They should scrap the PS3 version.

[Abriael]

You're right, it is here to stay. I'm not crying- I'm simply posing a logical argument about what would be better for the game- regardless of whether or not it will actually happen.

Only, your argument doesn't include much logic and especially it doesn't include much knowledge about the topic at hand.

The problem does exist. batch-downgrading assets doesn't solve the issue at hand.

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

Who said anything about soon? It took 10 years of FFXI before PS2 support began the process of being dropped in FFXI. It *will* happen, eventually. Then you'll have a million threads bitching about the support drop and how "we're still customers too" and "we shouldn't have to buy a new console to play the game"

It's not my responsibility to worry about bitching nor is yours. FFXI is still alive and kicking, despite the bitches. This is a technical discussion, not a discussion about people bitching because maybe, who knows, support for their platform will be dropped several years from now.

- and on that last part, I agree- if only they bought a PC, it would have lasted longer before even needing upgrades, and you could perform those upgrades for less than buying a new console.

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. A lot of people just want to put the disc in and play and bringing in that *massive* playerbase can only be good for PC players as well.

The more money a game makes, the more it'll be supported, on all platforms.