when will the ps3 support be dropped? (from a ps3 player)

[Tashigi]

Tomorrow at noon.

[Kerwin]

They will push it as far as the PS2 version was pushed. Safe to say not for a couple of years at best.

[ispano]

They will push it as far as the PS2 version was pushed. Safe to say not for a couple of years at best.

Wishful thinking. They've said they want the game to evolve to keep up with technology as it grows. So while the PS3 will get the first expansion, there's no guarantee beyond that since it's already pretty much strained to the limits.

[Gilthas]

Wishful thinking. They've said they want the game to evolve to keep up with technology as it grows. So while the PS3 will get the first expansion, there's no guarantee beyond that since it's already pretty much strained to the limits.

One thing is what they say now, another thing is how their playerbase looks like after the first expansion.

If a big chunk of their playerbase is still on the PS3 they won't drop it.

[HeroSamson]

They will push it as far as the PS2 version was pushed. Safe to say not for a couple of years at best.

you do know ps2 version is still working right?

[Evangela]

not until the majority of Japanese players dump the PS3.

[Zileth]

Someone has pointed it out already I bet but SE said around 3.x the expansion is when Ps3 support might be dropped

[Velox]

you do know ps2 version is still working right?

That's not what "dropping support" means. When they are talking about dropping support, they mean that a certain content update, let's say an expansion, won't be sold in an X format. People can still play the game on X and Y, but the expansion disc will only be sold to Y players. This means that X players are dropped virtually since they can not progress any farther in the story without the expansion. They can still log in and play though in the world, just don't expect to be able to go any farther in progression.

[SevValen]

Someone has pointed it out already I bet but SE said around 3.x the expansion is when Ps3 support might be dropped

That does not make since to me at all , I mean I do want to try 3.0 because im too curious about the new classes and jobs but why give the system the expansion then drop it some time right after?

[LalaRu]

...there are many others who's PC is lower end

Yep, a good number pf PC will be outperformed by ps3, not everyone have ultimate PC gaming hardware. This makes the drop of ps3 support without sense, if game still supported on low end PCs.

As long as both PC and ps3 can be upgraded by purchase of new hardware (new PC and ps4), eventually the drop of ps3 comes at the point the game will hit the console hardware limitations, as some of you already stated.

Then, you know you (low end PC, ps3 user) are using old or low-end hardware, and you know the experience is better on new hardware, so do not put blame on SE if you are playing a 2014's game (it released on 2013 but the performance problems are reported most on 2014's content) on 2008's hardware.