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

[KenzieLynch]

...(cont) Final Fantasy is synonymous with Playstation for many people, and in Japan alone having this game on a console boosts its chances of success dramatically (they aren't very PC oriented). I'm not saying this was the sole reason for the reboot, but I would be shocked if it didn't play a vital role in their decision.

In short, Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 was not sustainable and there's a very good chance that without the opportunity to port the game to the PS3 the reboot might never have happened at all. There is a good chance you would now be playing either a F2P FFXIV or nothing at all because they pulled the plug. So no, I do not think the PS3 version is holding the game back.