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

[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?

[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.

[Zileth]

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.

Erm well depends if they ahve it set up like WoW...... Not sure how FF11 set up is but games that offer free updates dont allow you to log on unless you can down load the current version

[Tupsi]

Erm well depends if they ahve it set up like WoW...... Not sure how FF11 set up is but games that offer free updates dont allow you to log on unless you can down load the current version

XI is the same way, unless you're playing on a private server you can't play XI unless you're fully up to date. They dropped PS2 support but still offer updates (for now) until everyone is switched over to PC/360.

[Gilraen]

XI is the same way, unless you're playing on a private server you can't play XI unless you're fully up to date. They dropped PS2 support but still offer updates (for now) until everyone is switched over to PC/360.

They only dropped PS2 support outside of Japan, in Japan they still released the expansion for the PS2. Why the disparity? Well, preceding the expansion there was an official poll asking players what systems they played XI on. Obviously, in Japan the majority of pollsters said PS2 and outside of Japan it was majority PC (though I was not one of them, I played PS2 version on my 60g PS3). So no, the PS2 version of XI hasn't been dropped (except by Sony, who stopped production of the PS2 itself in all markets a year or two ago).

[Kerwin]

They only dropped PS2 support outside of Japan, in Japan they still released the expansion for the PS2. Why the disparity? Well, preceding the expansion there was an official poll asking players what systems they played XI on. Obviously, in Japan the majority of pollsters said PS2 and outside of Japan it was majority PC (though I was not one of them, I played PS2 version on my 60g PS3). So no, the PS2 version of XI hasn't been dropped (except by Sony, who stopped production of the PS2 itself in all markets a year or two ago).

What a great system the PS2 was huh? The HDD back then had more space then the 360's hard drives at launch. You are correct about the expansion and such and had explained perfectly why the EU/NA versions of XI on PS2 were dropped.

[Lithera]

Erm well depends if they ahve it set up like WoW...... Not sure how FF11 set up is but games that offer free updates dont allow you to log on unless you can down load the current version

It would simply require that you had the latest version for YOUR platform even if said platform is no longer receiving major content updates. At update times that platform would only be getting the new item models and sprites and not any new zones, new jobs, new quests etc. It would be the same as playing FFXI without one or more of the expansions.