Quote Originally Posted by Alhanelem View Post
This is irrelevant. No MMO, final fantasy or otherwise, should be released on consoles. Also, just because a franchise is historically released on one platform, doesn't mean that can change- it in fact has changed many times, both for Square Enix and many other developers.

The reason is simple. Virtually all MMOs demand an extendable, upgradable platform, because the games themselves are extended and upgraded over time. Such games should not be released on platforms not capable of that. This isn't about being a PC fanboi, it's about simple facts and reality. Look no further than FFXI and PS2 limitations for the prime example of why an MMO should not be on a console. I have owned every Nintendo console ever made except the virtual boy; I don't hate consoles. But certain kinds of games are not well suited to them.

Capcom was very smart (in a rare display of smartness) with the Monster Hunter series. While the other games were released on consoles, Capcom chose to make their MMO, Monster Hunter Frontier, on the PC in order to be free of the limitations of the consoles avialable at the time. Later, it did release on the xbox 360 (Microsoft threw a lot of money at them to get them to do it), but that was the next generation and the hardware wasn't too likely to be stressed by the game for a while to come.
well WoW upgrades every expansion to use the new tech out there. proof it works to stay on a scalable platform