Forum - View topicNEWS: Final Fantasy XI to End PS2/Xbox 360 Service, Add 2 Smartphone Games
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mdo7
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Not surprised by this, it was about time for FFXI on consoles to end their service. I mean the game came out in 2002 and really surprised to see it survive that long.
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Mawdryn
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I was surprised that there was anything PS2 still going on at this point. I got out of playing video games after the PS2 due to a lack of free time and never bothered to get further consoles.
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se37
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This is why I don't play online games. Sooner or later it will all end. I'm surprised that FFXI has lasted this long however they are trying to get people to move towards FFXIV.
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Emerje
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I think we all knew this day would come, but I'm really surprised SE didn't do with FFXI what most MMOs do and convert it to a free to play game. At the very least they should have cut the sub fee in half or eliminated the cost of additional characters. If I were to start playing FFXI again I'd be paying more for that than I would for a FFXIV sub. The game became a money maker for SE when the fees log overshadowed the costs of hardware, staff and updates. At this point they should be able to sustain things for a few more years just through the cost of expansions rather than subscriptions.
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cloud8100
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Wow, PS2. That was a long time ago. Mind you, I still have mine. Was in the middle of playing some games actually, but ended up having to pack it away because of moving.
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LinkTSwordmaster
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For me, the XB360 version was something "convenient" I could log into quick to check my auctions from my couch rather than boot my whole PC up. It was highly unplayable due to slowdown in a lot of later areas to the point that I never really put too much time in on there.
The PS2 version was the first I ever played of the game, though the PC and its texture mods is superior both in function and performance. As nostalgic as the novelty of playing FFXI on a PS2 is, there's really no excuse for doing it instead of a PC at this point, so it's not detrimental to the game itself I think. I dread the part of my soul that WILL die whenever the plug gets pulled though. It's not quite the same Everquest-based MMO I fell in love with back in 2007, but I've yet to play anything that dethrones both its immersion and challenge. |
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Stuart Smith
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Going free-to-play is an admission of defeat. It's generally when a game has given up and just wants to milk money from as many people as they can before the servers shut down. Once an MMO goes free-to-play the quality drops significantly. FFXI remained successful enough for Square to keep it going all these years. -Stuart Smith |
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nhat
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Does anyone read the article? PC version is still running and a mobile version is coming out |
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nhat
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Again its not shutting down, its extremely cost prohibitive to run on outdated hardware. PC and a mobile version is coming out |
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