Reminder On What Was Actually Said Regarding PS3 Support After 3.0

[Minas-tepes]

I hope tey will drop ps3 and ps4 support for ps4 pro, xbox scorpio and PC.

[Androir]

Yeah to hire GM XD

[Maero]

With PC and PS4 and PS4 Pro coming November, i agree PS3 support i would hope should be dropped by 4.0

I hope tey will drop ps3 and ps4 support for ps4 pro, xbox scorpio and PC.

Your kidding right?
Still only reason xbox players cannot play FFXIV is because of Micro$oft themselves
PS4 (non Pro version) can be a platform to run FFXIV for years

[AngelyLowell]

With PC and PS4 and PS4 Pro coming November, i agree PS3 support i would hope should be dropped by 4.0



Your kidding right?
Still only reason xbox players cannot play FFXIV is because of Micro$oft themselves
PS4 (non Pro version) can be a platform to run FFXIV for years

Not anymore. MS already dropped the barrier that not allow Xbox Live to play with other systems.

There is a good chance that FFXIV is coming do Xbox One in a near future.

[Derio]

Not anymore. MS already dropped the barrier that not allow Xbox Live to play with other systems.

There is a good chance that FFXIV is coming do Xbox One in a near future.

This is false as DCUO was open to the idea but Microsoft said no. Now Dcuo players on Xbox play on their own server and have to pay for xbl on top of a MMO subscription for DCUO.

[Reinth]

I feel like this thread contains the voices of the people who live in the modern kids bubble. What if there are really some unfortunate people who love the game and they have been playing for years with a PS3? In fact, across all the datacenter, there is probably still a good chunk of such players who still actively play until this very day.

I'm just sayin'.

[TaranTatsuuchi]

Updated findings from the 3.4 patch notes. Playstation 3 limitations are implied; patch notes are clear on the below topics:

b) The W cross hotbar will display eight additional hotbar slots corresponding to the game pad face buttons and directional buttons. * This option is not available for the PlayStation®3 version.

*Personal note: This is, IMO, the clearest indicator thus far of Playstation 3 support being at risk. The only reason I say this is due to Playstation 3 options being reduced or eliminated that affect QoL. Clock settings are a manageable adjustment, but the W cross hotbar is an actual QoL implementation that Playstation 3 users will be without.

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Actually, it's only the 8 button version that the ps3 does not get.

They can still use the 4 button version.
So they're not totally without.

[Balipu]

I feel like this thread contains the voices of the people who live in the modern kids bubble. What if there are really some unfortunate people who love the game and they have been playing for years with a PS3? In fact, across all the datacenter, there is probably still a good chunk of such players who still actively play until this very day.

I'm just sayin'.

So all they have is a 10 years old consolde and can't switch to PS4 or PC but they can afford internet and a recurring MMO subscribtion. Seems legit.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

I feel like this thread contains the voices of the people who live in the modern kids bubble. What if there are really some unfortunate people who love the game and they have been playing for years with a PS3? In fact, across all the datacenter, there is probably still a good chunk of such players who still actively play until this very day.

I'm just sayin'.

MMO's that are built with a console in mind can't also stop developing just because older technology is holding it back. FFXI was a prime example of people leaving and getting fed up with "sorry we can't do this due to ps2 limitations". Sometimes I have a look back at 11 updates lately and I see QoL additions that players have been wanting for years finally being added.

Actually, it's only the 8 button version that the ps3 does not get.

They can still use the 4 button version.
So they're not totally without.

This wont be the first and last time that UI elements etc will be unavailable for PS3. It starts like this with UI stuff then it becomes we can't add this feature due to PS3. Saying that Yoshi has already said it a couple of times in recent interviews.

[LineageRazor]

MMO's that are built with a console in mind can't also stop developing just because older technology is holding it back. FFXI was a prime example of people leaving and getting fed up with "sorry we can't do this due to ps2 limitations". Sometimes I have a look back at 11 updates lately and I see QoL additions that players have been wanting for years finally being added.

People didn't leave FFXI because of so-called "PS2 limitations". People left because the game was OLD, and had an older mmo's sensibilities. Everything in FFXI was a grind, you required parties to do even basic content... None of that will fly in today's gaming world - or, at least, not beyond a very niche audience (which is why the game still has subscribers at all). FFXI was a great game for its time, and while SE has done a lot to take the edge off of the more difficult aspects of the game, there's only so much you can do to shore up an aging game.

As for this game, even when they drop PS3 support, don't expect a torrent of upgrades to follow. PS3 is just one older system that SE supports - there's also the PC gaming market that it is chained to. "PC gaming market" doesn't just mean bleeding-edge water-cooled gaming-dedicated monster machines - it also includes PCs more than ten years old that players without the means to frequently upgrade use. Even players that do upgrade their machines regularly don't necessarily purchase top-notch graphics cards and other peripherals. SE wants to maintain as large a share of the PC market that they can, and they likely stand to lose a lot more customers by trying to stay cutting edge than they do by catering to the low-end machines.