PS3 Performance

[reality_check]

I have been disappointed with the PS3 version in many different ways. But I don't think it's SE's fault. They're working with hardware that is near a decade old. Pretty sure the PS3 only has 256 mb ram. Definitely going to be buying a gaming PC though.

[Ceol]

The game looks fine on my TV playing on PS3. The only problems are cluttered UI, small amount of objects loading on screen, and players/mobs moving stop-motion-like from far away.

I'm happy with it, though. I'd rather use my PS3 than shell out $600 for a gaming PC.

[De4dd0g]

I have been disappointed with the PS3 version in many different ways. But I don't think it's SE's fault. They're working with hardware that is near a decade old. Pretty sure the PS3 only has 256 mb ram. Definitely going to be buying a gaming PC though.

I just think if they turned off certain effects like weather maybe render less distance and less trees/grass the fps would shoot up. It's a decade old so yes they need to lower the games visual effects even further for performance.

[KogaDrake]

I started on my PS3, got to 50 in a week using the PS3 and had but only two issues:

1. high traffic fates with mobs not loading (SE needs to adjust loading so it is party > mob > others for both pc and ps3)
2. few issues where party members kinda go invisible in dungeons and needed to use return to fix the issue each time

Are the graphics great? well for the ps3 limitations I say yes.

I have now also setup bootcamp on my mac and started playing the PC version. now I can see the graphics are much better (I personally turned them down for optimal performance), Standard laptop settings are very similar to what you get on the ps3, just with more people/mobs showing on the map. I will continue to use my ps3 for some things, and it meet the expectations of what you can get given what a ps3 has.

The other big advantage of the PS3 is it has constant fps, on my mac while my average fps are higher, when things get a bit crazy they drop lower then I would like, and this does not happen with the ps3.

[Animespora]

Game is running completely fine with nothing game breaking and it does go over 30fps at times.

If you care so much about graphics go buy the PC version.

[Vix_Spellweaver]

PS4 pre-ordered.
Game should look and run amazing if they port it over(and I don't see why they wouldn't)
Suk it microsoft.

[God_made_me_do_it]

I'd say 25-30fps is absolutely fine for an MMO game, I'm unaware of any PS3 games that actually run any faster than that in fact. The pace of combat in this game clearly doesn't require FPS-style twitch skills. The texturing however is pretty garbage. I guess you can't expect it to be amazing as previously mentioned it's running on kind of an old console at the end of it's life cycle and I suspect it being an MMO means there's a lot of other resources need to be computed in the background as opposed to something single player like The Last Of Us. Still I just laughed when I loaded up my PS3 copy on my monitor. I'm not entirely surprised but it really looks like crap compared to the PC version. And the PC version is still in dire need of some higher resolution textures, especially on armor or anything you're likely to actually zoom in on.

Look at the pixel sword! - (actually zoom in on the original image it's a lot more apparent at 1080p - wtf Square thought they were doing waving this thing right into the players face during cutscenes was anyone's guess).

[Tanoshii]

I don't know why everybody is surprised. It always seemed like they were going to port it over to PS3 in order to get a feel for when they actually port it to PS4. They simply used the PS3 as a test of sorts to see if they could make it work for consoles. PS3 users were the guinea pigs for the PS4 release, unforunately.

[Animespora]

I have to agree the ps3 version is lacking a lot the targeting system and the not being able to see monsters/players in fates is pretty much my biggest issue the controls I have gotten used to. (it's almost impossible for me to be a tank or a healer with this targeting system)

Invisible Monsters during FATE's is a widespread issue as it does happen on the PC version.

Have you people ever heard of patches? optimization? It can and will happen.

[Animespora]

I don't know why everybody is surprised. It always seemed like they were going to port it over to PS3 in order to get a feel for when they actually port it to PS4. They simply used the PS3 as a test of sorts to see if they could make it work for consoles. PS3 users were the guinea pigs for the PS4 release, unforunately.

That is all wrong.