Scrap ps3 Start ps4

[Gotenmaru]

Sigh... I swear the amount of beaten dead horses on this forum I'm shocked the ASPCA or WWF have not said anything. -_-;
People cant seem to understand something so simple unless its burned into their heads with a branding iron.....

[Eldryan]

Gotenmaru! You wasted your first forum post on a thread like this!? That's like giving your virginity to the hobo who lives in an abandoned car, because you just had the itch that day.

On a serious note, Yoshi have said that the current game engine was designed to be scalable to the whatever platform it plays on, because he was already aware of the limitations caused by the PS2 on FFXI. As some have already stated in this thread, you don't have to worry about the PS3 holding the game back.

There, took my turn on the dead horse, now to get out of here before the forum regulars return from Beta forum.

[Pwnagraphic]

Yoshi-P already stated that porting to the PS4 would be possible but that's not the focus. There's a bigger market for the PS3.

[REDace0]

Whenever someone has asked, Yoshi-P has said that he can't say anything about a PS4 version because it hasn't been announced, not that they have no plans. But Square-Enix and other developers and publishers have known about the PS4 for many months. I'm almost certain that that the PS4 version is in the planning stages at least, especially since PS4 architecture is so much closer to PC than PS3 architecture is. I would be only mildly surprised if ARR is available as a launch title for PS4. Of course any official word on this will be withheld until closer to that time for maximum free marketing potential.

[Genjuro]

The PS4, hardware wise, is pretty much just a standard computer anyway. Look at it's specs and you'll see that they're not too different from your own computer specs. In that vein, it is clearly possible to just port the PC version to the PS4 and call it a day.

The PS3 is so different from a normal PC that it NEEDS a dedicated version. You can't just repackage the PC version into the PS3 and call it a day.

Now having said that, program language wise is another issue. But in that case you'll have to convert the PC version no matter what you do.

[Ashiee]

They just need to make a port for PS4, and phase out PS3 when we will inevitably run into "PS3 Limitations"

[Aminore]

They just need to make a port for PS4, and phase out PS3 when we will inevitably run into "PS3 Limitations"

besides graphics and a possible lower frame rate the ps3 doesn't have any game breaking limitations. unless people really didn't know that they can swap to a bigger hdd in their ps3

[Elexia]

They just need to make a port for PS4, and phase out PS3 when we will inevitably run into "PS3 Limitations"

Looking at the specs of the PS4, I already see 2 things that will create "PS4 limitations" for an MMORPG. Sorry to break it to you but every console will limit an MMORPG in some way, the PS3 will not limit the game for years (If ARR even lasts that long) much like the PS2 didn't limit FFXI until years down the line.

The limitation of consoles mainly rests within these 2 categories: Memory and storage. The PS3 and PS4 has stronger memory capabilities but eventually, they both will limit what XIV can do in certain aspects but nothing directly involving main gameplay. So when the PS3 limits XIV and they port it to PS4, where will they port it then when the PS4 limits XIV?

There is literally no reason to own a PS4 for the first year or two.

[Abriael]

Looking at the specs of the PS4, I already see 2 things that will create "PS4 limitations" for an MMORPG. Sorry to break it to you but every console will limit an MMORPG in some way, the PS3 will not limit the game for years (If ARR even lasts that long) much like the PS2 didn't limit FFXI until years down the line.

The limitation of consoles mainly rests within these 2 categories: Memory and storage. The PS3 and PS4 has stronger memory capabilities but eventually, they both will limit what XIV can do in certain aspects but nothing directly involving main gameplay. So when the PS3 limits XIV and they port it to PS4, where will they port it then when the PS4 limits XIV?

There is literally no reason to own a PS4 for the first year or two.

There's no indication that the PS4's storage won't be expansible. So no, there aren't any "storage limitations" in sight.

As for memory limitations, there's no indication that PC games will ever require more than 4 gb of memory in the upcoming several years, this without mentioning that the PS4's 8 GB will be shared, which is more flexible than usual PC memory.

Even in the sci-fi scenario that sees the PC version overtaking 8 GB of memory required between system and video, assets can be downgraded to fit in the PS4 version only.

So no. There's no possibility for the PS4 version to "limit FFXIV", but mind you, the same can be said for the PS3 version, as it limits only itself.