Force PS3 players to migrate over to PS4 and then drop support for it

[OSUBuckeye4]

It's funny, because I play on PS3 and never understood people complaining about the graphics... until I went and watched some Youtube vidoes of Coil Turn 4 and 5 (because god forbid I attempt to join a group and don't already know exactly what to do), and saw the videos from the viewpoint of someone on a nice PC.


Wow, completely different game.


I still like the comfort of being able to play on my couch while looking at my 60 inch TV, but, I have to admit that the graphics and framerate are severely gimped.



I'd have no problem with SE going to PS4 only at the next expansion (even though it would mean I'd either need to invest in a PS4 or a higher end PC)

[Allyrion]

It's not set in stone and plans always change but they're actually looking into moving away from the PS3 in the future, so there you go.

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/21...says-producer/

Just to provide the reference quote in there:

According to Yoshida, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s first expansion pack will be available in its entirety for PlayStation 3, but as far as the later ones go, he is still uncertain.

So PS3 might get dropped but probably not for at least 2 years or something.

[Shioban]

I'd have no problem with SE going to PS4 only at the next expansion (even though it would mean I'd either need to invest in a PS4 or a higher end PC)

A low amount of PS3 log-ins over a long period of time and PS3>PS4 transfers would have to be a substantially high number to do this.

It'd be nice because as wonderful as it was to have the game on PS3 for that extra accessibility, it will and has held back the further "innovative" development of the game.

Might take a year or two. Thankfully PS4's are cheaper than PS3's were on release, so it might not be as long as it was for the PS2>PS3 transition.

[Magis]

They still support XI on PS2 lol... you guys are crazy to think such things. lololololol..

*rolls on the floor laughing to death*

Last EXP was not released on PS2 in NA, and will be the last in JP from what I heard. Also unlike FFXI which was released very close to the PS2 launch, ARR was released right when the PS3's life was ending. Literally 3 months later the PS4 arrived, so now XIV is going to be handicapped for a system that was outdated from the beginning.

[Black91CRX]

I still like the comfort of being able to play on my couch while looking at my 60 inch TV, but, I have to admit that the graphics and framerate are severely gimped.

PC people generally argue that they also play this way. As if laying back on their couch with a keyboard in their lap and a mouse on their armrest is comfortable...lol
Then they say "I use a gamepad". While in other arguments they say "keyboard and mouse is far superior". So, which is it guys? LMAO

[therpgfanatic]

I thought I'd hate the PS3 version but I actually enjoy it. Sure there are instances where it has trouble, like during Odin FATES. There is some delay at times, but I've been playing MMOs since the dialup days. I'm used to compensating for lag discrepancies.

The only thing that really sucks is trying to click on things during boss encounters. Near impossible to do Aurum Vale for that reason alone.

Also the PS3 targeting system needs some better logic, it has a nasty habit of skipping monsters directly in front of my character.

[klepp0906]

best part is yoshi lied through his teeth. they almost hit a home run w/ this game until they got greedy. Now they wont be releasing a DX11 client for atleast a year, all of a sudden, the ps4 launch (expected) and the next xpac (bs) come well before it.

not to mention they are consistently and continually dumbing down a game which had the potential to be the best of both worlds. The features the casuals whine over, yet the challenges that allow some diversity in the population.

Ah well, as much as i intended this to be my home for some years.. its going to simply be intermediary. Like most games these days. Fortunately Pantheon (if it ever launches) will be a huge change this genre needs. Till then we will see how wildstar and Elder Scrolls Online do.

GDI Square/Yoshi.. dont forget where you came from. You rake in millions a month.. why get greedy?

and GDI the dx11 client was said to be 6 months post release. It IS 6 months post release and now your talking another 6-12mo? Seriously? You could have had it at launch but you just HAD to have the ps3 client when you KNEW the ps3 was done in a few months time. Could have just launched it as a Ps4 game, since your giving everyone the new game for free anyhow.

argh

[klepp0906]

I wish everyone could afford a shiny new PS4.

costs less than the gpu most people are using, much less the entire pc. To be fair.

[raelgun]

PC people generally argue that they also play this way. As if laying back on their couch with a keyboard in their lap and a mouse on their armrest is comfortable...lol
Then they say "I use a gamepad". While in other arguments they say "keyboard and mouse is far superior". So, which is it guys? LMAO

people can be creative, the fact that people are unable to put their pc by the TV, is at fault a their own, not the format, if its family members, still your fault, for some reason you can have a console by the tv but not the pc?, then your at fault for not educating properly the people around you.
theres more freedom with pcs then console, just people are being dumb and denial about it, not to mention, decent office chairs are really comfy, yet people dont invest in those, and a couch is like more expensive...., people make excuses, and console only players are short sighted in this manner.

[Aeliott]

While I'm not disagreeing that it will hold back the potential of future updates, the amount of hyperbole in your original post is hilarious, and blatant nonsense to anyone who ACTUALLY plays on PS3. While there are popup issues in populated areas, if you're genuinely suffering from that in that area, as well as that frame rate if it's actually true, then that's a problem with your specific machine, ha. You're entitled to be annoyed but don't make out that it's a world of difference from the PC version when it isn't.