PS3 Players are Handicapped

[Yamimarik]

Speaking for all PS3 users...

Seriously don't speak for all of us. That is your own experience, and what you've went through while playing on PS3, that's fine. I won't be getting a PS4 for a couple more months now and if they were to stop support in only a months time, I'd be screwed out of gaming time for a good couple of months. I'm sorry that your PS3 experience hasn't been the most pleasant, but some of us haven't had quite so bad. I'm on T6 now, doing Leviathan Ex, and have yet to enter any kind of content I couldn't clear, solely because I was on PS3. Now I'm all for them dropping it even in a min. of a years time, but the reality is there are more people then just me who will keep their PS3 copies going for much longer more than likely, and I'm not quite sure how fair, or how smart it would be to drop the support so fast, when SE's other game (not even mentioning the name.......) has yet to drop PS2 support, but only limited the where copies of the latest expansion were sold strictly to Japan.

[LalaRu]

Basically, the OP discovered that a new system performs better than an older system. Wow!

But, asking all old systems being made unsupported now, because now he have a new system, is quite funny, at the least.

[OrganizationXIll]

While the PS3 is somewhat of a handycap, many players have and continue to do every bit of content in the game with the PS3, which tells me that they do not need to drop it. ow it may be harder to do, and if you are a serious gamer you will likely switch as soon as posible, but there are plenty of casual gamers who have been playing since launch who are not near ready for doing things like titan ex and are in no rush to do said things, and if they are playing on PS3 they have no reason (beyond faster loads and better graphics) to switch.

Dropping PS3 support would do more harm than good. We already know they will design fights that PS3 can have some issues with, so they are not limiting the future content based on the PS3, although it may limit how much content a particular player on the PS3 may complete. But once again, plenty of casuals who play on PS3 have no issues as they dont care about the Ex fights yet and are fine playing what they do and may leave if forced to spend money on a PC or PS4.

Point is it will not be dropped, but in a few months (say 6, or at 1st expansion) I would not be surprised to see alot of content that will not work well on PS3 and PS3 limitation not being factored in any more to phase out the system without fully dropping support for another say year after that.

Extremes aren't the only issue. I lagged on PS3 on final boss of Dzemael(sp) Darkhold, all of Aurum Vale, all 3 forms of Garuda, last half of Haukke Manor HM, etc. If they were to announce it now for 2015, Christmas would help with retention. PS3 can't handle current content very well. What hope do we have for future content.

[EmptyFibers]

I just laughed out loud! So I have been gimped this whole time playing on the PS3..., , funny thing is... I have no trouble with any content. Maybe it is skill, just maybe it is skill!

Loading times, yes I agree on those!

[OrganizationXIll]

Seriously don't speak for all of us. That is your own experience, and what you've went through while playing on PS3, that's fine. I won't be getting a PS4 for a couple more months now and if they were to stop support in only a months time, I'd be screwed out of gaming time for a good couple of months. I'm sorry that your PS3 experience hasn't been the most pleasant, but some of us haven't had quite so bad. I'm on T6 now, doing Leviathan Ex, and have yet to enter any kind of content I couldn't clear, solely because I was on PS3. Now I'm all for them dropping it even in a min. of a years time, but the reality is there are more people then just me who will keep their PS3 copies going for much longer more than likely, and I'm not quite sure how fair, or how smart it would be to drop the support so fast, when SE's other game (not even mentioning the name.......) has yet to drop PS2 support, but only limited the where copies of the latest expansion were sold strictly to Japan.

I never said I couldn't do content at all on PS3. I said it was an annoying struggle. Titan is one example of content they will probably avoid until PS3 is done away with. Plumes are hard to dodge because by the time PS3 registers the AoE's it has already happened.

If they gave you a $100 coupon off a PS4, would that sway your opinion on when you would upgrade? Considering PS3 would be to be dropped in a month?

[OrganizationXIll]

I just laughed out loud! So I have been gimped this whole time playing on the PS3..., , funny thing is... I have no trouble with any content. Maybe it is skill, just maybe it is skill!

Loading times, yes I agree on those!

You don't notice it until you play on something better. I didn't. I called it "lag" when I clearly got out of something and it still killed me. It was PS3 driving the struggle bus.

[joshsecret]

i feel like this is a bait thread, so you win i'll bite.

support will continue for the ps3 for as long as it makes money. the moment the costs become too great to accommodate the old system then it will be dropped.
it has already been stated that 3.0 is ps3 friendly. i think its safe to assume that 3.xx will be no different. roughly a year until 3.0 comes out and roughly 2 years of 3.xx would equal at least 3+ years of ps3.

congratulations on your ps4 experience.

[alhandra]

do we get a special parking spot?

[Thorauku]

To make my point, I think that if SE drops support of the PS3 a mere 6months after release, then they have to provide atleast a 50% discount on PS4s for those of us being forced to buy a new console because elitists think the game will be held back if they keep the dirty black monster in the house~

Sorry, but No~

You mean 50% discount on PS4 consoles or just the game itself?

[EmptyFibers]

You don't notice it until you play on something better. I didn't. I called it "lag" when I clearly got out of something and it still killed me. It was PS3 driving the struggle bus.

Um, no. I just played the PS4 Beta PH2 and I played the same exact way and had no issues. I did not lag, I did not feel gimped, I noticed not much of a difference really. Except the true beauty of it in 1080! So chalk it up to skill, yup skill.

True lag, sure that happens, I'll grant you that.