They should scrap the PS3 version.

[Alhanelem]

Not everyone wants to bother with all the additional work a PC brings. Which is why consoles have a bigger installed base than gaming PC.

Actually, that's not true. PCs have a larger install base in North America and Europe. Only in Japan do they have a larger install base- largely because Japan is a highly populated area and many households are small in space don't have the space for a PC.

Even the most rudimentary PC bought today can play many games out there.

Only it does. That's how you fit a game from a superior platform into an inferior one.

The only way to fit a game from a superior platform to an inferior one is to make the game inferior on that platform. I would not release my product on any platform where I can not assure the highest quality over time.

It's not my responsibility to worry about bitching. FFXI is still alive and kicking, despite the bitches.

Nobody said you had a responsibility. that doesn't mean this is a good thing.

[Abriael]

Actually, that's not true. PCs have a larger install base in North America and Europe. Only in Japan do they have a larger install base- largely because Japan is a highly populated area and many households are small in space don't have the space for a PC.

Even the most rudimentary PC bought today can play many games out there.

Which is why I said GAMING PC. Sure. There are a whole lot of PCs out there with integrated intel graphics card. Guess what? They won't run ARR, even more so because their owners are not gamers and can't care the less about Final Fantasy.

The installed base of the PS3 in the hands of actual gamers is much larger.

The only way to fit a game from a superior platform to an inferior one is to make the game inferior on that platform. I would not release my product on any platform where I can not assure the highest quality over time.

That's your personal problem, and has nothing to do with the subject at hand.

Nobody said you had a responsibility. that doesn't mean this is a good thing.

Again. The more money a game makes, the more it'll be supported, on all platforms. And yes, it's a good thing.

[Kyra]

I just finished watching the "Tour of Eorzea" video. They should really consider scrapping the PS3 version.

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

[Phen]

I think people are really unaware of the way things are in Japan. The reason ffxi is still on ps2 in japan is because its still a huge part of the player base. Having this game on ps3/ps4 will be a huge bump not a minor one.

[Godking]

People always need something to complain about.

[Yrusama]

It's threads like these that make me question the sobriety of the OP.

Should they have made a PS3 version? (And I mean, should that decision have been made back before 2010?) Probably not, but they promised everyone a PS3 version and they can't back out without disappointing, and losing, a lot of fans. You should appreciate how many promises they're trying to keep, given how many SE has broken in the past.

[nokinator]

LOL i thought for sure this thread would have been locked by now

[Veltaine]

why is there so much crap against ps3 owners having a copy of the game? i am in full support of this cuz the larger player base is way more fun.. and besides, Final Fantasy XI is getting a new expansion

360 + PC (Ps2 is being removed)

XIV 2.0

PS3 + PC

seems fair

[Legado]

I just finished watching the "Tour of Eorzea" video. They should really consider scrapping the PS3 version.

There was so much screen tearing and the frame rate was plain horrible. "We're bringing in the guys from Sony" doesn't give me much hope.

If they try to actually sell that for money, it will just piss even more fans off.

Who else agrees they should give up on the PS3 version? Release ARR for PC and perhaps consider a future PS4 release.

This.. I mean.. this thread.. *throws chair out the window* Upvote for ispano. Optimization and capture cards when recording ps3 footage can kill fps.

[Andrien]

I would really hate to play with the PC community alone.. ugh, I don't even want to think about it, I've seen enough grass complaints already.