Expanding Open World Content

[tENAxc]

Is this even something they could do? I believe we can't even get new faces because of restrictions with playstations, and adding in open world dungeons would take a ton of technical work and even moreso since the game was not made with this mechanic in mind. I'd love to see it, I just don't think it's something they can pull off.

I think it's just the PS3 that's holding the game back at the moment.

[Ilitsa]

I would really enjoy something like this! But like many others have said, this expansion on the open-world part of the game probably won't come until PS3 support is cut.

I think it's just the PS3 that's holding the game back at the moment.

This spreading of misinformation is ridiculous. What says we'll get anything more after ps3 is cut off? Yes, it's weaker than most other systems that play this game, but that doesn't mean there will be a huge surge of content when it's gone, either. Nothing, anywhere says that it's the ps3 making things the way they are. They made the game the way it is to accommodate as many systems (low-end pc's as well), and as such, cutting out ps3 support will NOT dramatically increase this game's capabilities, as it will still be accommodating low-end pc specs, unless you want those PC players cut out as well, which then leads into the question of "when does it stop?" more systems=more subs=more money=longer game life. Don't forget this.

[NaesakiAshwell]

This spreading of misinformation is ridiculous. What says we'll get anything more after ps3 is cut off? Yes, it's weaker than most other systems that play this game, but that doesn't mean there will be a huge surge of content when it's gone, either.

There might not be a new surge of new content right away but a lot of ease of life features could be implemented sooner than you think, all of the smaller details could be refined.

To try and say that no improvements could be made once PS3 support is dropped is also quite ludicrous.

And I'm pretty sure SE have tossed around and mentioned that by 4.0 they want to start phasing the PS3 version out so that they can expand the very scope of their game because the size of zones and other various content that will require technological resources and power that the PS3 sadly doesn't possess any more.

[Ilitsa]

To try and say that no improvements could be made once PS3 support is dropped is also quite ludicrous.

Nowhere did I say NO improvements would be made, I said that dropping it wouldn't result in a surge of content when it's gone. They want to keep as many systems as possible able to run this, as I said later in my reply, of course NO improvements would be ludicrous. It'd be silly to think that NOTHING AT ALL would improve. I just don't believe that it'll jump the way people that are pushing for the ps3 cut off THINK it will, that's all.

[NaesakiAshwell]

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They'd have nothing to gain from instantly pulling the plug, no matter what its going to have to be a gradual process and giving incentives and what not to convince the current PS3 population to want to slowly migrate.

Cutting it off right now would serve no purpose, its true the PS3 is holding things back but its going to have to be slowly phased out eventually or the game is only going to be able to go so far on technology its using now, any decisions they make have to ensure they keep the PS3 stays in the loop.

And I did state in my post as well that I wouldn't expect a sudden surge of new content, content can't happen that fast to begin with. There is so much planning involved with the whole concept of phasing the PS3 version out, that people expecting it before 4.0 are hoping for way too much.

As for the low end PC's there is a lot more wiggle room in that regard, don't forget there are a lot more tweaks and options available on the PC version to ensure the game can run on it whereas the PS3 is very set in stone with what it can and can't do.

I apologise if I made you terse, angry and irritated but the context of you post did kind of imply what I initially thought and I'm sorry for jumping to a sudden conclusion about your post.

As far as I remember the PS3 version ultimately happened at the time as a promise to those who waited so very patiently for the 1.0 version that never came and because the PS3 market a few years back in Japan was still extremely strong and good financial decision on SE's part and I suspect it still is since the PS4 is gaining steam much more slowly there.

In the west the PS4 has most definitely taken over now, so really as to when PS3 support is ever phased out, is ultimately up to the Japanese player-base at this point.

[Jetstream_Fox]

This spreading of misinformation is ridiculous. What says we'll get anything more after ps3 is cut off? Yes, it's weaker than most other systems that play this game, but that doesn't mean there will be a huge surge of content when it's gone, either. Nothing, anywhere says that it's the ps3 making things the way they are. They made the game the way it is to accommodate as many systems (low-end pc's as well), and as such, cutting out ps3 support will NOT dramatically increase this game's capabilities, as it will still be accommodating low-end pc specs, unless you want those PC players cut out as well, which then leads into the question of "when does it stop?" more systems=more subs=more money=longer game life. Don't forget this.

PS3 is 10 years old, like I stated in my post that's like 20th century tech vs 21st century tech. Drop the PS3 and you have the option to use more powerful systems, thus resulting in better content and QoL that the PS3 can't hold because again, it's a decade old.