FFXIV FOR THE NINTENDO SWITCH

[Enla]

I think XIV 1.0 was a lesson in that sense: high spec = commercial failure.

But conversely, this MMO is a lesson in that keeping your game chained down by outdated (or with the inevitability of becoming outdated) hardware isn't ideal either. It wasn't just because of a lack of graphical fidelity that the team constantly slagged the PS3 port. It fundamentally restricted a lot of what they could do in terms of improvements for the game at large because the PS3 could barely run the game once it hit Heavensward.

[LalaRu]

But conversely, this MMO is a lesson in that keeping your game chained down by outdated (or with the inevitability of becoming outdated) hardware isn't ideal either...

You're right. I think the "sweet spot" is between low and high specs. Not too low for the graphic appeal, and not too high to avoid lose customers without high-end machines.