Will FFXIV ever be played on PS3...

[Emmanuell]

Ok, so I got super excited like this time last year only to be disappointed about not being able to play FFXIV on PS3. Yes, I know there was and still a lot of issues surrounding the game. I just have one question? Will the game ever be played on PS3 platform?

[DakAttack]

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[Kailea]

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Ok, so I got super excited like this time last year only to be disappointed about not being able to play FFXIV on PS3. Yes, I know there was and still a lot of issues surrounding the game. I just have one question? Will the game ever be played on PS3 platform?

The Producer said that once the game is up to par, and they start the monthly fee, PS3 version will be around the corner.

[Emmanuell]

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Yeah, I have heard that once it is up to par stuff too. I was just wondering if anyone new if a date was set or had been set yet.

[Kailea]

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nope no date, I would guess NOV or JAN

[Icemage]

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The Producer said that once the game is up to par, and they start the monthly fee, PS3 version will be around the corner.

So basically never, right? /faketrolling

Realistically, I think Square-Enix would want to wait for the next generation of consoles. Putting FFXIV on PS3 puts a lot of limitations on the development of the game due to limitations in RAM. Especially considering how terrible their work pipeline is right at the moment; I'd rather see S-E really dig down and fix the PC version than split resources for the PS3 version simultaneously while jumping through the hoops of making it playable on a console.


Icemage

[Malacite]

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Realistically, I think Square-Enix would want to wait for the next generation of consoles. Putting FFXIV on PS3 puts a lot of limitations on the development of the game due to limitations in RAM.

This. For the love of GOD this. We don't need another round of horseshit like we got with XI.

But sadly Yoshi's already promised that it is coming.

[Raydeus]

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XIV is not ready in any way, shape or form. If anyone ever complained about the new player experience in XI they would probably kill themselves if they ever played XIV.

[Aeni]

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XIV is not ready in any way, shape or form. If anyone ever complained about the new player experience in XI they would probably kill themselves if they ever played XIV.

I think most people talked about progress for FFXI. That's not an issue in FFXIV. Other than that, I didn't have a problem getting started in beta and it was 5x more awful.

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Realistically, I think Square-Enix would want to wait for the next generation of consoles. Putting FFXIV on PS3 puts a lot of limitations on the development of the game due to limitations in RAM. Especially considering how terrible their work pipeline is right at the moment; I'd rather see S-E really dig down and fix the PC version than split resources for the PS3 version simultaneously while jumping through the hoops of making it playable on a console.

They managed to get a game like FFXIII working on the PS3 so I don't see there being any problem as long as they don't port the PC version to the consoles. I'm sure they've already have the PS3 version in place but are constantly tweaking it to mirror the PC version in terms of the infrastructure (new storage upgrades, UI updates, etc) They would not NOT release a PS3 version with all the resources already spent. I think I remember seeing a version running on the PS3 from one of their promo clips a while back.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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I don't think its realistic to even hold out for PS4 or any future console.

While PC developers and gamers talk big shit about consoles and their capabilities right now, most people DON'T want Sony and MS even thinking about next gen consoles yet. Production costs only started coming down in the last year or so, who on earth would want them spiked through the roof again?

They don't need to compete with PCs, PC ebbs and flows. It falls short at the start of any new console generation and gets better as the consoles age. That's just normal. What isn't normal is the cost of development and all this experimentation with DLC and revenue streams.

No one is ready and, to be perfectly honest, the so-called leap in graphics just isn't that impressive but instead just a sign of diminishing returns. Why strap developers for cash further when we're not going to get that much out of it?

[Icemage]

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They managed to get a game like FFXIII working on the PS3 so I don't see there being any problem as long as they don't port the PC version to the consoles. I'm sure they've already have the PS3 version in place but are constantly tweaking it to mirror the PC version in terms of the infrastructure (new storage upgrades, UI updates, etc) They would not NOT release a PS3 version with all the resources already spent. I think I remember seeing a version running on the PS3 from one of their promo clips a while back.

Are you sure? Last time I checked, FFXIV has a huge memory footprint on PC, and Square-Enix's commentary about the PS3 version was that they were struggling with getting everything to fit into the PS3's less-than-256MB-after-OS-requirements.

If they release it on PS3 it's going to leave the game limping along in a couple years because the console will be holding back development of features (as the PS2 did to FFXI). Considering how sucktastic Square-Enix's development teams have been of late, that's not a good situation to be in.


Icemage

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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You're forgetting one fundamental thing here:

(1) PC gamers are never happy
(2) SE lies about what they can do with games.

How many times did we hear "PS2 limitations" on FFXI for issues like inventory and then we had all these gobbie bag expansions, Aht'Urghan storage locker, expansions for those and let's not forget the Mog Satchel! which we could have if we paid out for a security token!

Seems that issue got rectified every time, just not as quickly as we would have liked.

And if its not PS3 limitations, it'll be PS4 limitations the second the PC version looks slightly better and SE will play to the elitism as their scapegoat for any potential issues they face. You know, like they did with PS2.

Meanwhile WoW still plays just fine on PCs that came out almost eight years ago and no one says the guys using such PCs are "holding the game back."

Its not exactly PS3's fault that SE plays up to the graphical arms race to a game's detriment. Meanwhile, WoW is successful because you could have a PC from eight years ago and still run the game just fine and it be as playable there as any other PC. Its one of the reasons WoW doesn't die off - Other MMOs just keep on revving up those graphics, but WoW remains accessible to the lowest common denominator as PC builds go.

[Emmanuell]

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Its not exactly PS3's fault that SE plays up to the graphical arms race to a game's detriment. Meanwhile, WoW is successful because you could have a PC from eight years ago and still run the game just fine and it be as playable there as any other PC. Its one of the reasons WoW doesn't die off - Other MMOs just keep on revving up those graphics, but WoW remains accessible to the lowest common denominator as PC builds go.

This is a very good point that you bring up. My concern is that we lose a lot of players when it is not on multi platforms but if the game is good. The person will find away to play the game. I don't have a graphics card to handle FFXIV but if need be I will buy a gaming computer. Some people do not have the money to go out and do that. That is why a lot of people still want to see it come out on PS3. In regards to everything FFXI is still a great game and the game has changed a lot. WoW just has a young fan base and always will.

[Kailea]

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How many times did we hear "PS2 limitations" on FFXI for issues like inventory and then we had all these gobbie bag expansions, Aht'Urghan storage locker, expansions for those and let's not forget the Mog Satchel! which we could have if we paid out for a security token!

well that was still a PS2 limitation, it is why we could not have more then 80 slots, and it why SE had to work around it by have different instances of 80 slot inventory bags.

[Aeni]

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Are you sure? Last time I checked, FFXIV has a huge memory footprint on PC, and Square-Enix's commentary about the PS3 version was that they were struggling with getting everything to fit into the PS3's less-than-256MB-after-OS-requirements.

If they release it on PS3 it's going to leave the game limping along in a couple years because the console will be holding back development of features (as the PS2 did to FFXI). Considering how sucktastic Square-Enix's development teams have been of late, that's not a good situation to be in.


Icemage

I'm not sure where you're getting that FFXIV is a memory hog. Here's a comparison: SC2 takes up about 400+ MB, WoW takes up 800+ MB(more or less). FFXIV is currently at 330MB for me. It's been running for 4 hours straight now.

You cannot make an apples-to-apples comparison of memory architecture between the PS3 and the PC, so that's already a non-issue.