RIP PS3 support for FFXIV

[Roth_Trailfinder]

It had to happen. Supporting PS3 beyond 3.x would be absurd. They would essentially have to continue struggling to deal with its limitations five years after PS3's relevancy evaporated.

Supporting PS3 beyond 3.0 would make sense if there was still a large portion of the FF14 playerbase on it. There are still a lot of people playing the game on PS3, just not enough to make continued support worthwhile, apparently.

That said, I'm surprised that they're killing PS3 completely. I expected that whenever PS3 gets dropped, all content up to that point would still be playable. That goes a lot further than just dropping support. That's killing the revenue from those people who, for whatever reason, have yet to get a PS4.

So, with FF14 on PS3 going bye-bye, when will we see PC dropped too?

[kaptainpancake69]

Supporting PS3 beyond 3.0 would make sense if there was still a large portion of the FF14 playerbase on it. There are still a lot of people playing the game on PS3, just not enough to make continued support worthwhile, apparently.

That said, I'm surprised that they're killing PS3 completely. I expected that whenever PS3 gets dropped, all content up to that point would still be playable. That goes a lot further than just dropping support. That's killing the revenue from those people who, for whatever reason, have yet to get a PS4.

So, with FF14 on PS3 going bye-bye, when will we see PC dropped too?

Seriously?

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Seriously?

No, NOT seriously.

I don't know what the breakdown between PS4 players and PC players is. Unless one or the other shrinks dramatically (as, I presume, the PS3 playerbase in the time since the PS4 came along) this game will remain on both PS4 and PC for a long time.

Its not "PS3 limitations" that caused them to make the complete cancellation of FF14 on PS3. Its the lack of revenue compared to the expense incurred by maintaining the PS3 as a platform.

[ChameleonMS]

So, with FF14 on PS3 going bye-bye, when will we see PC dropped too?

I presume you mean an increase in the minimum requirements for PCs to shove those under power machines on to the electronic waste heap too.

[Blood-Aki]

Supporting PS3 beyond 3.0 would make sense if there was still a large portion of the FF14 playerbase on it. There are still a lot of people playing the game on PS3, just not enough to make continued support worthwhile, apparently.

That said, I'm surprised that they're killing PS3 completely. I expected that whenever PS3 gets dropped, all content up to that point would still be playable. That goes a lot further than just dropping support. That's killing the revenue from those people who, for whatever reason, have yet to get a PS4.

So, with FF14 on PS3 going bye-bye, when will we see PC dropped too?

If people are serious about this game, They will upgrade, i started this game on ps3 and i ended up quitting for half a year because i REFUSED to keep playing this game on ps3, untill i either had a PC or PS4, (among other small reasons but this, was most of it) because i could not STAND the 5 minute load times, and, back when FATES were really popular. vanishing enemies/players, etc. You ever tried Odin Fate on a ps3 with half the server fighting him? Don't even bother.

[RyuSaarva]

If people are serious about this game, They will upgrade, i started this game on ps3 and i ended up quitting for half a year because i REFUSED to keep playing this game on ps3, untill i either had a PC or PS4, (among other small reasons but this, was most of it) because i could not STAND the 5 minute load times, and, back when FATES were really popular. vanishing enemies/players, etc. You ever tried Odin Fate on a ps3 with half the server fighting him? Don't even bother.

I am still on ps3 and SD TV and I most likely play more than 90% of people in here.

[Vaer]

They probably got tired of designing around the PS3 memory and looked at the number of players on PS3 and felt dropping it would benefit the game in the long run.

For example they had to hide two modules to actually implement focus target on PS3.

"The focus target function has now been added to the PlayStation®3 version of the game.
* Server info and the EXP bar will not be visible while using the focus target function in the PlayStation®3 version."

They said they wanted to add new UI stuff for buffs which I doubt the PS3 would be able to handle if they already had to hide modules just so focus target could function properly.

[Hanayumi]

Hmm so... who to blame once this happens...?
32bit limitation...? >.<

[Kurogaea]

Only thing I could imagine changing for 14 would be graphics, and larger areas. Anything more would be doubtful as of now. When the limitaions drop, the intent of change and improvisation will come to surface, as I doubt there is absolutely anything they're willing to do differently after what Yoshi said during that one interview. But, I'm an optimist, I'll give it 2 patch cycles before deciding its the SOS (same old s***)

[Norleas]

At least now the game will have less limitations.