T5 on PS3

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You do know the data you're linking relates to shooters, a genre no one would ever dare deny that playing with kb/m is vastly superior to controller, right?

For FFXIV, the difference is minimal, sorry. The controller UI is actually pretty well done and you can reach any skill with 99% of the speed of a kb player once you get used to it. The only thing I think is slower to do on controller is selecting a single enemy out of a big group (4+), and that's only a real issue on T4. AoE ground spells require some extra practice but once you get used is also extremely simple. Moving is actually much better on controller than kb/m, and this a very move reliant game. I have several friends who play on the PS3 and they're doing just fine. Their only complaints is about framerates on crowded areas (which doesn't affect endgame content) and loading times.

Again, I don't say there's no difference AT ALL. Game performance is overall better. There's easier access to extra stuff that can help (messing with your connection, gaming mice, etc). Combining mouse and controller completely nullifies the targeting issue I mentioned. Still, that's far from making or breaking the gameplay. if a player can beat anything on PC, he can beat said content on PS3, and vice versa.

If someone is not beating any content in this game, I can guarantee you that 99.9999% of the cases it is not due to his platform or control scheme. If a player can't beat something on PS3, it's not that just switching to PC will change anything.