PS3 limitations?

[Pwnagraphic]

I don't really get what problem XI had on the PS2. It was a PS2 game ported to the PC xD

[Alhanelem]

I don't really get what problem XI had on the PS2. It was a PS2 game ported to the PC xD

The problem was the game has more or less grown to thep oint where it needs and uses every square inch of what the PS2 can give it- making it more difficult for them to continue expanding and updating the game despite the playerbase it still has.

[Solace]

The problem isn't "what can be scaled".
The problem is "What how and if, they will scale it".

As long as it's lead developed on PC, it will help.. BUT if they decide to make some low end textures and just not upgrade them, because making multiple LODS and textures, is harder than making a few..
"Which they have done in like all games, since forever".
Then you end up with some lazy devs, who think low end texture work is fine, across all platforms..

I like to think SE will not follow that cheap method of game making. I don't really think they will.
I do find it funny how many people have zero experience in making games, but have such set in stone opinions, about things they have no idea about in reality.

I on the other hand have scripted, 3d animated and textured games.. I actually know..

Anyway the OP post is invalid, due to lack of common sense.
Your understanding of how they make games is flawed.
So your topic is flawed..

Point being. NO, there will almost certainly not be any kind of down side, to the PC version of this game, because it is being developed on the PC..
Get it?
Can we /thread this now?

[Abriael]

The answer? YES. PS3 limitations are already happening and confirmed by the developer.

False. As all this guy posts.

The developer explicitly denied that there will be any limitations due to the PS3.

[Alhanelem]

False. As all this guy posts.

The developer explicitly denied that there will be any limitations due to the PS3.

Actually, what he says is half-true. They have acknowledged that there are hardware considerations that need to be made on the PS3 version- but they're specifically developing the PS3 client to avoid running into them. As i explained previously, there are minor differences in the gamepad UI and other things that will reduce memory usage and such so that they will have room for everything they might need to do later.

In short, they are aware that the PS3 is weaker than most of the PCs that will run the game and they are building the client knowing those limitations and how to deal with them in advance.

[Destain]

Little bit nervous about this.

a friend told me that SE has admitted that there WILL be PS3 limitations on FFXIV development

I'm not surprised because PS3 is ancient, 8 year old hardware

what do you guys think the PS3 limitations are?? storage space, area sizes?

somewhat related: why are they releasing FFXIV on PS3 when the console is already out of date? isn't the plan to make FFXIV last a long time? how's that going to work on an out of date console?

Discuss

Who is this friend that is always feeding you lies/half truths? Tell your "friend" if "he" did any amount of googling or searching forum history most of the things "he" says/asks can be verified, clarified or debunked. PS3 will not run as well as a CPU but that is because its not as powerful as a computer. You can also tell your "friend" it is rumored that PS3 copies will come with the download code for FFXIV for PS4

[Zenaku]

dude your concerns are wrong. ffxiv is pc first then ps3. theres no way in hell that the ps3 version will hold back anything in the pc version this is not ffxi. Yoshi p Is just keeping his word that a ps3 version will happen. in that video you saw the ps3 version wasn't even completed. he could of showed a bull shot video of the ps3 version but he kept it real and show you the progress of the ps3 version at that time. trust me the ps3 version will be better that that but it wont be up to par with the pc version.

a ps4 version is very possible but he's not focus on that right now. he's saving ffxiv and giving the players a console version as promise.

In the way PC can be limit by PS3 when it come to how many thing they can display. Meaning we wont have Large battle in FFXIV. But they said a way to fix is to program the ps3 version to load the right mobs so it be easy for them to fight a large battle.

Overall i don't see much of a limit having in the PC version but i would not say they wont be at all.

[Pwnagraphic]

In the way PC can be limit by PS3 when it come to how many thing they can display. Meaning we wont have Large battle in FFXIV. But they said a way to fix is to program the ps3 version to load the right mobs so it be easy for them to fight a large battle.

Overall i don't see much of a limit having in the PC version but i would not say they wont be at all.

Apparently you've never done the Lady Vox raid on EQOA ( PS2 version)

[jax_gongora]

The games is originally developed for pc not pc so there will not be any ps3 limitations and when they port it over to ps3 they can allways scale it down. Now that we are feeding trolls. I would like to have 3 large pizzas and all of them be meat lovers im hungry

[Zenaku]

Apparently you've never done the Lady Vox raid on EQOA ( PS2 version)

apparently not seeing how i never played EQOA lol.