Force PS3 players to migrate over to PS4 and then drop support for it

[Kazahashi]

Better give me a friggin voucher for an ACTUAL Ps4 then if this happens. Not throwing away months of subscription only to require an upgrade that's NOT an expansion for the game.

Tell that to the PS2 people in NA that didn't get Seekers for XI. I doubt SE gave them a voucher for a free 360. It's going to happen at some point, at least probably in NA....will probably still be kicked around in JP, because that's what usually happens. XD However, like myself and a few other people have said, it'll be a couple years probably at least before you see support fading away from PS3. The PS4 will have had a price drop by then, etc.

[Laraul]

And this thread has descended into people throwing about mindless annoying animated gif images at each other.

The PS2 version of FFXI is still supported in North America. The Seekers of Adoulin expansion itself was not officially released outside the Japanese market. Despite this, the PS2 version for North America has still been patched with all the new equipment, abilities, etc that are part of the expansion. Purchasing the PS2 expansion of SoA simply provides is access to the new SoA areas. The decesion not to release the PS2 version outside of Japan was purely a business decision of course. Why are we talking about FFXI anyhow?

If the PS3 version we're ever to be dropped, it too would for business reasons. Everyone screaming "PS3 limitations" would immediately stop and start saying "PS4 limitations" are "holding the game back." There isn't really a shed of truth to it of course. The term "PS3 limitations" is so ambiguous it can be given as the reason for why anything in the game is the way it is. Despite the claim, the PC version runs at a higher frame rate, and at higher resolutions. It has better lighting and shadow effects. And better physics and animations for character models, as well as displaying many more on screen simultaneously than the PS3 version. And it supports the ability to display more HUD elements on screen at once.

The PS3 version is still very playable of course. It looks and plays fine too. I've put up some parts of Pharos Sirius shown on running on the PS3.

[Kazahashi]

Supported with patches isn't the same as actually getting full expansions released for the game....it's kind of a big deal if people want to continue to progress in said game, new areas, story, bosses that kind of stuff. Unless the patch makes all the boss fights and story in old zones for NA PS2 players?

XI was brought up because it was used as a point of "PS3 could lose support at some point", which is a valid point to make considering that there is no expansions coming out for XI on PS2 in the US anymore. Which is a definitely worth bringing up when mentioning "support" of an MMO, especially when they're from the same company.

[Varhaatus]

I just saw a thread on another forum showing comparison screenshots of all 6 current/previous gen consoles, with the title "do console gamers still use the excuse "at least I can sit on my couch!"

And lol'd EXTREMELY hard because of XIV forums.



Won't be 2 GPUs worth a damn though.

You can get 2x MSI GTX 660 OC editions for £298.
My MSI GTX 660 is overclocked to 1350Mhz core speed and 3540Mhz (DDR5) memory speed
Pulling 187 Gb/s bandwidth ....

[NefGP]

They didn't do it with XI, they're definitely not going to do it with XIV.

[Theodan]

Err srta going back to the orignal point lol..

Just as I do now, In the days of FFXI, I actually started on the pc, added the PS2 on another screen and crazily enough then added the 360 version when it came out... Played for many years and never had a problem actually playing the game on any of the consoles (yes a little lag at times on the consoles) and yes I always used my pc when I knew I going to run End-Game stuff or gonna be in Jueno for a while lol...
AND...
I do now play FFXIV on not just my PC but also my PS3 and I will also play it on the PS4 lol (and just beacuse some said earlier in the thread about spending $1500 on a pc.. err well I built my own at a total cost of $2154.38 and yes the wife was not happy ROFL) (and FYI I do also own an ASUS G750JX)
Now dont get me wrong, I love playing on all platforms and yes there is a noticable differnce in fps, lag, etc. but I put a lot of that down to the fact that the consoles

[Theodan]

cant be upgraded and tweeked like some of the many higher spec'd pc out there.
and yes it helped (just like on the ps2) that putting everything on minimum settings helped quite a bit, I was happy to be playing the game. Graphics, etc wasn't as important to me or many other players, we just wanted to play the game. After all it's the game we like first and then the graphic quality, etc. and in that order.
As for dropping support, well on one side of the coin.. that's just daft, and on the other I can sorta see where you are coming from, but really? if you don't like the console players, don't play with them in a party or dungeon lol. make you own party and get on with it hehe.

BTW I own my consoles so I can play more variety of games and not just FF when I travel (I have my laptop for FF lol)

[Theodan]

But that still doesnt make me want SE to drop support for this game. It was a shame they dropped it from the ROTW and even more so for the EU players as they didnt even get FFXI on the PS2 at first and had to wait years for it.and yes it helped (just like on the ps2) that putting everything on minimum settings helped quite a bit, I was happy to be playing the game. Graphics, etc wasn't as important to me or many other players, we just wanted to play the game. After all it's the game we like first and then the graphic quality, etc. and in that order.

As for support for PS3? that still doesn't make me want SE to drop support for this game. It was a shame they dropped it from the ROTW and even more so for the EU players as they didnt even get FFXI on the PS2 at first and had to wait years for it.

Wow I can rant can't I ROFL

[Vennox]

You shall never be allowed an opinion peasant!

For some reason I just lost it right here XD

[Kazahashi]

They didn't do it with XI, they're definitely not going to do it with XIV.

As has been stated multiple times throughout the thread, depending on your definition of not doing it, they did do it with XI.