So are consoles holding back this game?

[Victoria_Silverdawn]

This whole PC vs Console is absurd...

Back when FFXIV 1.0 was released, it was the PC version that failed.
Yes, the PS3 cant run as much as a PS4 and PC. but they already said that PS3 wont be around forever. The PS4 runs better then most PC... And crying because the PS3 wont allow for giant airship battles, and open world fights... Firstly, everyone would do them for a month, then never touch the content again unless forced to via relic... Second, just as people have stated before, not all PC are the most expensive super computer, so when console is removed, and now its because lower grade PC are holding the game back, what do u want them to do? remove those PC? increase the requirements to play the game? thats alot of money you want removed so you can what? have your butt back? have a giant dragon everyone can ignore?

[SonyTriple]

It'll just transition to "PS4 limitations" next.

No way this game would even have this kind of graphics engine

[Iagainsti]

The answer is two-fold;

Graphically and performance wise, Consoles hold the game back. The game is made with weaker visuals to accomodate the consoles. This is something that's ok to disagree on.

However; the consoles also help the game. You'd be a fool to ignore the Console crowd of FFXIV, regardless of your distaste for them. They bring in extra money, and that's good for the company that is Square Enix.

Still, given the option, assuming there would be no dip in quality (heh), I would choose not to have PS3/4 players. No disrespect to them - there's just too many without a keyboard or who use excuses of their console as a shield and excuse. I'd rather people be on a unified platform.

I would rip you anytime, anyday with my ps4 controller hotbar in pvp thanks to better control than the mouse+qwerty controls.

See ya in Feast.

[Nestama]

Still, given the option, assuming there would be no dip in quality (heh), I would choose not to have PS3/4 players. No disrespect to them - there's just too many without a keyboard or who use excuses of their console as a shield and excuse. I'd rather people be on a unified platform.

When you say without a keyboard, you mean specifically for typing yeah? If not, well... I'm on PC and personally, I prefer to use a controller, since that is what I've been using for XIV ever since I started on the PS3. I refuse to use keyboard+mouse, as I'd become a terrible player (it's a completely different 'controller' I would have to learn and I can not be stuffed to learn something I'd use to play one game).

[Andrea]

I would rip you anytime, anyday with my ps4 controller hotbar in pvp thanks to better control than the mouse+qwerty controls.

See ya in Feast.

What Miles said sums it up better

[MilesSaintboroguh]

This is starting to look like a "my dads stronger than your dad" sort of competition..

More like someone challenging another to a fight after school.

[Iagainsti]

More like someone challenging another to a fight after school.

Both; and more realistically this arguement has always been lame, and now using "controls" as a way to argue for either side is even lamer.

[CGMidlander]

No way this game would even have this kind of graphics engine

Single player games don't have to worry about rendering and processing as much stuff on screen as an MMORPG, so there are more resources available for other things. Personally I think FFXIV's graphics are fine, except that it could benefit from having texture settings. (e.g. Low (PS3-like), Medium (Current), High (Better than current) )

[WubstahWulf]

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Also no, only ps3 is holding back. And if XBAX had FF14 it would be sucky. PS4 is superior to it, at least in most games and it still can't handle a few things.
The PS4 runs the game with the equivalent of High PC graphics, excluding shadows to some degree, tesselation and all that fancy stuff, it can also easily achieve 60fps. It can achieve even higher, but the console would overheat.

TL;DR PS3 sucks, PS4 no problem.

i think you got the wrong idea of what i was trying to say,

ofcourse ps4 can handle it but there is no way that it is going to be with DX11 like i said before it is a Microsoft software and either they have to improve somethings on the ps4 version or nothing at all but i can say that i am pretty sure

DX11 WILL NEVER BE ON PS4

i was talking about the DX11 the intire time not that there is or is not a possibility for there functionalities to be in the ps4 version
its just a microsoft software cant be used for a game thats on a sony console it wont be allowed
square can how ever update it if they ever want to do such a thing and the possibilities are there but just not with DX11

[Lexia]

I don't think console are holding this game back, just look at how 1.0 turned out it was only crappy gameplay that caused the game to fail.