[Dev] Overtaxation of PC Hardware

[Maxi_Irving]

So, if I didn't get the last paragraph wrong, they still don't consider DX10/11 to be widespread enough to warrant an implementation? Also, whatever this has to do with the PS3? PS3 is not running windows, so DX version doesn't matter!

I don't understand that either. Plenty of PC games offer both a DX9 and DX10 option for players, whether the console version supported it or not. There's no reason the PC players should be denied of this even if the PS3 is not capable. It doesn't create any kind of imbalance whatsoever.

[Ilean]

I don't understand that either. Plenty of PC games offer both a DX9 and DX10 option for players, whether the console version supported it or not. There's no reason the PC players should be denied of this even if the PS3 is not capable. It doesn't create any kind of imbalance whatsoever.

SE is dumb like that around this topic, obviously lot of games do eactly that and it works well.

On the other hand I don't blame Yoshida much, asking the man to give us DX10/11 features while the game is in life support, his job on the line... he probably won't even consider it. Also engine features like DX version is likely out of Yoshida's direct domain.

Best hope we have if the game survives is they might consider adding DX10/11 features in a year or two.

[SAMINUS]

SE is dumb like that around this topic, obviously lot of games do eactly that and it works well.

On the other hand I don't blame Yoshida much, asking the man to give us DX10/11 features while the game is in life support, his job on the line... he probably won't even consider it. Also engine features like DX version is likely out of Yoshida's direct domain.

Best hope we have if the game survives is they might consider adding DX10/11 features in a year or two.

At this rate, FFXIV might not get DX11 support until DX13 is out. DX12 is not too far off from release. So ya, possibly in a few years.