[Dev] Overtaxation of PC Hardware

[Grit]

Does that matter? All that means is SE is saying, want the game to look pretty, have a good rig. This game is playable on complete pieces of crap. I run it on my laptop which is a hair under minimum specifications.

1.83Ghz Core 2 Duo
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
3GB RAM

The minimum specifications are indeed just as important as the recommended specifications. And those are also one of the highest of games on the market.

The GTX 460 released less than 2 years ago. So FFXIV was developed in such a way that someone with a PC over 2 years old wouldn't be able to run the game smoothly at default settings. And that is a problem when you're trying to establish a strong player base.

:Edit:

Actually, since FFXIV was released in September, anyone with a graphics card over 1 year old wouldn't meet recommended requirements. Recommended requirements equating to smooth gameplay at default settings.