Hi Res Texture Pack

[CGMidlander]

None of those apply here though, the textures are created in a very high resolution and then scaled down and made ugly. They don't delete the old textures willy nilly as that would be incredibly stupid for a multitude of reasons, one being they could reuse those assets for future content (a dirt texture would have many uses I'd imagine). But if you mean that's the answer they'd give us, that's likely...

Just because they have the textures on hand, doesn't necessarily mean they can plop them into the game without any forethought.

If they include the textures into the client by default, then it would increase the client size dramatically, which may be a problem for some users.
If they make the textures an optional add-on, then they'll need to do additional validation and provide support for problems that may arise from it. (Failure to install, incomplete install, bugs...etc.)

Of course, there may be other possible factors too, but these are just a couple reasons off the top of my head.

[Riardon]

technical illiteracy at its best?

ps3 textures have absolutely zero to do with ps4 and/or pc textures. it's like saying the ps3 vram is affecting your pc vram.

You are half wrong and half right here. While PS3 Vram does not affect my PC's in the way you mean it there is a reason all video game makers decide to scale the graphics of a game when it is multi platform. This is to provide a visually similar experience across the platforms. All console games which are being ported to PC are the same. The visual differences are always minimal (excluding monitor resolution, fps and monitor refresh rates). So in a way PS3 affects the PS4 and PC experience. It has already been confirmed by Yoshi himself that he wants bigger scale battles with more effects and npcs but PS3 can't handle it so they design the content in order to make it run on PS3 without major problems. Same goes for graphics. So yes it affect us according to the dev.

[Kona4me]

Meh... i just want to see Hi Res Texture Pack as soon as possible...

Are they listening to us? i don't think so sadly, they didn't even bother giving us an answer here.

[LenneSari]

Still hoping for Optional DX11 Hi Res Texture Packs. SE I will Buy it as an Optional Addon through the Mog Station If I Need too! Please consider!

[Roegadyn_Bear]

Still hoping for Optional DX11 Hi Res Texture Packs. SE I will Buy it as an Optional Addon through the Mog Station If I Need too! Please consider!

I will only buy it if they include body hair as part of that package for Roegadyn men!

My naked Roegadyn feels somewhat more naked without body hair.

[bass9020]

Necro thread inc!

We really need this as an option for PCs. Is there any downside to not have something that would make the game look even better than it already does? Its 2016 lets make this happen!!!

[ChocoFeru]

3 years already, we need this! Bumpity-bump!

[Gvaz]

I would also like to see this. The texture work is pretty bleh.

[Ghislane]

Now that the PS3 version of the game is dead I can't see any technical reasons for this not being possible. It would certainly be nice

[Riardon]

Now that the PS3 version of the game is dead I can't see any technical reasons for this not being possible. It would certainly be nice

There are no technical reasons. Only "political" ones. Textures are just images. Single player games which allow for modding have seen "HD" texture packs made by single persons by themselves. If one person can do it alone unofficially out of the company then imagine what the company with budget can do. It's nothing for them. Basically they already render the game at much higher quality and then they gimping it down.
The only reason I can thing they turn a deaf ear for this is their policy with consoles. Some companies do not want to give much better looks to the PC version of their game just to avoid upsetting the console players who they will feel have an inferior version of the game. It's sound silly but there are such policies inside companies. This game's textures are far too low resolution for this time and age especially on a successful premium sub based game like this.
Shadows and reflections could also use some work and fixing. Shadows in particular are kinda broken atm (wrong/broken shadows and flickering issues).