PS3 Version Bad Suprise

[Hestern_Nestern]

Hiya~~

One must also make sure that 720p is selected in the Display Settings for your PS3. You'll find "Display Settings" in the left-most drop-down list on your PS3 main page (I might have said this wrong; if so, I apologise). There will be some selection akin to "resolution settings" that you will see. Click to adjust it. There, you will be presented with a few options, one of them being HDMI. When clicking HDMI, it will give you the options, AUTOMATIC and CUSTOM. Select custom. There, ensure that 720 is selected (while leaving the other selections checked as well).

To be clear, I am not the progenitor of this information: a community representative made the suggestion to PS3 users after players expressed concerns similar to your own (I, myself, play on PS3/PC equally). I hope this doesn't blow up your console~~~ (I kid, I kid)

^_^ See you around~~

[Riv]

Turn off overscan on your TV. Simple.

I've been playing on PS3 just fine. The only thing that bothers me is that since the resolution is so low, the screen seems cluttered with all the UI elements and I can't make the chat log as large as I would like because it would take up too much of the screen.

[Kyra]

I play on pc on max at 60fps even in crowded areas with this new computer I built. I wasn't expecting much on PS3 tbh, but I planned to use it for stuff like gathering sessions and stuff I just want to lie on my bed and relax to do.

Anyway, PS3 and PC on max 60fps is night and day.

The framerate is absolutely horrendous on ps3, maybe 20 I was getting in limsa, also the animations were clunky and the textures and overall lighting were terrible. I wont be playing the game at all on PS3.

Im sure its fine if you have no real idea how the game looks and runs on a good pc.

As they say.. ignorance is bliss.

But I could never play or enjoy the game seriously on the PS3 after playing on max PC settings.

[Riv]

I play on pc on max at 60fps even in crowded areas with this new computer I built. I wasn't expecting much on PS3 tbh, but I planned to use it for stuff like gathering sessions and stuff I just want to lie on my bed and relax to do.

Anyway, PS3 and PC on max 60fps is night and day.

The framerate is absolutely horrendous on ps3, maybe 20 I was getting in limsa, also the animations were clunky and the textures and overall lighting were terrible. I wont be playing the game at all on PS3.

Im sure its fine if you have no real idea how the game looks and runs on a good pc.

As they say.. ignorance is bliss.

But I could never play or enjoy the game seriously on the PS3 after playing on max PC settings.

You're absolutely right, the difference is night and day. But the game is still perfectly playable on PS3.

[Huginn]

I am not sure if this could be part of the game or your tv, but ive had problems displaying 720p on a 720p TV in the past. sometimes the TV renders all messed up depending on the input type, and no amount of settings configuration will fix it, this was my experience with phillips TVs.
Sometimes displaying 720p on a 1080p TV will result in screen cutoff, even with correct settings. sometimes displaying non interlaced video will create a double interlaced problem (which nearly sends you into a seizure).
All i can think of is maybe the other games display in either interlaced or a higher resolution than what FFXIV is doing? but i dont know, i do not own any Sony products after the whole sony rootkit fiasco.

[BossElectro]

You can move the text box... Hold L1 and press right analogue stick to enable the cursor and drag it where you want it (hold L2 I think and drag from the speech bubble icon by the text box).

[Kyriea]

Nobody should compare up-to-date, modern PC's to a 7 year old console... ever. However, for its age and what it is the PS3 runs this fantastically. I'm just going to add, don't just look at the picture ratio, also go into sharpness and contrast etc as that can make a huge difference. That and the in-game UI editor to change the sizes of the UI makes the PS3 easily enjoyable. At the beginning of P3 I was complaining that the PS3 look really bad but realised very quickly that it was just my tv's settings. I am having a much more relaxed and enjoyable time chilling out on my sofa, playing on a 42" HDTV than I ever would hunched over a desk all day.

[ChiefCurrahee]

Panasonic
On Panasonic HD plasma displays, for the HDMI port you’re currently using, select Menu > Setup > Picture Overscan, and turn it OFF. If you are unable to find the Picture Overscan option, then try fiddling with the Aspect settings. You will probably find it set to Auto. Switch it to 16:9 and you should find the Picture Overscan option will be available from the Setup Menu


some times you just have to do a little leg work of your own. Google search is a wonderful tool when you're seeking a solution to a problem.
I know it's easy to blame something/someone else when technical problems occur.

Server issues = SE problem

TV cropping issues = User problem.

in the future when you encounter a problem type into good search "Panasonic TV cutting off edges" and voila you get results. Don't make gen discussion boards your first stop and point blaming fingers.

[Shaher]

I was messing around in my TV menus some more (while waiting aimlessly in the server lobby) and I did find a sub-section I hadn't found previously and was able to toggle some things to mitigate the overscan clipping.
At the same time, I would really like an in-game setting to adjust this (a common feature in other console games). For the simple reason that having to switch settings back and forth every time you play something is kind of a nuisance.

[Jaide]

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some times you just have to do a little leg work of your own. Google search is a wonderful tool when you're seeking a solution to a problem.
I know it's easy to blame something/someone else when technical problems occur.

Server issues = SE problem

TV cropping issues = User problem.

in the future when you encounter a problem type into good search "Panasonic TV cutting off edges" and voila you get results. Don't make gen discussion boards your first stop and point blaming fingers.

I'm not sure all TVs have an option to adjust overscan. As far as I know, my 60" Sony lcos projection TV does not. A lot of games, however, do have a screen size adjust option to compensate for overscan. FFXIV should as well, especially with UI elements running off the edge of the screen. It would solve the problem for everyone regardless of what TV they are using.