Final Fantasy XIV PS3 Hugely Degraded “You Won’t Notice”
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jun 18, 2010 21:34 JST
- Tags: Final Fantasy, MMORPG, PC Gaming, PS3, Square Enix, Technology
Action-packed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV has been revealed to have hugely degraded graphics on the PS3 as compared to the PC, with textures a quarter the size and the usual pathetically low resolution – fortunately PS3 gamers need not worry, as Square Enix assures them “You won’t even notice.”
From a developer interview with the producer Hiromichi Tanaka:
Q. Can you enjoy both PC and PS3 versions at the same quality?
A. They don’t really look all that different. There’s no “3D Surround” [Nvidia multimonitor 3D gaming], of course. The textures are a quarter the size, and the resolution halved, but you won’t really notice.
He demonstrates the multimonitor in action:
Whilst unlikely to please PS3 gamers all that greatly, PC gamers can at least be assured their version will not be graphically crippled for the sake of the inferior graphical capabilities of a mere console.
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you gotta love the way sankakucomplex blows most articles out of proportion.yea im sure the game wont be 1080p or anything but if you have a nice tv it will probably still look great.
i do like how they post a pic of 2 low res pics,with the ps3 version just a little lower res.
one last tidbit. the pc is still in alpha phase so i know the ps3 version has to be around that or even further back in development.with that said,its not like either of these shots are from the complete game.both of these are from the early beta judging from the fact that these are from the beta's character creation screen.
tldr version...sankakucomplex makes everything over dramatized and the game isnt near being done and still in being alpha tested. those screens are from the work in progress beta. wait til we have a better more up to date version before we cry about resolutions.
I'm so glad you put in that last line, and that the comments are rational.
Although what does piss me off is that most American multiplatform games perform/look worse on the PS3 than the 360, regardless that the PS3 is much more powerful. Also, when the PC version is no better looking than the console versions, since it should be, as it should be designed for newer hardware.
Maybe the PS3 isn't as powerful as Sony lead everyone to believe.
Just like the original Xbox had no problem proving its hardware superiority over the PS2. It didn't need to talk about whatever fanciful hardware architecture it had. You just take a look at the games and there can be no doubt. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Guess they have to insert the excitement somewhere in the game. Sure as hell isn't in the battle system; I guarantee players are still going to fall asleep in party.
no one has fallen asleep in any of the parties and the battle system has not only been changed but sped up.this has been implemented in the beta version.
Wait, what? Whatever happened to the PS3 amazing Cell processors? We didn't get to see it do anything amazing yet, and the PC is already leaving the PS3 in the dust.
Awwwww, man. The PS3 is becoming the PS2 already. All that hype over the Emotion Engine that turn out to be a whole lot of hot air.
I tried demo.
On my 4,5 years old PC (nvidia 6600gt. little lagy
On my 3,5 years old gaming pc (8800gts) smooth as silk like all games.
But yeah 8800gtx itself costed me like Whole PS3 + 2 games.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ahahhhhaaaaahahahahamuhabahahamyahahahahaha hik
Big boopies is as exciting as FFXIV gets.
No one will notice because no one is going to want to play this trash heap
Now THAT is one wishful thinking.
Everyone knows FF titles still get sold enough for them to make profit regardless of quality.
PC SUCKS WHEN UNCHARTED 3 AND KILLZONE 3 CAME.FK PC CANT EVEN SUPPORT IT.
NOTHING beats cost-value for console gaming, less than a 500$ (a LOT less if you wait a little) investement gets you 6 years of gaming easily, on PC you got to expend four times that for maybe 2 years of "high end" gaming (sure is a litte harder to get free games for consoles than it is for PC but NO ONE HERE pirates games... right?)
Wada's an asshole.
haters gonna hate
This is why Nintendo has made it so big over the past few years.
Graphics and resolutions are rapidly getting to a point where they don't matter anymore. Anything beyond 1920x1080 is rendunant; people can't even see that well.
I think people understand this, even if its on a subconscious level.
Finally, something that makes sense, I mean sure you can program a person so detailed you can see the skin cells, but what does it matter if it's impossible to see?
they should make consoles upgradeable
that will solve their problem
I'm more freaked out by the horrible anatomy of the character seen below.
>___>;;
You really have something against Sony Art? You're practically foaming at the mouth every time you mention them.
i can't believe these comparison pic.it's pointless...it doesnt even have a big difference maybe 1%.but thats it.ff14 is a failure when u compare to blade and soul.its too fk slow pace.
testers have been making suggestions to speed up the battle system since the first alpha test. the devs have listen and although they said they wouldnt implement the improvements into the alpha version,they are implemented in the beta version. this has been proven by the beta footage at e3.
honestly, graphics and all are good, but really would you rather have a crappyass game with the most amazing graphics ever, ever will be, and ever can be graphics, or something mediocre with the most amazing storyline, characters, etc?
I'd take the latter thank you
It's funny that there hasn't been any screenshots or anything for PS3 so how the hell can people compare this? I know that PC version will look better but this seems fake. Even I could do that with PhotoShop.
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~~~ *Takes off glasses, blinking in astonishment* SUBARASHII!!
But yeah, the two versions probably won't really matter. Some people may not have a high end pc, so the ps3 would be an easy substitute to get nearly the same experience.
Message to stupid PS3 owners:
THE PC WILL ALWAYS LOOK BETTER, YOU MORONS. IT'S A FUCKING PC.
The thing is, a PC that can do THAT costs about FIVE THOUSAND dollars. How much was your PS3, again?
When this guy got on the E 3 show talking about FF14 I turned G4tv off. They have effectively killed the entire FF series with the FF13 thing. Who would be stupid enough to buy any version so he is right 'I'll never noticed the difference' because I will never buy it.
still im looking forward to the game :D it will be idealistic to choose the PC version since it's much more flexible to the console(meaning u can upgrade the visual however u want) not o mention almost every MMORPG is better playing on the PC though it's nice to see some MMORPG's making their way on consoles :)
Comparison shots are getting old... Do people really have nothing better to do...?
you know those images, the ones where you try to spot the differences?
i love those,and thats why i enjoy playing that game with side by side.
3d surround... i want eyefinity. nvidia hardware is ng at the moment.
how about 3d surround/eyefinity + 3d displays?
Visuals are one thing, but I'd be more concerned about performance.
this game will probably fail anyway. you cant put turn based battle in a mmorpg. That slows down the whole game to an unbearable level.
Wow these single word reactions of people casually trying it out, so bad. Isn't it just a still image by the way?
This 'live report' video clip made me cry ;)
Havne't seen such cheap and lousy 'advertisement' skills in quite some time xD
...but it's 3D :)
The video itself is quite amusing.
It is a funny video. I don't understand why they're getting so worked up over what appears to be a static screen shot. If they were able to get fluid game play across all three monitors with 3D enabled, I might be more interested. (Maybe it's there, they just didn't show it.)
Oh noes! I'm in trouble when this game makes it's release... recently stopped playing XI and now this?! Just when I leave, they pull me back in! :<
Definitely will get it for PC, since I like playing with the dat files. :3
I am hating squre-enix so much now. they blew off ff13 and now they are doing this. I think I will stop hoping from ff franchise now. What's the point for me to buy a ps3 with bluray capability and HD gaming if the game's graphic is not going to be better than pc?
are you retarded?
the ps3 hasn't changed in 5 years, now the computer has, let me see here, 2 4 8, has gotten 8 times as powerful sense than (aprox based on dubble ever 18 months)
My PC is 2 years old, but I'm not going to complain that people with new higher end PCs can play on higher settings than I can attain.
I'm sure it will look great on the PS3, don't worry.
This change only affects people who have a PC that is a lot stronger than a PS3 (Which isn't all that uncommon nowadays)
Why would you care, the game is still the same. And furthermore, it's an MMORPG.
When will people realize that graphics is made of design, not of resolution and amout of megabytes those textures take.
Sorry, can't resist:
By the phrase "the game is still the same" you mean: "the same artificial and idealistic looks with no touch of inner glow"? Indeed, another shallow odd job for the obsessed fanatics! ;D
I can't see why this wuld upset anyone. Of course the console version is going to look worse, it's running on five-year-old hardware.
Pretty much this. Less video memory as well.
People are going to bitch anyway. They always do.
it will be less good looking, but the photo doesn't make justice. The right part is facing the light source so it looks more blunt, while the left one has all the shade resulting from the light.
Take two separate pictures next time.
Like what happened with the PS2 version of 11, it REALLY was never intended to be on a console to begin with.
Should just be happy they ported it to begin with.
On a side note, PS2 players for 11 where the WORST because they struggled to do things a normal PC user could EASILY do..
get your facts straight the game was ported to the PC
PlayStation 2
JP May 16, 2002
NA March 23, 2004
Windows (PC)
JP November 7, 2002
NA October 28, 2003
And aging.
But still, nitpicky people will whine on the PS3 side and cheer on the PC side.
I never understood what is the benefit of playing an MMO on a console anyway.
I don't see why anyone would be surprised by this though. PC versions almost always look better if you have an average or above machine. The benefit of consoles is that they are more reliable and crash less. PC can be optimized more to look and run better as well as mods.
i enjoy my console much more than my pc. i dont care if my pc can do 3 times the graphics my ps3 or 360 can. i just prefer my console games. i love and play ffxi to this day and have played it on ps2,360,pc and even my 60 gig ps3. i always preferred it on console.
the same will probably be said for ffxiv. so far im really wishing i got into the ps3 beta instead of the pc alpha. ill just leave it at that.
i guess its just personal preference.
i enjoyed the console version of FFXI too. i found using a PS2 controller to be easier then a keyboard. on a side note, my laptop is about 8 years old, maybe older.
Cheering on an MMO on the PC as oppose to a home console... I'm ok with this.
Yeah, I see your point.
it is a very valid point but consoles can't really be upgraded every year.
it's not ALL about hardware but still, 5-3 year old machines doesn't compare to the ones that came out this year, and optimizing? that's not just making the code more reliable\less consuming, that's also deciding what should the CPU process and what the GPU should, and it's NOT as easy as it sounds.
lol, i wish i could afford to upgrade my pc every year. i upgrade it every couple of years and put the new state of the art technology on it. it usually lasts for about 5 years before it is time to upgrade to the newest stuff. in about 3 more years it'll be time to start from scratch.
Same here, my desktop is from 06, and even when I got stuff for it, it was probably equiv to an 03? MAYBE?
1.6ghz sempron @ 2.6ghz ftw? -.-
I do major upgrades every 2-3 years (best bang for buck hardware) and considering I can get a fair amount of the cost back selling the old parts I do quite well. The PC is used for more than just gaming so the extra money that goes into it over a console is more than justified.
I can't tell the difference at all.
i suppose if they showed a crappier version at e3 and then said, actually it'll look like this! then showed a higher res version, everyone would be patting sony on the back and telling them good job. take note sony! i still only use sony stuff in my house. tv, surround, ps3, and radio.
piss bitch shit fuck
see, it did upset ME!! >:I
@Darkrockslizer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mDTLphIVY
This is not very informative... the difference in resolution can only be noticed if you sit close to your screen, if you play on a 720p TV and sit at least 1-2 m away it won't be noticeable.
Also the two pictures are a high-res PC pic and a low-res ps3 pic shown at the recommended viewing distance for the first one, if you showed the from the recommended distance for the ps3 pic they would look exactly the same.
They can both go fuck themselves for 8 hours a week thou...
I can tell the difference from looking, mostly.
Glad I don't have the PS3 version, I'd be pissed off~
Agree 100% to MasterYuke!
It made me LOL too.
If you haven't noticed, its not really about the hardware anymore, its about how well people can optimize there programing :P
The more time they spend time optimizing the less they have for content and bugfixes.
And ">9000 playable characters!" sells better than "Well optimized".
Quite the contrary it's all about the hardware. Both the Xbox and PS3 can barely pull of full HD with modern games at acceptable frame rates.
The sort of thing we've had on PC for years.
god of war 3 720p varying frame rate depending on how much is on screen
thing is they only used 50 percent of what the ps3 engine is truly capable of
"thing is they only used 50 percent of what the ps3 engine is truly capable of"
While you are pulling numbers out of your ass, why don't you say something more believable.
Dont kwon about 50% but games like uncharted2 where leaps and bounds more impressive than GOW3, and i havent seen better real time facial animation than MGS4 NOWHERE not even cutting edge modern PC games, also did you see GT5? it looks ridiculously GOOOOD, yes a good modern PC may be 5 times more powerfull than a PS3 but where are the games to take advantage of such power? maybe one or two every 5 years or so (AND DONT COME MENTIONING CRYSIS BECAUSE IT REALLY IS GETTIN OLD; THATS MORE A TECH DEMO DISGUISED AS A GAME THAN A GAME ITSELF)
Yes, I agree...Optimizing can make all the difference even between PC's...It also won't hurt to buy a better monitor/HDTV for the consoles...
Well, whatever...I'm not really going to play it since I'll be too...Busy with other important things...
Instead, I'll wait for the Hentai (futa) doujins and pics to flood Pixiv and Toranoana...