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)