So..to those of you saying the PS3 WAS NOT going to limit this game.

[Alberel]

We're getting UI mods next year which will be PC only... any hope of the PS3 version remaining on equal footing with the PC version then will be laughable.

To those trying to suggest this memory issue is UI only though... keep dreaming. FFXI infamously was denied new jobs simply because the PS2 couldn't handle loading more than a certain number of jobs into memory at once. The same or similar will eventually happen here with full game content being denied to the PC and PS4 players simply because the PS3 couldn't handle it. I'm honestly hoping that SE plans to phase out PS3 support a year or so after the PS4 releases...

[Sixmp]

We're getting UI mods next year which will be PC only... any hope of the PS3 version remaining on equal footing with the PC version then will be laughable.

To those trying to suggest this memory issue is UI only though... keep dreaming. FFXI infamously was denied new jobs simply because the PS2 couldn't handle loading more than a certain number of jobs into memory at once. The same or similar will eventually happen here with full game content being denied to the PC and PS4 players simply because the PS3 couldn't handle it. I'm honestly hoping that SE plans to phase out PS3 support a year or so after the PS4 releases...

People saying that are replying to his original post. Which is talking about the UI. Everything else is speculation. Unless you have an official statement stating what will be effected.

[Reynhart]

FFXI infamously was denied new jobs simply because the PS2 couldn't handle loading more than a certain number of jobs into memory at once.

Denied new jobs ? When ? With the addition of Zilart, ToAU ? Maybe Wings Of The Goddess ? And by the way, at one point 22 jobs are not enough to enjoy the game ?

The same is true for the long awaited "New weapon skill animations, plz" "PS2 Limitation, yadda yadda..." guess what, we had new weapon skill animations.

[Alberel]

Denied new jobs ? When ? With the addition of Zilart, ToAU ? Maybe Wings Of The Goddess ? And by the way, at one point 22 jobs are not enough to enjoy the game ?

The same is true for the long awaited "New weapon skill animations, plz" "PS2 Limitation, yadda yadda..." guess what, we had new weapon skill animations.

Yes, only after SE overhauled and re-optimized the memory situation for the PS2. Considering how often "PS2 limitations" was cited by SE as their excuse for not doing anything the community wanted I think it's safe to say the PS2 DID hold the game back.

What most people are overlooking here is that PC MMOs tend to increase in system requirements over time. A machine that barely played vanilla WoW back in 2004 would not be able to run the game now; the expansions have simply added too much, including higher rez textures and more detailed models. FFXIV will never see anything like this in the future because they have no room to scale up any system reqs because of the PS3's tiny memory.

[Allyra]

Yes, only after SE overhauled and re-optimized the memory situation for the PS2.

Every single FFXI expansion added at least two new classes. Holy crap, what more do you want? It wasn't limited by the ps2.

Even wow didn't add that many each expansion. Put the tin foil hat away already.