patch 2.9 the last patch for ps3

[Buklohn]

Do you think patch 2.9 will be the last patch for ps3 since 3.0 will be a brand new expansion to the game? Or do you think and earlier patch will be the last patch and development for the ps3?

[DragonFlyy]

Did they mention they would be dropping PS3 support? Can you give a source?

[Enkidoh]

SE still supports the PS2 version of FFXI despite Sony having abandoned the hardware themselves - I don't think SE will be cutting support for the PS3 version of ARR any time soon.

[Yamimarik]

They have already said that the new expansion is in development for the PS3, as well as the PC and PS4, so no 2.9 will not be the last patch for PS3....

[CrowBlader]

it's alrdy been said that ps3 will last for awhile even after 3.0

[Nero]

Did they mention they would be dropping PS3 support? Can you give a source?

They will drop support at a certain Time, but they did not mention when that would be. But they will support PS3 up to the Expansion ( including expansion ), or even longer?!

GW: As for the PS3 version support, are you planning to continue supporting forever even after the PS4 version is out, is that your policy?

Y: Currently, we are working on plans for the expansion pack, but we have the PS3 included for this expansion pack.

GW: So that means, in future, after this expansion pack, there may be a time where you won’t be able to play it?

Y: It may be possible in future.

GW: Oh? How many years later are we talking here?

Y: That’ll depend on how many players are playing on the PS3 version. In the presentation we did earlier, we talked about wanting to continue keeping FFXIV innovative, but when we try to achieve something innovative it requires some machine power to make it possible, that type of situation may occur. When you think about how other MMORPG’s are mostly made for the PC, it will work with certain PC specs, for example, sorry for bringing up EQN again, but for something like that which requires physics involved in the map and players, it will require high spec PC to make it work. If that gains a lot of attention and grabs a lot of players, when the players moves to a rival company, we can’t just sit and do nothing, we have to have some of our own weapons to fight back against other MMORPGs.

For example, getting on a flying mount and diving from a high altitude straight down to lower altitude and then having a 200m long dragon, and being able to fly around freely. If we can get a large scale F.A.T.E. like this one, it’ll be amazing to look at, and it’ll feel good as well. However, in order to do that it will require a minimum requirement on the hardware specs.

As we mentioned many times, we are developing this game so there won’t be as much gaps between players play experience due to the hardware. However if we keep doing that, and come to point where we can’t be innovative, that’s not “FF”. That’s why I am not going to say here that we will continue to support the PS3 forever. That doesn’t mean you won’t be able to play it a year from now, not thinking like that so please do not worry.

that’s why we put in support to make sure they can switch to new hardware for free, if we can do something together with SCE we will try to do something proactive.

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Not an official translation, but the translation from Reinheart which is pretty accurate.

[Chokee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning

3.0 doesn't come necessarily after 2.9

3.0 might be after 2.5 or even after 2.11

[Kuwagami]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1913954

the post is in french but the quote from famitsu's interview is in english (Reinheart's translation)

Also, Elmoria confirmed that IF they drop PS3 one day, the notification will be made soon enough to allow the transition to PS4 with no problem, and it would be made ONLY IF enough players had dropped PS3 for the PS4 in the first place. She also said that saying anything like "PS3 will be dropped" would be pure speculation and thus has no real truth for the moment.

[Buklohn]

Lol you beat me to it to posting this.

[Tiggy]

A) We have no idea what patch we will be at before the expansion. As far as we know it will go 2.0 > 2.1 > 2.2 > 2.3 > 2.4 > expansion. We just have no idea when the expansion will come in relation to the .1 patches.

B) Yoshi said the would evaluate the ps3 situation AFTER the expansion pack, and that it was going to definitely support the ps3. Anything after that is up in the air. As far as we know it could be 2 expansion packs before the ps3 user base dwindles enough that they'd be willing to drop it.

C) This thread invites speculation in which there are absolutely no facts or information we can work with to come up with any realistic estimate. Any such estimate would be a complete guess.