Patience isnt always a viable solution. The PS3 is being targeted by MMORPG developers now, and there are a few released (DCUO, FreeRealms), a few in the works (The Agency, an NCSoft MMO), and more "hinted" at or underwraps that are on their way. While none of these (so far) are ground breaking, all it takes is one quality MMORPG on the PS3 before FFXIV's release to put a huge dent in their re-release.

That being said I am well aware that a poor release can be just as costly, its a tightrope you walk thats for sure, I hope you make the right choices Square Enix.