up?

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Originally Posted by Nghthawk

Besides mentioning that the minimum requirements for PCs was going up did they say exactly what it is or just in general that they are going up?

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No specifics given but if you're nowhere near the minimum specs then I wouldn't worry. The people that struggle to run the game at 30fps on the lowest setting are the ones that should be worried.

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Originally Posted by LunarEmerald

No specifics given but if you're nowhere near the minimum specs then I wouldn't worry. The people that struggle to run the game at 30fps on the lowest setting are the ones that should be worried.

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Thanks, I'm over the current recommended specs so should be good. Will wait and see when they release it and worse case I can pick up a pair of GPU instead of running off one before the expansion hits.

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Originally Posted by LunarEmerald

No specifics given but if you're nowhere near the minimum specs then I wouldn't worry. The people that struggle to run the game at 30fps on the lowest setting are the ones that should be worried.

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Running the game on a laptop might not be possible anymore.

I so dreaded that this day would come. Me still playing on PS3. My hope is that I can continue playing even without the expansion and hope I can get a PS4 soon.

They probably got tired of designing around the PS3 memory and looked at the number of players on PS3 and felt dropping it would benefit the game in the long run.

For example they had to hide two modules to actually implement focus target on PS3.

"The focus target function has now been added to the PlayStation®3 version of the game.
* Server info and the EXP bar will not be visible while using the focus target function in the PlayStation®3 version."

They said they wanted to add new UI stuff for buffs which I doubt the PS3 would be able to handle if they already had to hide modules just so focus target could function properly.

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Originally Posted by Sentaryuu

I so dreaded that this day would come. Me still playing on PS3. My hope is that I can continue playing even without the expansion and hope I can get a PS4 soon.

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You have until 4.0 (the expansion) drops. The second that patch is live, PS3 is dropped.

Hmm so... who to blame once this happens...?
32bit limitation...? >.<

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Originally Posted by Blood-Aki

If people are serious about this game, They will upgrade, i started this game on ps3 and i ended up quitting for half a year because i REFUSED to keep playing this game on ps3, untill i either had a PC or PS4, (among other small reasons but this, was most of it) because i could not STAND the 5 minute load times, and, back when FATES were really popular. vanishing enemies/players, etc. You ever tried Odin Fate on a ps3 with half the server fighting him? Don't even bother.

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I am still on ps3 and SD TV and I most likely play more than 90% of people in here.

Dual core CPUs are no logner supported and game is now tailored towards 64 bit OS. Expect to need at least 4 GB of RAM and a post 2008 processor

is angry*

>_> this game charackters looks FUGLY flat, thin, unattrative on PS4!
Thats why Im still playing on my PS-THREE!

If they really drop the support totaly, they better add a screensize option like PC and PS3 has for PS4 too or make our charackters look more naturaly in general!
Not ugly flat beings that dont even has a butt! >_>

Or else me (and countless other people) looking for an other MMO

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Originally Posted by RyuSaarva

I am still on ps3 and SD TV and I most likely play more than 90% of people in here.

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Time played is irrelevant as everyone pays the same sub (cept Legacy members who got it lower).

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Originally Posted by AsahinaMyLove

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Or else me (and countless other people) looking for an other MMO

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They counted and obviously the number of potential dropouts is not high enough for them to see a risk. Tough luck there, PS3 has been supported way past it's lifetime. If you are so unhappy with the PS4, get a PC, the PC version and experience the world of actual possibilities.

As for the specs for PC: good, hopefully that means some high-res graphics. I use a laptop but since it currently runs the game on highest settings without any issues, I doubt I have to worry. Might just upgrade my RAM a bit (currently 8 GB) since it can go to 32 GB...

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Originally Posted by AsahinaMyLove

is angry*

>_> this game charackters looks FUGLY flat, thin, unattrative on PS4!
Thats why Im still playing on my PS-THREE!

If they really drop the support totaly, they better add a screensize option like PC and PS3 has for PS4 too or make our charackters look more naturaly in general!
Not ugly flat beings that dont even has a butt! >_>

Or else me (and countless other people) looking for an other MMO

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Not entirely sure why you prefer the low resolution look, but you can lower the resolution on the PC version to even lower than the PS3 if you'd prefer. You'll get that stretched look similar to the PS3 as long as you run it in fullscreen, and it'll run quite a bit better than it would running at your native resolution.

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Originally Posted by AsahinaMyLove

is angry*

>_> this game charackters looks FUGLY flat, thin, unattrative on PS4!
Thats why Im still playing on my PS-THREE!

If they really drop the support totaly, they better add a screensize option like PC and PS3 has for PS4 too or make our charackters look more naturaly in general!
Not ugly flat beings that dont even has a butt! >_>

Or else me (and countless other people) looking for an other MMO

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Miss... what the HECK are you talking about.. O.o

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Originally Posted by RyuSaarva

I am still on ps3 and SD TV and I most likely play more than 90% of people in here.

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What on earth does how long you have played have anything to do with dropping ps3 support? the time spend on it does not gradually increase it's performance.

So happy that ps3 support is finally about to be burn.
Hope we can see some good changes from that sacrifice.
Sry for those who still play in that Allegan stone of ps3, but you have almost a year to upgrade,
Save a dollar a day.

RIPS3
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jfrGCoTmpsw/maxresdefault.jpg

Good riddance.

http://i.imgur.com/4wJFQpQ.jpg

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Originally Posted by Chiramu

Running the game on a laptop might not be possible anymore.

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Lmao what are you talking about? My laptop has a i7 that's clocked around 2.65, a gtx 970, and win 10. SE has their recommended specs as a Intel 2 Duo Core at 3.0, gtx 650, and win 10.

My laptop blows the current recommended out of the water and will in all likelihood knock the recommended new settings out of the water as well.

They have laptops out on the market that have 3.0 ghz cpus and a few of the top amd and gtx cards inside them. This game will never become graphically demanding to the point laptops can't handle it, because if that happens a good handful of mid tier desktops as well as the ps4 would drop off the face of Eorzea.

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Originally Posted by Chessala

As for the specs for PC: good, hopefully that means some high-res graphics.

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You do realize, I hope, that "low-res graphics" tends to refer to ASCII art level of graphics. "High-res graphics" refers to anything that goes beyond that.

Unless its just been a text adventure, all games on the Atari 2600 and up have been high res graphics. FF14 is nowhere near "low res" unless you count those inane ASCII macros that people like to spring on others.