Differences between PS3 and PS4 besides graphics?

[Anarnee]

You can easily switch from controller to keyboard and mouse. It was not so easy to play keyboard and mouse style via PS3.

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

You can easily switch from controller to keyboard and mouse. It was not so easy to play keyboard and mouse style via PS3.

I'm curious about this. On PS3, I just plug in a usb keyboard and I'm good to go. I always kept the keyboard right beside me. I assume PS4 still gives me this option, plus what you mentioned. Could you elaborate on that?

[OlyverW]

I'm curious about this. On PS3, I just plug in a usb keyboard and I'm good to go. I always kept the keyboard right beside me. I assume PS4 still gives me this option, plus what you mentioned. Could you elaborate on that?

When I switched to the PS4 I was able to use the same usb keyboard I bought for playing it on the PS3

[Anarnee]

I'm curious about this. On PS3, I just plug in a usb keyboard and I'm good to go. I always kept the keyboard right beside me. I assume PS4 still gives me this option, plus what you mentioned. Could you elaborate on that?

:3 If you play with controller and just plug in your keyboard for typing it will work the same, plug and go~ But iiiiif you like to play PC style and use the mouse and keys to control everything, you can switch to that in your character config.

[LalaRu]

The two consolles are so much years apart that a technical comparision cannot be serious. The real thing about differences and already noticed about some QoL that cannot be done easily, is that PS3 have a limited number of objects that can be displayed on a frame, and the game already touched this limit, making any present and future development being aware of that at-every-little-change about what is displayed in game.

Pretty much PS3 support may be dropped one day, just for this single point of feature alone.

[Felis]

More players visible on screen.
Normal hotbars included (not only the crossbar), that allow the player to use skills with the keyboard

[Kosmos992k]

The game looks so much better, it's almost like playing with your glasses vs the PS3 which is like playing without your glasses. Everything is sharper and has more detail.


Seriously though the game is better in nearly every way, physics, sound, visual effects, resolution, framerate, lighting, draw distance, load times, etc...I'd also say that whatever lag you might experience is less evident than on PS3.

With regards to the UI and such, the PS4 version is much closer to the PC version in pretty much every way including support for mouse and keyboard - PS4 supports standard USB keyboards and mice - it also supports the logitech bluetooth ones that were made for PS3.

Also, the PS4 voice-chat facility works while playing, which is helpful if you know other PS4 gamers on FFXIV, but sadly is not cross platform so to voice-chat with non PS4 players you'll still need a third party app on something else.

Oh, if you have a Vita, remote play actually works on PS4, and although you won't be raiding with it, Vita remote play is viable for crafting, gathering and general play. Just be aware that there is a bit of additional lag inherent with any remote play system.

[NaliaBrown]

When I upgraded back in the fall, it was like playing a whole new game. The things I could see! And teleporting into Mor Dhona doesn't take three minutes anymore. If you're wearing a skirt it will move with the wind. I have fewer (next to no) lag spikes. I can hunt now if I want to - I can even see the S ranks, which I couldn't before. I can play with player effects on and party member effects, so I can see where my Scholar friend put down Sacred Soil.

Do you have one of the King Slime hats? Someone above mentioned jiggle physics. It jiggles when you move. Other things jiggle, too. ;-)

[Steady]

Best thing you can do for either console is add an SSD/Hybrid SSD.

[Kosmos992k]

Best thing you can do for either console is add an SSD/Hybrid SSD.

PS4's HDD is plenty fast, adding an SSD speeds some things up, but the degree of improvement when adding a SSD on a PS3 is like night and day.

The thing is that the HDD in a PS4 is a pretty standard 2.5-inch laptop drive, so you get load performance equivalent to a laptop running the game. Yes an SSD will improve things a bit, but it's not like the PS4 is suffering long load times.