FF14, ps3 et l'avenir

[silentwindfr]

lors d'une interview recente (20 fevrier) avec Yoshida, il as repondus ceci:

F: When increasing the household console or PC specs, will the PS3 version pull the developments leg?

Y: We are still challenging the PS3 hardwares limitations in our updates. For example in patch 2.16 we have plans to add an effect where the players gets wet, this can also be done on the PS3 version. But I’m sure sooner or later we’ll hit that maximum limit. We do have PS3 in our plans for our next expansion pack, but if asking if that will happen for the one after, we cannot promise.

F: For example what kind of stuff will it go over the PS3’s limit?

Y: Say you want to fight a 200 meter long dragon while rotating around it... stuff like that. We want to challenge FFXIV ARR with the world, so if we can’t put in features in which we feel interesting, we will lose and would be lost on what we can use to fight with.
(Talking about fighting with other existing/new MMORPGs)

F: So before that happens you’ll make the decision?

Y: It won’t be right away but there will be a timing when we ask players to please shift from the PS3 version to the PS4. But until that day comes, we would like to continue to take responsibility to maintain the quality of the service for those that purchased the PS3 version.

F: What kind of material will confirm to put an end to the PS3?

Y: We will observe the ratio of amount of players moving from the PS3 to the PS4, and using that information, we are going to plan out the final timing

je fait parti de ceux qui pense que sur le long terme la ps3 allez devenir un frein potentiel au devellopement des possibilités du jeu, on peut voir que Yoshida et son equipe y ont penser et on deja pris des decisions.

pour ceux qui ne savent pas lire l'anglais en resumer, ils promettent l'acces a la premiere extension, mais ne peuvent pas promettent de continuer a assurer un service de qualité sur la ps3, a un moment, ils vont meme demander au joueur version ps3 de switcher de support.

a noter cependant, que cela seras fait dans l'avenir plus ou moins lointain. mais cela clos le debats sur l'avenir du jeu sur la console. certain disant qu'ils n'avaient a abandonner le support. comme ils l'avaient fait avec la ps2 et ff11.

ps: je remercie Reinheart pour la traduction japonais>anglais, l'interview complete est ici: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1018603