Thread: Would You Buy This On Vita?

I'm curious to see what type of input I'd get on here about this. With the PS3 release coming at some point and the Vita being a capable and connected system, if SE ever considered making this for Vita, would you buy it?

I mean, it looks as if XIV ihas undergone a fair amount of changes and the momentum doesn't seem to be stopping. In my opinion, what better way to get some more exposure on this installment than to have a portable version where you can take your characters with you?

My main concerns (probably should have mentioned this earlier) are if the primary portable market would understand a pay model (when XIV goes back to a subscription) and if the card/cartridge-based media may be susceptible to any exploits.

God yes!!!!!!

I've been wanting a good portable MMO for a long time.

FFXIV for Vita? I'll buy it in a heartbeat.

Buy it on Vita and play without a keyboard? Yeah, no thanks.

Well, when it comes out on PS3, it's in a sense going to be without a keyboard as well. With the Vita, you have two touch interfaces that can be used for an on-screen keyboard not unlike most phones today.

If I recall, there are also some MMOs available on Android's marketplace. With SE's idea of keeping XIV still accessible to the casual market, having this pick-up-and-go/play in interval approach would work on a handheld, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Fitch

Well, when it comes out on PS3, it's in a sense going to be without a keyboard as well. With the Vita, you have two touch interfaces that can be used for an on-screen keyboard not unlike most phones today.

If I recall, there are also some MMOs available on Android's marketplace. With SE's idea of keeping XIV still accessible to the casual market, having this pick-up-and-go/play in interval approach would work on a handheld, in my opinion.

An on-screen keyboard would only get in the way. Besides, the point is that a keyboard is much more efficient than whatever buttons the Vita (or any pad) can offer for gameplay. The fact that you can't have a single button/combination for each ability slows you down as you need multiple taps to navigate the action bars and macro palettes.