Consoles are holding this game back (graphically)

[Wildsprite]

Oi, there are many objects that can end up more expensive on triangle count than a character. While I'm not defending said flower pot, I wish this example would die, Triangles are pretty cheap in comparison to shaders/textures.

that example will never die because Yoshi-P himself gave that example for the changes in models within the game.
the graphics engine adjustments however were made because the original graphics engine was unfinished at the time of FFXIV 1.0 release(this was according to both Yoshi-P and Tanaka) there was no way the original engine could support anything but the PC, not even the PS4 could have handled it. it was a mess
the textures were changed due to lower end PCs and the PS3.
I agree that we should have an option for higher end textures for PC but I have little doubt this would result in a huge download for anyone who used it.