I know. I'm just pointing out the problems. In other words, I'm saying, the compromises are limiting its uses severely.
And yes, I'm hinting at the idea of dropping PS3 support. It's a feat to make FF14 run on PS3, indeed. But when you consider that this "feat" is achieved by chopping off fingers and toes so it fits into the extremely limited capabilities that PS3 provide, then it taints that feat.
I know PS3 support is entirely a commercial decision. If ARR came out in 2014 instead, then not supporting PS3 could have been a very real option. Hopefully by 4.0 PS3 support can be dropped completely and we can finally have a proper UI that isn't limited anymore by 2006 hardware performance.