Developers: Why are you "limiting" FFXIV to the PS3 as you limited FF11 to the PS2?

[NefGP]

ROFL @ PS3 failed...

All I'm going to say is I do agree they should hold off because in all likelihood, at next E3 we'll be seeing the new Xbox & Playstation consoles, or at least the prototypes.

However it's also been delayed long enough and I don't think SE has the stomach for it. Still, the new graphics engine is freaking sick and I can't help but wonder, given the INSANE detail of Battlefield 3 (showcasing what good PCs can really do now over the 360 and PS3) how much better it may be if they just wait and go with a PS4 version (or w/e they call it).

[BONKERS]

You are not getting my point. THE FUTURE of this game will be LIMITED. As years go by and the game grows, the PS3 will start to hold back FFXIV

I get everything you are saying man.
I've been feeling many of the same things myself.

I posted pretty much so in the "future of FFXIV" thread and got bone hammer flamed by all the people who don't have a straight head.

This IS a serious concern.
It really is.

The PS3 is about as graphically capable as a Pc from over half a decade ago.
Almost no game renders at a higher resolution than 1280x720(Many less than that).
It may have a decent CPU, but in the long term the amount of RAM it has and the GPU structure it's based on are really limiting factors in a lot of ways.
From AA capabilities, amount of unique things(Such as texture diversity, unique character models,etc) to be stored in RAM at any given time, texture filtering,amount of polygons being rendered on screen etc.

And while it is a lot more optimized because it is just meant for running games, and it is much more powerful than the PS2, 5 years down the road it will be limited even more than it is now. PC's on the other hand will not because they are constantly changing and if the specs of an average modern PC were in a console, it would be far more powerful than the PS3.

Some factor or another will limit the PS3, and then in change hamper other platforms due to "It will be unfair"

[Darkhaund]

I agree with you. But seems the forums are full of idoitic fanboys that cannot stand a "negative" point of view.

FF14 will be good, but I would have been GREAT if it were just released for the PC

[Aenarion]

I agree with you. But seems the forums are full of idoitic fanboys that cannot stand a "negative" point of view.

FF14 will be good, but I would have been GREAT if it were just released for the PC

I give up, at this point you're just plain trolling

I don't give two hoots about negative points of views, they're yours, feel free to keep them. But your point of view isn't negative, it's plain ignorant, and people far more knowledgeable on the subject than you are have been trying to tell you so for the past 14 pages, but hey, it's just so much easier to remain ignorant right?

[Fear]

The PS3 has 256MB System memory and 256MB graphics memory which can be shared, combine the 2 and the PS3 has 512MB of RAM.

Also SE said they're running into issues with the FFXIV 1.0 design, 2.0 will NOT suffer from this

[Jennestia]

I agree with you. But seems the forums are full of idoitic fanboys that cannot stand a "negative" point of view.

FF14 will be good, but I would have been GREAT if it were just released for the PC

It would mainly limit their audience. A lot if not most of their fanbase are console players. You can't pass off ignorance by saying people who are actually correct are "idiotic fanboys".

[DNO]

first of all guys he is 100% correct. If any of you are keeping up with ff11 they said a many times they can not add this and that because of ps2. Look it up. For example new tab translations can not be added because of space of the limited ps2 HDD.

Second of all OP you are also 100% wrong. Ps3 has the ability to have up to a 500 gig hard drive. therefore everything you are saying is null and void. Memory problems as in ram just means Ps3 aint running in 1080p and it will not be 60FPS like PC. everything esle is a HDD issue which ps3 and PC have none off.

/thread please.

[Fear]

Actually DNO the PS3 can support bigger HDDS than 500GB now ^^, i've seen one with a 1TB its expensive tho lol.

[Dhalmel]

The HDD space argument is moot. Square will most likely have the game spec to be playable on the 20GB model, from now and the future. The texture resolution will be lowered to combat the limitation.

[DeadlySwordz]

Except that's wrong.

FFXI always had the ability to have up to 255 inventory slots, level up to 255, up to 255 zones (about 220 were used in the end), etc.

PS2 limitations was Tanaka's excuse to make HIS game HIS way, against what the players wanted. He tried it again here with XIV, but thank the Twelve they fired him early on.

dont get me wrong, FFXI was probably my favorite MMO overall from all the ones I have tried/played. but that's what probably made me cancel my CE Pre-Order 1 week before the game went live. He was NOT listening to player feedback throughout all the betas, he was just doing what he wanted. I mean I got the game for dirt cheap and played a little during this f2p period, but once it goes to billing I am not too sure yet if I am going to subscribe to it. But in conclusion I like what Yoshi has been doing(actually listening to players) but it might be too late for me. But we shall see how I feel in the future with more updates.