Couple of PS4 Questions

[Niwashi]

Account:

Yes, you can register both a PC and PS4 copy of the game to the same account so that you can play the same character(s) with either.


Hardware and performance:

The PS4 holds up pretty well. You might see somewhat longer load screen times than on PC if your PS4 has the original HDD, though that can be sped up by upgrading the hard drive to an SSD. Whether that would bring it in line with your PC depends on the specs of your PC. The PS4 isn't a cutting edge gaming rig, but that's mostly immaterial since FFXIV doesn't really require a cutting edge gaming rig.


Control scheme:

You'll at the very least want a keyboard for chat. While it's possible to type with the controller, it's pretty awkward and I wouldn't recommend it. The most common pattern among PS4 users (myself included) is keyboard for chat and controller for everything else. But if you use a keyboard / mouse control scheme on PC and want to keep it for the sake of familiarity, that control scheme is supported by the PS4 version. Well, more accurately I should say a standard keyboard / mouse control scheme is supported. If on your PC you use a gaming mouse or keyboard with a bunch of extra programmable buttons, I'm pretty sure the PS4 will only recognize the standard buttons and ignore the additional ones.

If along with going from PC to PS4, you're also planning on going from keyboard/mouse to controller as your primary interface, it will take a bit of getting used to. The controller will feel awkward for a while, the same way keyboard mouse control feels awkward for me. (I primarily play on PS4 but also have the PC version, and switch control schemes along with platforms.) While movement is easier and more intuitive on controller, it takes a bit of configuration to make actions and targeting work easily. Once configured, I'd say actions are easier with controller except for ground targeted actions which are easier with a mouse. Targeting might be slightly easier with keyboard/mouse if only because the controller doesn't have an equivalent to mouseovers.

Let us know if you want controller configuration advice, as that can get a whole topic on its own.