PS3 Players are Handicapped

[Rein-Yagami]

To make my point, I think that if SE drops support of the PS3 a mere 6months after release, then they have to provide atleast a 50% discount on PS4s for those of us being forced to buy a new console because elitists think the game will be held back if they keep the dirty black monster in the house~

Sorry, but No~

[KitanaiKoneko]

"PS3 support should be cancelled for the good of PS3 players." Doesn't really make sense to me. Should SE also force everyone to use DX11 when the DX11 version is released "for the good of those with low-end PCs"?

[Cyrus-Wallace]

"PS3 support should be cancelled for the good of PS3 players." Doesn't really make sense to me. Should SE also force everyone to use DX11 when the DX11 version is released "for the good of those with low-end PCs"?

In that case, I think the best idea is to release a hi-definition texture pack for PC players. There was a thread about it. Some games do that, for example: DDO. And there's the interview with Yoshi-P about this subject (PS3 support): http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...p_features_of/

[OrganizationXIll]

"PS3 support should be cancelled for the good of PS3 players." Doesn't really make sense to me. Should SE also force everyone to use DX11 when the DX11 version is released "for the good of those with low-end PCs"?

No. "... For the good of *the game*." They have already said they will have to drop it eventually to "stay competitive". I'm just saying they need to drop it sooner than they have previously said.

[OrganizationXIll]

To make my point, I think that if SE drops support of the PS3 a mere 6months after release, then they have to provide atleast a 50% discount on PS4s for those of us being forced to buy a new console because elitists think the game will be held back if they keep the dirty black monster in the house~

Sorry, but No~

I have been on both sides of this discussion. I can tell you if you had of played in beta over the weekend you would say the same thing. PS3 is at its limit and this game needs to move on. Its so bad that PS4 even has a hotbar feature for holding down both triggers. (Apologies if PS3 has it too. I refuse to play PS3 anymore so I wouldn't know.)

[DragonFlyy]

I have been on both sides of this discussion. I can tell you if you had of played in beta over the weekend you would say the same thing. PS3 is at its limit and this game needs to move on. Its so bad that PS4 even has a hotbar feature for holding down both triggers. (Apologies if PS3 has it too. I refuse to play PS3 anymore so I wouldn't know.)

I play on a PC and a PS3. By your stance, they should drop console support altogether because the PC will ALWAYS be better than a console.

[Thorauku]

To make my point, I think that if SE drops support of the PS3 a mere 6months after release, then they have to provide atleast a 50% discount on PS4s for those of us being forced to buy a new console because elitists think the game will be held back if they keep the dirty black monster in the house~

Sorry, but No~

You mean 50% discount on PS4 consoles or just the game itself?

[Rein-Yagami]

You mean 50% discount on PS4 consoles or just the game itself?

Console~ if I have to buy a brand new console because they remove support for a game less than a year after it releases, then SE are footing atleast half the bill for the upgrade~

[KogaDrake]

While the PS3 is somewhat of a handycap, many players have and continue to do every bit of content in the game with the PS3, which tells me that they do not need to drop it. ow it may be harder to do, and if you are a serious gamer you will likely switch as soon as posible, but there are plenty of casual gamers who have been playing since launch who are not near ready for doing things like titan ex and are in no rush to do said things, and if they are playing on PS3 they have no reason (beyond faster loads and better graphics) to switch.

Dropping PS3 support would do more harm than good. We already know they will design fights that PS3 can have some issues with, so they are not limiting the future content based on the PS3, although it may limit how much content a particular player on the PS3 may complete. But once again, plenty of casuals who play on PS3 have no issues as they dont care about the Ex fights yet and are fine playing what they do and may leave if forced to spend money on a PC or PS4.

Point is it will not be dropped, but in a few months (say 6, or at 1st expansion) I would not be surprised to see alot of content that will not work well on PS3 and PS3 limitation not being factored in any more to phase out the system without fully dropping support for another say year after that.

[OrganizationXIll]

While the PS3 is somewhat of a handycap, many players have and continue to do every bit of content in the game with the PS3, which tells me that they do not need to drop it. ow it may be harder to do, and if you are a serious gamer you will likely switch as soon as posible, but there are plenty of casual gamers who have been playing since launch who are not near ready for doing things like titan ex and are in no rush to do said things, and if they are playing on PS3 they have no reason (beyond faster loads and better graphics) to switch.

Dropping PS3 support would do more harm than good. We already know they will design fights that PS3 can have some issues with, so they are not limiting the future content based on the PS3, although it may limit how much content a particular player on the PS3 may complete. But once again, plenty of casuals who play on PS3 have no issues as they dont care about the Ex fights yet and are fine playing what they do and may leave if forced to spend money on a PC or PS4.

Point is it will not be dropped, but in a few months (say 6, or at 1st expansion) I would not be surprised to see alot of content that will not work well on PS3 and PS3 limitation not being factored in any more to phase out the system without fully dropping support for another say year after that.

Extremes aren't the only issue. I lagged on PS3 on final boss of Dzemael(sp) Darkhold, all of Aurum Vale, all 3 forms of Garuda, last half of Haukke Manor HM, etc. If they were to announce it now for 2015, Christmas would help with retention. PS3 can't handle current content very well. What hope do we have for future content.