SO.... TOUCH SCREEN AND PLAY

[Gramul]

No. I don't like smearing my fingers all over a screen to play a game.

Plebeians.

[Pseudopsia]

Get this thing running on a Windows 8 Pro tablet (Surface or otherwise) and things start to get interesting. However with crap GPUs these things look like they will have, not sure how well it will run.

http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/t...XE700T1C-A01US

Intel integrated graphics HD 4000 anyone >.>;

Yes Intel HD 4000 is too weak. I did some searching and found all in one computers with touchscreen and playable graphics cards. Found one touchscreen notebooks with decent graphic card. Still searching...

These have mobile GPU Nvidia 640M which is much better than Intel HD 4000.

Dell - XPS One 27" Touch-Screen All-In-One Computer

Acer - Aspire 27" Touch-Screen All-In-One Computer

Touchscreen Ultrabook with Nvidia 630m:
New Inspiron 15z Ultrabook models >= $999

Edit: For anyone eager for touchscreen for FFXIV, you should wait before buying anything. There's no promise it will be supported.

[Soukyuu]

They don't plan to implement it for PCs, it's more of a gimmick atm, for them to play with. Since Yoshida wants us to play FFXIV anywhere, it's only logical that in future we might see the touch interface on tablets - once they are powerful enough to handle FFXIV.

[Yashnaheen]

I can't support anything that would help validate Windows 8.

[indira]

controller like wii-u or PSvita im all for. i like the big wii-u pad.

you can use a tablet or your phones as a remote touch screen but its laggy. like below on my Xoom i posted awhile ago, not sure how a touchscreen monitor works with the game i dont own one.

[Zhinse]

I love the idea of touch screen controls. I love the idea of FFXIV on tablets.

[Venat]

Be good to see FFXIV put on the Wii U. Maybe ps4 and new xbox will feature touch screens.

[Meatdawg]

No. I don't like smearing my fingers all over a screen to play a game.

I'm fine with mouse/keyboard or controller.

Hmm at least it's not a Kinnect controller.... I would imaging us standing up and flailing our arms to cast spells/attack..

[Pseudopsia]

Hmm at least it's not a Kinnect controller.... I would imaging us standing up and flailing our arms to cast spells/attack..

Think of how great shape you will be in doing that 12 hours a day... if you live through it

[RathSkybreaker]

I read somewhere that this game will be compatible with windows 8, and some of it's touch features. I heard small things like moving items around will be available....not sure where I heard it though, pretty sure it's official.