PS3 a real problem or not

[Laraul]

In my experience, the people with the longest load times are those who run the game on older laptops with 1-3GB of RAM and have no dedicated VRAM.

That's the way it goes with the PC version. It can run on the latest and greatest, or a 2008 budget laptop! Some people play on these older systems because it's their only option.

[Gilraen]

In my experience, the people with the longest load times are those who run the game on older laptops with 1-3GB of RAM and have no dedicated VRAM.

That's the way it goes with the PC version. It can run on the latest and greatest, or a 2008 budget laptop! Some people play on these older systems because it's their only option.

Yeah, this is one of the reasons for the 'downgrade' between 1.# and 2.0. Not the PS3, supposedly 1.# could have ran on it, but those PCs that couldn't even begin to run it. My laptop, which runs 2.0 like a boss, had a hard time at medium settings. And it was new at the time, an Asus g53sx! I dare not imagine what the average home computer in Japan was like then. And that's the rub. Sure, you may have the most beastly rig, but it all comes down to the average computer. I think it's safe to say that it's not a gaming rig like yours.

[MiniTofu]

True but not every PC gamer is a laptop user. I'm on desktop, every parts can be swapped out upgrade $150+ (sell old part and get new) every 2-3 years. Laptop GPUs are usually 30-40% slower than desktop. Today the 900M series due to efficiency design, it is close 15-20% from desktop.

Older laptop with 1-3GB RAM with 4 cores or less, those laptop are worth $200-$300 comparing to console $400-500. >.> Console is still much weaker than a budget gaming PC and it cannot be upgraded except the HDD to SSD.

To answer OP
As tech move on, PS3 is limited for ages, PS4 is already at the limit right now too! If you doubt that... seriously go read up more about game development how each company said about X1 and PS4 with resolution gate vs FPS gate. For graphical games, you have a choice to pick 60FPS or 1080p. Some can be both because they are not graphical, indie games. DX12 on X1 might turn the game around but that's just 1 software upgrade that's about it. No more upgrades later.

[Nephera]

I think some of those people remembering 1.0's zones favorably might have some memory limitations.