PS3 support is done

[Mysteltain]

As a ps3 player it's a bit sad to see people really happy that other people might no longer be able to play. But i do understand that there were restriction caused by keeping the support so i won't say i don't understand partially, just remember that this might hurt more people then help . Luckily got a ps4 for my birthday so hope I'll be able to switch soon especially if we're getting a free upgrade.

As a former PS3 player, I do feel for those who'll inevitably get left behind. But I would be extremely surprised in Yoshida and the rest of the dev team didn't take a lot of their information into consideration before making this decision. What with the dropping PS4 prices, the difficulty of catering to PC, PS4, and PS3 players combined, and the (likely) dwindling PS3 player population, they probably felt that now was the best time to drop support. After all, if they didn't drop support with 4.0, then we'd be waiting another two years for this to happen with 5.0. The PS3 population would continue to shift to PS4 or PC, and the devs would continue spending time creating content work-arounds for the lower specs of the PS3 instead of working on improving the overall game quality.

[Lexia]

As a ps3 player it's a bit sad to see people really happy that other people might no longer be able to play. But i do understand that there were restriction caused by keeping the support so i won't say i don't understand partially, just remember that this might hurt more people then help . Luckily got a ps4 for my birthday so hope I'll be able to switch soon especially if we're getting a free upgrade.

Well yoshi already said back at 3.0 release that they weren't sure if they were going to continue ps3 support for 4.0 So not like huge bombshell was dropped, the writing was already on the wall they just made it official.

[Zigabar]

As a ps3 player it's a bit sad to see people really happy that other people might no longer be able to play. But i do understand that there were restriction caused by keeping the support so i won't say i don't understand partially, just remember that this might hurt more people then help . Luckily got a ps4 for my birthday so hope I'll be able to switch soon especially if we're getting a free upgrade.

We're not happy that PS3 players are being left behind... We're happy the game can finally move forward in many ways. And there's no way dropping the PS3 will hurt more players than it will help.

And, per a reddit user:

At 299 and a Summer release. If you were to put away 10 dollars a week from your paycheck, you will have enough to buy a PS4 before the expansion comes out. Think of things you might buy, coffee, snacks, smokes, cut back on anything of the sorts and before you know it you'll have the cash to upgrade to enjoy the expansion.

[TheGrimace]

I've seen people jokingly (non jokingly) referring to PS3 players as demons or subhuman in the wake of this. It's really awkward and I'd like to suggest that people not do that.

I think that leaving the PS3 behind will ultimately be best for the game, but the vitriol the playerbase has for PS3 users is really gross.

[Empress]

With PS3 Finally Dropped I hope now that we can drop the Egis and can now have bigger summons but im guessing thats a huge leap that probably wont happen lol

[Dannythm]

They need to clarify if the ps3 support drop will be only for 4.0 content or for the whole game, like, keeping 2.0 and 3.0 active for PS3 players.

[MaethusXion]

They need to clarify if the ps3 support drop will be only for 4.0 content or for the whole game, like, keeping 2.0 and 3.0 active for PS3 players.

They said that they're going to force upgrade PS3 to a free PS4 version, so ALL PS3 support is going away

[kaptainpancake69]

They need to clarify if the ps3 support drop will be only for 4.0 content or for the whole game, like, keeping 2.0 and 3.0 active for PS3 players.

Would be good if they reworked the areas like WoW did with the old zones into one seamless area, and PS3 was taken off the shelves completely.

[kaptainpancake69]

If they change the IU, inventory system and lots of other things that is univeral and NOT tied to old content, then the PS3 can't play the old content either with the new updates.

[Derio]

They need to clarify if the ps3 support drop will be only for 4.0 content or for the whole game, like, keeping 2.0 and 3.0 active for PS3 players.

They said the whole game. Ps3 version will become inactive once 4.0 patch hits