So are consoles holding back this game?

[Colorful]

Considering the current gen consoles have incredibly weak CPUs (which MMOs heavily rely on), I'd say it's quite a bit weaker than the average gamer's PC. Even those overpriced prebuilts usually come with high end CPUs. Does it hold FFXIV back? I don't think so, everything so far has been PS3 limitations without anything about PS4 limitations, and I don't know exactly where the PS4 would falter other than in the graphics department, but as we've seen they can work add graphics options not available to the weaker platforms. As for those saying PS4 doesn't compare to a super hyper cooled monster PC as someone put it, that's right, but it's also weaker than a high end 5 year old GPU (the GTX 480).

[Whiteroom]

Won't matter if consoles can't handle the processing, cuts have to be made somewhere to make up for the obvious difference in hardware, which honestly was a bad choice on SE's part, making them cross play I mean, then we could have had nothing holding PC back, or at least only make it cross play with PS4, but even then the PS4 has limitation....its kinda depressing really :/

The point you missed is that while you may give up customization and some things like that, you gain a lot more content, because the game makes more money.

[Eye_Gore]

Its all for naught. They will hold onto the consoles for as long as they can. Its all about active subs, the more the merrier, and no amount of complaining, comparing or console vs PC epeen battles is going to change that. The games popularity is more probable than not because of console sales.

[Gramul]

Well yeah. Consoles will always be limited and people who design games for them have to work around those limitations.
With PC, you're given loads more options with the range you can work with due to all the modular hardware.

[Sylve]

Won't matter if consoles can't handle the processing, cuts have to be made somewhere to make up for the obvious difference in hardware, which honestly was a bad choice on SE's part, making them cross play I mean, then we could have had nothing holding PC back, or at least only make it cross play with PS4, but even then the PS4 has limitation....its kinda depressing really :/

To be fair, that decision brought a LOT of extra players on board who otherwise would never have touched XIV.
It was just unfortunate that there are so many people who held onto the PS3 for so long.

Nothing against that console mind you, for its time, it was a great console. For more modern gaming? 256mb of RAM is disgustingly inadequate.
With the PS4 being about as powerful as a mid-low end PC, but having a decent chunk of operating RAM, they don't need to make so many concessions that affect the game as a whole.

[Wobble]

Actually no its not officially confirmed, they stated that if they can bring the same experience to the PS4 without downsizing the quality then they will do it, but they won't allow it to hinder the PC experience since its basically a giant MMO sandbox without load times so the world is rendered in realtime.

This one? http://www.youthhealthmag.com/articl...lay-online.htm

[ECHOxLegend]

Off with PS3s head, any console owner knows the second the next iteration of console comes out you can see worthwhile support go bye bye, and thats ok.

[Derio]

At least PS3 is getting dropped with next Xpac. But considering consoles make up more revenue than PC. I doubt they are holding the game back, technically they are holding the game up.

[RyuRoots]

What kills me is that the PS3 choked on ARR, long long before Heavensward. 10 seconds or more to load the magitek armor mount while you were riding around on invisible air, anyone? The "infamous monster" fates were usually dead before they spawned, too. There's a REASON I switched over to PS4. But Japan is just friggin ridiculously slow to adopt new generations (just like they were insanely slow to move on from the PS2) so as dumb as it is, we'll probably not see it dropped for quite a while.

[ckc22]

Won't matter if consoles can't handle the processing, cuts have to be made somewhere to make up for the obvious difference in hardware, which honestly was a bad choice on SE's part, making them cross play I mean, then we could have had nothing holding PC back, or at least only make it cross play with PS4, but even then the PS4 has limitation....its kinda depressing really :/

Well even PCs have limitations - if you make it some obscene requirements you're going to end up with 1.0 type problems again.