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

[Autumnfire]

Someone hasn't played FFXI in a bit. They dropped support for the PS2 a long time ago, only Japan has support and that's till they decide if they want to make a PS3 version of it or not, but PS2 is no longer supported in any region outside of Japan.

Um… No they didn't. They didn't sell the latest expansion for PS2 outside Japan, but they didn't drop support. I can (and have in the past month) log in and play on my PS2.

[Elazu]

Are the graphics actually better? Or is it just the frame rate??

Why is this even a question? Of course it looks much better on PC...it's also not missing any animations and is not a slideshow.

[KumaSempai]

PS4 version seems to run like a PC version @1080p medium/hight settings (hard to see on a video, same thing for the frame rate; at least a stable 30fps).

[Pseudopsia]

I have really no issues playing on PS3 and my experience is fantastic...I guess the true test is when I finally play on PS4 and see if I have actually been "missing" something all along and just did not know it. Ignorance is bliss right now because I don't know what I am missing...maybe if I knew someone playing on a bad ass PC and got to see them play then I would know for sure. Are the graphics actually better? Or is it just the frame rate??

My attempt to burst your bliss bubble.

PC version is only as good as how well your PC is built. If your PC is very old or has very weak video card you can get a worse experience on a PC.

Build yourself a ~700-800 USD PC while a chunk(about 200+) is spend on video card and it's superior to PS3 version, or equivalent to PS4 version.
- PC like this can render at 60 FPS in most places at 1080p, no issues in highly populated fates. 100 max characters rendered. More graphical enhancements such as anti aliasing you can turn on.
- PS3 is max 30 FPS at 1280x512, stretch to 720p. has issues in high populated fates. 40 max characters rendered.
- PS4 should be equivalent to PC version at max settings and hardware is around same performance as this PC.

Example 800 USD gaming PC build(without windows):
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...e-i5,3708.html
Note: Hardware in this setup is much more powerful than PS4. PS4 video performance is 1.8 TFLOPS. 280x can do 4.1 TFLOPS. When article was written 280x price was $300, however it's $400+ now (I blame bitcoin miners). Replace with GTX 760 (250 USD).

Extra bells and whistles for the PC players with extra money:
- 120hz or 144hz monitor. FFXIV supports setting refresh rate higher than 60hz and render higher than 60 fps. Makes game look more fluid. Requires lot powerful video card or multi video cards; and faster CPU.
- Triple monitor. Requires lot more powerful video card or multi video cards.
- 4k UHD monitor. Requires lot more powerful video card or multi video cards.
- SSD(Solid state drive). Speed up loading times and loading game resources. You can actually replace the HDD on the PS3 and PS4 with a SSD too to improve loading times.
- It is planned that SE will release a Directx 11 PC client about 6 months after PS4 version. This client will be better than PS4 version.
- etc.

I have an expensive setup. My setup is i7 3930k @ 4.5 Ghz, GTX Titan, Samsung 512MB SSD and Samsung 27" 120hz 1080p monitor. Average frame rate is around 90 FPS.

My next upgrade:
http://rog.asus.com/296652014/news/r...aming-monitor/

[RubeheniaGrant]

I have an idea....how about you buy us all a ps4.if not keep your stupid opinions to yourself.

[Synapse]

SE lowered the graphics from 1.0 so most players with moderate PC can play, and you think they would drop PS3? which contains a significant share of players?

[CrowBlader]

imo the only thing holding back this game right now are the casuals cuz atm nothing is challenging in the slightest bit and I doubt it'll get challenging anytime soon so if anything they solve this prob 1st

[KiraJ]

I play on the PS3 and I bet I can dodge and DPS better at Titan EX than you can OP, even with you being an lolBRD

Oh, you are that guy. Nice to meet you :P

[Rivienne]

I have really no issues playing on PS3 and my experience is fantastic...I guess the true test is when I finally play on PS4 and see if I have actually been "missing" something all along and just did not know it. Ignorance is bliss right now because I don't know what I am missing...maybe if I knew someone playing on a bad ass PC and got to see them play then I would know for sure. Are the graphics actually better? Or is it just the frame rate??

As someone who plays both, PC can look nicer if you can support the graphics. High end. Also you get to see a lot more players in a given area at a time. It is a little smoother, and a lot cleaner of a picture if you can turn it up all the way, but none of those things detract from the PS3 version. People who think it does are simply being kind of snobbish about graphics. FFIV is a beautiful game on the PS3. It is simply more beautiful on the PC.

FYI, while I played with high settings to see it, my system can't cope, so I ended up having to drop it down to a much lower rate, and it is about the same as PS3 on low. So PC doesn't magically mean better. High end PC is where the biggest differences come in.

[Naunet]

This is what's holding the game back, as you say:
FXIV: ARR Minimum System Requirements

The PS3 has 256MB of memory. Unless 2GB magically became less than 256MB, it's not the PC that's holding things back.