when will the ps3 support be dropped? (from a ps3 player)

[myahele]

That'll probably be the decision of the higher ups of SE. Someone mentioned that they atleast planned for ps3 support in the expansion.

That and there's also the fact that its also supported on the ps4 AND there are many others who's PC is lower end

[LalaRu]

...there are many others who's PC is lower end

Yep, a good number pf PC will be outperformed by ps3, not everyone have ultimate PC gaming hardware. This makes the drop of ps3 support without sense, if game still supported on low end PCs.

As long as both PC and ps3 can be upgraded by purchase of new hardware (new PC and ps4), eventually the drop of ps3 comes at the point the game will hit the console hardware limitations, as some of you already stated.

Then, you know you (low end PC, ps3 user) are using old or low-end hardware, and you know the experience is better on new hardware, so do not put blame on SE if you are playing a 2014's game (it released on 2013 but the performance problems are reported most on 2014's content) on 2008's hardware.

[silentwindfr]

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you realize that any pc have already far more rams than the ps3, other point it's a very old hardware, out since the 11th november 2006... it's quite old, even pc from 2008 was already doing better than the ps3. however, they was using better the console since it didn't change inside for very long.

anyway, the main limitation are not graphical or the processor but the rams, 256mo, how can you expect them to introduce new technologie for them game with this sort of limitation. it did already affect the whole process of creation of the game during the beta of ARR, a lot of limitation (bag, name, city,...) was placed because of the ps3. they want to keep the game growing in population and keep people. they can't do this if them hardware block them, they talk of flying fight and many other high level tech... when you see that the ps3 have some trouble for show all the player when more of 100 are around...