XIV on Switch and Xbox

[Elkanah]

Plz twelve no switch.. its almost laughable to imply it while making PS3 Support drop & PC Spec Raise pointless lol As for Xbox, they keep saying that they've changed there stance on crossplay but nothings happening yet so obviously there still at an impass.. M$ is the one that needs to budge on this to make this happen and gotta admit... This game would possibly look amazing on "Scorpio".

I would really love to see how well it will look on the Scorpio, honestly, as well

[Jetstream_Fox]

I would really love to see how well it will look on the Scorpio, honestly, as well

It would look just like it does on Pro, 4, and PC. The only question would be how it's optimized to be used on a Xbox controller. On the Pro/4 the touch pad is used to help navigate through menus.

[Andevom]

That mobile version of FFXI we don't ever hear about anymore would probably work wonders on the Switch. But not XIV.

[Jadub2k]

It would look just like it does on Pro, 4, and PC. The only question would be how it's optimized to be used on a Xbox controller. On the Pro/4 the touch pad is used to help navigate through menus.

Controller Mouse Mode lol (L1 + R3) or for Xbox controller that would be Left bumper + Right Stick in.. On top of that, PS4 is Mouse and Keyboard compatible. So you CAN play the console version just like PC by opening your settings, switching from Controller to PC and vise versa on the PC version. Its the same thing, so no doubt the Xbox version will be just like this..

[Gumbercules]

I wouldn't read to much into it, they will always be in talks for more platforms, its just good business. Whether those talks yield anything is another story. Still this is a case of "the more the merrier", so the more platforms they can bring in the better for the game overall.

[Gumbercules]

That mobile version of FFXI we don't ever hear about anymore would probably work wonders on the Switch. But not XIV.

thought that got canned? XD Unless you mean grandmasters and that needs a translation! O=

[Jetstream_Fox]

Controller Mouse Mode lol (L1 + R3) or for Xbox controller that would be Left bumper + Right Stick in.. On top of that, PS4 is Mouse and Keyboard compatible. So you CAN play the console version just like PC by opening your settings, switching from Controller to PC and vise versa on the PC version. Its the same thing, so no doubt the Xbox version will be just like this..

I guess they could use Left Bumper and Right Stick, but the touchpad is way more convenient and useful, there is no reason to even use virtual mouse on ps4 because of it. Then again they could use the back button as a similar matter. Since the start menu would undoubtedly bring up the main menus and B would likely cancel out. It would still be real awkward though if you ask me.

[KarstenS]

PS Plus has zero to do with that.

The difference is very simple.

Some vendors, like SE with FF14, have their own servers to run the online mode.

Other vendors host them within the PSN.

The former you can play without PS+. The latter require PS+.

You have to have PS Plus to even play pretty much every single player games.

I've never seen a single player game that was not playable without PSPlus.

[Tonkra]

Controller Mouse Mode lol (L1 + R3) or for Xbox controller that would be Left bumper + Right Stick in.. On top of that, PS4 is Mouse and Keyboard compatible.

The PS4 compatibility of mouse and keyboard for FFXIV came MUCH MUCH later...

Does the Switch have the same kind of tech as the PS3?

Slightly better as the PS3. Wii U was en par with the PS3 if not slightly better, Versions like Assassins Creed IV were proof that the Wii U version was better as the PS3 Version.


And now the switch versions of games is slightly better as of the Wii U.
I dont see how the Switch would limit FFXIV. I mean it would be no difference to the huge areas of Heavensward or Stormblood.

FFXIV wont get back to fully Openworld since Yoshi P. argumented that they split the game in zones because of server latency.

[Maero]

Comes down to Power and what a system is able to access and load, Switch would struggle with Stormblood and we would be back to less inventory space, lol