Please consider dropping PS3 sooner rather than later.

[LudvicStone]

As the title says, please, please, please consider dropping it before the rumored 4.0 expac, as things are going it's only going to hold the game back more and more with each 3.x update and QoL updates with its outdated tech, you have given PS3 players many chances to upgrade as to not get left behind.
It just needs to happen sooner rather than later, because once you cut support for it you can improve the game much more, I know am not the first to say it, but I would like to remind you of it.

[Colorful]

As much as I want PS3 support to be dropped, it would be unethical for them to stop support for an expansion that's still ongoing that they sold for PS3. I just hope they drop it with 4.0 at the latest.

[Averax]

As much as I want PS3 support to be dropped, it would be unethical for them to stop support for an expansion that's still ongoing that they sold for PS3. I just hope they drop it with 4.0 at the latest.

I thought that once PS3 support was dropped, ps3 users would still be able to play, but they would no longer make expansions for the PS3 or design choices with the PS3 in mind.

[Colorful]

I thought that once PS3 support was dropped, ps3 users would still be able to play, but they would no longer make expansions for the PS3 or design choices with the PS3 in mind.

That would depend on the choices they make I suppose, if they decided to merge each separate nation into one large area it would cause problems for PS3 users. In the end it would be simpler to just end the support as then you wouldn't have PS3 players complaining that they still pay for the game, and that they can no longer access this area, or a specific item can't be displayed on their system, or they added a UI feature that wouldn't work with PS3. I don't know though, and I'm not even sure if they've finalized that decision.

[UltimateAoe2]

As much as I want PS3 support to be dropped, it would be unethical for them to stop support for an expansion that's still ongoing that they sold for PS3. I just hope they drop it with 4.0 at the latest.

They already considered dropping PS3 for 4.0, i'm pretty sure Yoshida has said that somewhere in a live letter.

[Rawrz]

SSD PS3 Master Race though.

[Riardon]

The game can be improved graphically and its gameplay mechanics if they drop PS3. PS3 really holds it back. PS3 users had a huge free upgrade campaign which got extended too. They will be able to focus on improving the overall game away from the PS3 limitations and also further improve the PC client, PS4 version and the mac version.

[Kuwagami]

PS3 users had a huge free upgrade campaign which got extended too.

Free upgrade ? Not everyone can afford a PS4....

PS3 being left out won't happen before 4.0.

[Gilraen]

The game can be improved graphically and its gameplay mechanics if they drop PS3. PS3 really holds it back. PS3 users had a huge free upgrade campaign which got extended too. They will be able to focus on improving the overall game away from the PS3 limitations and also further improve the PC client, PS4 version and the mac version.

If you really think they will improve the graphics just by dropping a console then you should really stop holding your breath else you'll faint. People had been demanding this with XI for literal years and Square never did and probably never will. WoW is doing a graphical upgrade but that's more to catch up with games like XIV and it's only on PC. Sure, PS3 players had a chance (it ended in May) to upgrade but you talk like everyone has a PS4 now, a pretty gross assumption there.

[Colorful]

If you really think they will improve the graphics just by dropping a console then you should really stop holding your breath else you'll faint. People had been demanding this with XI for literal years and Square never did and probably never will. WoW is doing a graphical upgrade but that's more to catch up with games like XIV and it's only on PC. Sure, PS3 players had a chance (it ended in May) to upgrade but you talk like everyone has a PS4 now, a pretty gross assumption there.

WoW's improved its engine significantly over the years (includings the visuals of course) to compete with MMOs as they came and died out. Do you honestly believe the game would have survived if it still looked like what it did back in Vanilla, and things like animations and model quality didn't improve quite a bit? The reason they couldn't improve FFXI significantly was due to the PS2, but back when FFXI was released the PS2 was still in its prime, this isn't, and was never the case with the PS3.

As Yoshida stated, they want to compete with things like Everquest Next and all future MMOs, I don't know if you've ever seen that but the physics and visuals are very nice, and that was back in 2013. WoW is no longer the competitor it used to be, and I can see it dying down if Legion is flop like WoD. The PS3 was dead on the release of FFXIV (or rather, very outdated). The parts it's holding the game is quite clear, raids like CT and ST have to be separated with loading screens, areas are separated and isn't just one seamless world, and as the interview stated earlier, they can't have incredibly large scale FATEs (this would also limit their boss design in raids, dungeons and trials).

Yoshida has said he wants the game to last 10 years, and keeping PS3 around isn't the way to achieve that. By the time 4.0 rolls around it'll probably be 2017, and the PS3 will be 10 years old. No one should expect 10 year old hardware to keep being supported then, nor should they demand stifling the game because they can't move past decade old technology.