Quote Originally Posted by ClausL View Post
This topic is about whether the PS3 version will hold back the PC version.

If you need proof, just look at the new, downgraded FFXIV textures. Some of the new ARR graphics look straight out of FFXI 2003.

Why? To accommodate the PS3. The game's aesthetics have been mauled to death in all areas. Just look at any of the official videos.

I'm sorry but your statements here are false. PS3 might have limitations but in your examples they are it's own and separate limitations. Your perceived downgraded aesthetics are not due to the PS3 but due to SE wanting more lower end PC users to be able to play the game.

Also Yoshi P himself has said that they will be able to keep the graphics on PC higher than on the console as an example he has said that they will be adding DirectX 11 support on PC sometime after launch it's just not something they're working on currently because they just don't have the time.

Finally regardless of how you feel about it Yoshi P has said they want to keep to their promises to release this on PS3. PS3 users have been waiting even longer than the rest of us. I personally find this admirable.