A moment of appreciation

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03-01-2023, 06:24 AM
Kranel_San

A moment of appreciation

A moment of appreciation that FFXIV released years ago back when PS exclusives weren't a big deal. If it was released nowadays then it could have been a PS exclusive...

P.S.: Yes I'm mad that as a PC player I won't see FF16 this year.
03-01-2023, 06:40 AM
ryouma17

1.0 didnt even get a console release it was PC only, 2.0 it when it went to ps3

also as a pc user iam used to not getting exclusives, as much as i love the zelda/pokemon/tenchu/ace combat series and all that i dont see the point in buying every console just to play a few select games, if a game doesnt come to pc i will either skip it or on the rare occasion watch a playthrough of it on youtube (still waiting patiently for horizon forbidden west to get a pc release)
03-01-2023, 06:44 AM
Seraphor

Console exclusives have always been a big deal?
I mean, there was a brief period between FFXIII and FFXV where they were a little more lax, at least between PS and XBox. But they're really the exception to the rule. Since FF7 began it's new life on the PS1, Final Fantasy has been a Sony baby.
Really, if you're any kind of Final Fantasy fan, you have a Sony console. There's really no other excuse not to.

The fact that XIV is on PC is entirely down to the fact that it's an MMO. It kinda HAS to be on PC.
03-01-2023, 06:53 AM
MikkoAkure

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

Since FF7 began it's new life on the PS1, Final Fantasy has been a Sony baby.
Really, if you're any kind of Final Fantasy fan, you have a Sony console. There's really no other excuse not to.

FF has been on Nintendo since the beginning and while the mainline series moved to Playstation, they never backed away from Nintendo.

I didn't get a Playstation until much later into the FFs so I was introduced to Final Fantasy through Tactics Advance and the FF remasters on GBA as well as Crystal Chronicles on Gamecube and became a fan that way.
03-01-2023, 06:55 AM
TheMightyMollusk

Meanwhile I remember the SNES era when games getting released on multiple consoles was a new and exciting idea.

Of course, that's probably because there wasn't a lot of serious competition for the NES and Game Boy for a long time....
03-01-2023, 07:10 AM
Amarande

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

The fact that XIV is on PC is entirely down to the fact that it's an MMO. It kinda HAS to be on PC.

Can't really take that for granted honestly. Destiny 1 never made it to PC AFAIK for instance, only the second game ...
03-01-2023, 07:26 AM
CidHeiral

I can understand console games being exclusive from other consoles but I don't see why they need to be exclusive from PC as well. If I have a high end PC I see no benefit to buying a console, and it's absurd to buy a console just for one game, so I just have to wait a year or two to play the game for no reason.
03-01-2023, 07:36 AM
ryouma17

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Originally Posted by CidHeiral

I just have to wait a year or two to play the game for no reason.

and thats assuming the game even comes to PC, as much as i wanna play ghost of tsushima i doubt it'll ever get a PC release, though more japanese companys are starting to bring games over to PC, atlus who is known for hating pc games has already released the persona games on pc hopefully they port the trauma games to pc soon, fatal frame 4/5 is also on steam so hopefully we'll get a pc port of 1/2/3 some day
03-01-2023, 07:42 AM
RukoBoshi

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Originally Posted by ryouma17

and thats assuming the game even comes to PC, as much as i wanna play ghost of tsushima i doubt it'll ever get a PC release, though more japanese companys are starting to bring games over to PC, atlus who is known for hating pc games has already released the persona games on pc hopefully they port the trauma games to pc soon, fatal frame 4/5 is also on steam so hopefully we'll get a pc port of 1/2/3 some day

Both will probably come to PC. Sony have consistently been releasing their bigger IP on PC (Horizon zero dawn, God of War, The Last of Us, both Spider-man, Detroit Become Human, Returnal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, even Days Gone).
It might take a couple of years, but i'm sure Ghost of Tsushima FF16 and GoW Ragnarok will end up on PC as well considering their track record.
03-01-2023, 07:53 AM
CidHeiral

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Originally Posted by ryouma17

and thats assuming the game even comes to PC

I'm sure it will. It seems like over the past few years console developers have started to realize that there is relatively little overlap between the PC and console audience and they're leaving millions on the table by not porting their games to PC. Of course this makes shunning a PC release at launch even more mystifying and frustrating.
03-01-2023, 09:08 AM
RitsukoSonoda

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Originally Posted by ryouma17

1.0 didnt even get a console release it was PC only, 2.0 it when it went to ps3

also as a pc user iam used to not getting exclusives, as much as i love the zelda/pokemon/tenchu/ace combat series and all that i dont see the point in buying every console just to play a few select games, if a game doesnt come to pc i will either skip it or on the rare occasion watch a playthrough of it on youtube (still waiting patiently for horizon forbidden west to get a pc release)

1.0 would have made a PS3 explode trying to run it. The game was eating high end gaming PC's at launch.
03-01-2023, 02:43 PM
Gemina

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Originally Posted by CidHeiral

If I have a high end PC I see no benefit to buying a console, and it's absurd to buy a console just for one game, so I just have to wait a year or two to play the game for no reason.

I bought my PS4 solely to be able play FFXIV. Granted, I wasn't going to spend twice as much on a new PC to play it that way, and I was also coming out of gaming retirement and missed the last two generations of console releases (Game Cube, Wii, PS3, both Xboxes all passed me by). XIV is what got me to want to play again. I did eventually play more games on PS4, but it took a long while.

I also did it again, and picked up a Switch just to be able to play Metroid Prime remastered. I missed that entire trilogy and I am ashamed to call myself a Metroid fan. Not happening a second time. Again, I will eventually play more games on it, but it was MPR to got me looking in Nintendo's direction once again. There actually are a lot of really fun looking games for that system so it won't be long before I pick up game #2. :)
03-01-2023, 03:06 PM
RitsukoSonoda

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Originally Posted by Gemina

I bought my PS4 solely to be able play FFXIV. Granted, I wasn't going to spend twice as much on a new PC to play it that way, and I was also coming out of gaming retirement and missed the last two generations of console releases (Game Cube, Wii, PS3, both Xboxes all passed me by). XIV is what got me to want to play again. I did eventually play more games on PS4, but it took a long while.

I also did it again, and picked up a Switch just to be able to play Metroid Prime remastered. I missed that entire trilogy and I am ashamed to call myself a Metroid fan. Not happening a second time. Again, I will eventually play more games on it, but it was MPR to got me looking in Nintendo's direction once again. There actually are a lot of really fun looking games for that system so it won't be long before I pick up game #2. :)

TBH it's a matter of preference for me on various titles whether I want them on console or PC. I have a PC that still outperforms a PS5 despite being about a year older. A majority of the games I play on it are MMOs, shooters (because keyboard and mouse will always be superior to a controller :P), RTS games, and games that are notoriously mod-able like Skyrim.

My consoles have had a considerable amount of JRPGS, racing games, platformers, pokemon, elden ring and other souls likes, general adventure games, animal crossing, etc...

The switch in particular has seen a whole lot of use and titles purchased for it simply due to it's portability as a console/handheld hybrid.

For metroid games. I really wasn't a fan of the FPS prime series of games. I did immediately buy a copy of Metroid Dread though due to it going back primarily to it's roots as a metroidvania exploration platformer.
03-01-2023, 03:44 PM
Gemina

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Originally Posted by RitsukoSonoda

TBH it's a matter of preference for me on various titles whether I want them on console or PC. I have a PC that still outperforms a PS5 despite being about a year older. A majority of the games I play on it are MMOs, shooters (because keyboard and mouse will always be superior to a controller :P), RTS games, and games that are notoriously mod-able like Skyrim.

My consoles have had a considerable amount of JRPGS, racing games, platformers, pokemon, elden ring and other souls likes, general adventure games, animal crossing, etc...

The switch in particular has seen a whole lot of use and titles purchased for it simply due to it's portability as a console/handheld hybrid.

For metroid games. I really wasn't a fan of the FPS prime series of games. I did immediately buy a copy of Metroid Dread though due to it going back primarily to it's roots as a metroidvania exploration platformer.

There seems to be a bit of a split among the Metroid fanbase between those who came before the Prime series, and those who started out with those games. Seeing the game go to a first person shooter deterred me for sure, and I was happy to hear about Dread returning to the game's roots with phenomenal gameplay, and Samus being a mostly silent protagonist. I really wanted to play Other M as well and feel like a lot of criticism towards that game is coming from the Prime hunters. Even though MPR is far out of my realm, I am enjoying the experience and learning curves.

I doubt I will ever be a PC gamer though. As you said, it is definitely a preference thing and can't see myself ever getting accustomed to KB/M. I know you can still use controllers on PC. I also don't care much for mods and addons, and such a dinosaur when it comes to games.