Consoles are holding this game back (graphically)

[Wildsprite]

True. Then again, if they were to drop PS3 support I wouldn't be surprised if they also upped the minimum specs required at the same time. I would wager that the overwhelming majority of PC users are using machines with much higher specs than the minimum required.

this is a possibility. however it's a huge risk. atleast with dropping PS3 support quite a lot of the PS3 users have already moved to the PS4 or a PC. many people I know are playing this game on PCs that barely meet the minimum, and cannot afford to buy a updated PC anytime soon. I would really hate to see them not be able to play.
on the other hand they could do a census with PC players asking them for a submission the specs of their PC. it wouldnt be hard to do either they could have them use the benchmark and submit the file it produces(when you save the results).