They should scrap the PS3 version.

[Abriael]

declaring someone "doesn't know what they're talking about" doesn't make it so.

No. Your misguided arguments make it so.

It is a completely FITting example. You are just in denial.

It doesn't fit because the lead platforms are switched. It's a very basic and understandable concept.

The game's assets are not the problem. Lack of memory and lack of hard disk space on a fixed platform were the problem. There were tons of things they couldn't do with the game purely because they had used up all the memory of the PS2 already.

That's because the PS2 was the *lead development platform*. having the inferior platform as the lead development platform forces the developer to be held to the lowest common denominator. Having the superior platform as the lead simply does not.

That's all well and good but why bother releasing an inferior version?

Because it opens the game to an IMMENSELY BIGGER fanbase than that of PC gamers (and one that is very sensitive to the Final Fantasy franchise at it), meaning more players, more profits, and more support on the long run. Again. Basic principle.

It's a principle called: 70+ million potential customers worldwide.

A PC capable of running the game doesn't cost much more than a game console.

Only twice as much on the bare minimum. Sorry, but you're running out of excuses.

My point about MMORPGs needing an upgradable platform is completely ON the mark.

You saying so doesn't make it so. You've been told why it's off mark, and you really have no argument.

The PS3 can't limit PC in any way. Several people, including Yoshida, already explained it to you. You seem to think to know better, but hello? You don't.

Memory limitations is why zones are split into smaller parts, because PS3 can't load a whole region in its RAM.

Nope. Zones have been split to reduce load on the servers. It has nothing to do with memory limitations, as assets are streamed. Games don't need to load all the assets of a zone into the ram anymore. if it did, even 4 gigs wouldn't nearly be enough.