Switch 2 and the potential of a port

[Rinoa_353]

Maybe the point is that he don't have to buy a Steam Deck or a Rog Ally just to do that.

But that's the only way to play this game on a handheld at present and don't you have to buy a Switch 2 anyways? You don't even need to buy the license again if you already own one for Windows or Steam while you would have to pay for the license and expansions if they ever come out for the Switch 2. The Ally trounces the Switch 2, so why play on an inferior device when you can already play on the Ally that has native support for the game without SE needing to touch anything? They would have to commit a lot of resources for the Switch 2 port since the CPU isn't even x86 (ARM) based like PC's and the XBOX/PS4/5 and would need to be emulated and that hurts performance over the already weak hardware vs the Ally.

Also, S-E doesn't support FFXIV running on Steam Deck. That's because Steam Deck is a Linux, an OS that is not officially supported. You even need to use emulator and some anti-TOS tools to be able to run it on Linux.

You can install Windows 11 on the Steam Deck and Steam even provides official drivers too, therefore making it legitimate.

[BigCheez]

To be fair, I don't think we're being held back by the PS4 even if that thing is severely outdated, we're still being held back by the PS3.
Or rather we're being held back by the game being developed for the PS3, a console with less power than a smart fridge, on an incredibly short deadline.
And whatever they cobbled together back then has been biting them in the back for at least three expansions now.

All that said, I do agree that we do not need another console with worse hardware than what XIV will already have to account for.
Certainly not before the more pressing issues are solved. If you would buy a Switch 2 just to play this game on it then don't, there are better handheld alternatives out there that simply run the PC version.

Both are true.

The engine was originally designed for the PS3 and we're still feeling the effects of the limitations of those early design decisions. There are another set of limitations in place due to the fact that the game still needs to run on PS4.

Maybe the point is that he don't have to buy a Steam Deck or a Rog Ally just to do that.

Also, S-E doesn't support FFXIV running on Steam Deck. That's because Steam Deck is a Linux, an OS that is not officially supported. You even need to use emulator and some anti-TOS tools to be able to run it on Linux.

You generally don't. It will usually run fine out of the box on Linux with Proton, with the caveat that some updates will break compatibility.

[Shiroe]

seems the CPU is the biggest bottleneck for FF14.., and Switch 2's CPU is its weakness component..
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still, if Cyberpunk could run it close enough to the Series S.., think FF14 should beable to run FF14 well after the PS4 gen gets dropped with 8.0.., maybe with some limitations or dips in Limsa (or Boja / Eureka -like content with over 24 players...)
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would love to see FF14 on the Switch 2.., think it would attract more players than the Xbox release did..

[Shinku_Tachi]

The engine was originally designed for the PS3 and we're still feeling the effects of the limitations of those early design decisions. There are another set of limitations in place due to the fact that the game still needs to run on PS4.

Fortunately a Switch 2 version wouldn't add another set of limitations, because the PS4 / Series S / Switch 2 versions would all operate on the same set of limitations.

[Hallarem]

Dont know why you would even buy it. Nintendurrr has a killswitch for it.

[Veritas-Ancora]

Fortunately a Switch 2 version wouldn't add another set of limitations, because the PS4 / Series S / Switch 2 versions would all operate on the same set of limitations.

Yes it would, because every 4 years they upgrade the graphics. Switch 2 would hold back that progress.

No Switch 2 support. We don't need it.

[Shinku_Tachi]

Yes it would, because every 4 years they upgrade the graphics. Switch 2 would hold back that progress.

No Switch 2 support. We don't need it.

No it wouldn't, the PS4 version is why game is just fine on the Series S and would be just fine on the Switch 2.

That's not creating new limitations, that's using the existing ones.

[Nero-Voidstails]

No it wouldn't, the PS4 version is why game is just fine on the Series S and would be just fine on the Switch 2.

That's not creating new limitations, that's using the existing ones.

dam.tell.me you hate Xbox player without telling me

[Moonlite]

Can someone explain to me how this wouldn't increase the work load? Not for or against, just what does one more system in the mix mean for patch cycles?

[GiR_Zippo]

Also, S-E doesn't support FFXIV running on Steam Deck. That's because Steam Deck is a Linux, an OS that is not officially supported. You even need to use emulator and some anti-TOS tools to be able to run it on Linux.

The acronym WINE originally stood for "Wine Is Not an Emulator". It's a compatibility layer that allows users to run Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems like Linux and macOS. Instead of emulating the Windows environment, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls, enabling the applications to run directly on the host operating system

And Proton is just a fork of WINE which does the same, but with extended support for much more calls.
You can even install XIV with the official launcher via Proton and play the game on Linux, like what ppl are doing with almost every other game that doesn't support Linux natively.

No anti-TOS stuff involved.

The only drawback here: If SE breaks their stuff, you have to wait until there is a fix for it (a new Proton version, an updated library, s.o.)