FFXVI only PS5?

[RitsukoSonoda]

As an American I'm offended.

You forgot the bacon.

Bacon is good... However I will never understand the American obsession with covering everything they eat in unhealthy sauces made from mayo and ranch dressing...

JRPGs are generally going to be seen on Nintendo and Playstation since those are Japanese consoles. TBH the only ppl I know that bought the new Xbox series X are ppl that pretty much only play shooter games like gears of war and call of duty and don't own a PC. I dunno anyone that bought an Xbox series S cause... why bother with the downgraded version that would basically be like xbox's version of going from PS4 to PS4 Pro if the person already had an Xbox One? lol

In terms of game titles. I have all the hardware options I need for consoles along with my PC. One thing that has become a factor in more recent years in wanting to play the game at it's initial launch is it means I don't have to run away from spoilers for months or years waiting for it to become available on a specific platform.

[Meowdyj]

Console exclusives have been a thing since consoles came to be. Sure there have been ports here and there but this has always been a thing. You wont see a Mario game being played on Sony or Xbox console. While I agree that in a perfect world, we should all be able to play every single game on one platform, its so dumb how you guys are acting as if this is some new trend.

So what? Even if it's always been a thing doesn't change the fact it's an outdated monstrosity. Early consoles weren't able to port games due architecture. It's 2023 however, they are able to release on any platorm yet chose not to.

[RitsukoSonoda]

So what? Even if it's always been a thing doesn't change the fact it's an outdated monstrosity. Early consoles weren't able to port games due architecture. It's 2023 however, they are able to release on any platorm yet chose not to.

They still have different coding. Games on early consoles were few MB in size. Nowadays we have monstrosities being released that are over 100GB (I think Ark can actually top 400GB if you have everything for it). That is alot of data to port over to a different platform. Developers nearly always do the initial development on 1 platform even on titles that release on multiple on launch day. It simply means they ported it to other platforms as part of the development cycle and is the reason we've seen a number of titles that released like that run better on 1 platform over others.

[Rolder50]

Yawn. I'll wait for the PC port. At least by then we'll know if it's a good game or not, and any game breaking bugs will be fixed.

[Hafu]

Yeah Ive stated this before, anyone can buy a PS5 now and Ive already purchased mines last year for this game along with transferring all of my PS4 stuff into PS5. Btw do people know that FFXIV PS5 actually runs smoother than some PCs even in PvP content? Now unless you have a beefy setup, I found that the console version of this game runs at a constant 60fps or at least smooth enough where a couple of frame dips arent noticable at least to me. Also the fact that loading between zones is much quicker has me stunned.

Anyway that was off topic but just wanted to point out based on somebody saying that consoles should not exist anymore.

Some people's takes on how PC compares to consoles at this point isn't really based on what the hardware is like for the price point, but sentimentality.

What's in the PS5 runs in circles around PCs unless you're spending in the range of 1500-2000+ on hardware, and that shuts out an absolute ton of people from having a comparable experience on PC.

[Raven2014]

So what? Even if it's always been a thing doesn't change the fact it's an outdated monstrosity.

They get nothing from Sony save some up front money from these industry-destroying exclusivity deals and some random games on PSN that don't sell anywhere near as well as they do on Steam.

Because you said so?

Like ... these days I'm definitely one of those PCmaster race dude, but I still find it hilarious the language some of you are using. Do you think including these "soul-crushing-monstrosity-words" into your sentence will lend them weight or something? Industry destroying? Like ... yo, I don't know how long you've been gaming, but let me tell you as someone who have been gaming since the mid 90': the industry have been getting stronger every year. And it's not even a linear, but more like exponential growth. If after almost 30 years and there still no sight of the industry being destroyed you mentioned, maybe it's time to re-evaluate your evaluation? Or you just really want to play a false prophet?


Seriously, just be honest and say you just want everything on one platform to save yourself some money, that's all there is to it, that's the real and only reason. Not because you care about the state of the industry or whatever grandstanding reason you are window-dressing your argument. Like ... it's not even a bad thing so why pretend? It's normal for all of us to have more while paying less, myself included.

[MonsutaMan]

why having a pc when you can have PS5

MMO

Modding

Convenience

Many may have a great PC, before the next batch of consoles.

[Iyrnthota]

MMO

Modding

Convenience

Many may have a great PC, before the next batch of consoles.

I also play a lot of strategy games that only release on pc and work much better on m+kb than on controller.

Also there was an article recently where YoshiP explained why the timed exclusive.

Linky link

TL: DR included was "generous technical support" from Sony.

Edit: Reading back, it's probably more accurate to say it was "one of the big reasons" why the timed exclusive rather than my implied singular reason.

[HollowedDoll]

Is the so called PS5 even in stock?

As for why PC, backwards compatibility, emulation
Yes, PCs costs significantly more than a console, but it also can do much more and more than likely last longer.

[Midareyukki]

Is the so called PS5 even in stock?

As for why PC, backwards compatibility, emulation
Yes, PCs costs significantly more than a console, but it also can do much more and more than likely last longer.

And "easier" to repair. If anything breaks down, you can replace it, often with a better piece than before (depending on which it was). Consoles have specific hardware, you can't just slap a new piece and call it a day