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Zizzla_Rachet on 24 August 2009
Dno said:
Cueil said:
Grooski said:
Had a thought about possible reasons.

MMO's require two things to run well - RAM or hard drive space (preferably both). This is due to the streaming nature of online aspects of the game and the need to "lock in" memory. PCs are able to use RAM and hardrive, the PS3 is able to use a harddrive but the 360 cannot due to its fractured SKUs. Similarly to the PS2 launch of FFXI, MS may be looking at a HD/FFXIV bundle, but this doesnt come cheap.

There also may be another solution that involves server based memory allocation, but that involves cross-platform play (Squeenix doesn't want to have multiple server platforms for 360/PS3). This is where the "Live" problem may be occurring.


MMOs are exempt from the HDD rules and the Gold requirments... meaning if you want to play FF11 or 14 on your 360 you would not have to have a disc or have a gold account... you will have to have a HDD that you can install the game on but it's less complicated than installing it on your PC.


thats not true in order to play ff11 on the 360 you NEED the disk in at all times. (i played for the last 5 years and ff14 is my MOST wanted game in my life time)

if it comes on ps3 or 360 ima get it first day i could care a less which system if comes for. (as long as M$ doesnt delay the ps3 version as in ff13..........)

The game has only been on the Xbox 360 fo runder three years...furthermore Xbox 360 has only been around  for 3 1/2 years....I'm confused...



 



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Dno on 25 August 2009
Zizzla_Rachet said:
Dno said:
Cueil said:
Grooski said:
Had a thought about possible reasons.

MMO's require two things to run well - RAM or hard drive space (preferably both). This is due to the streaming nature of online aspects of the game and the need to "lock in" memory. PCs are able to use RAM and hardrive, the PS3 is able to use a harddrive but the 360 cannot due to its fractured SKUs. Similarly to the PS2 launch of FFXI, MS may be looking at a HD/FFXIV bundle, but this doesnt come cheap.

There also may be another solution that involves server based memory allocation, but that involves cross-platform play (Squeenix doesn't want to have multiple server platforms for 360/PS3). This is where the "Live" problem may be occurring.


MMOs are exempt from the HDD rules and the Gold requirments... meaning if you want to play FF11 or 14 on your 360 you would not have to have a disc or have a gold account... you will have to have a HDD that you can install the game on but it's less complicated than installing it on your PC.


thats not true in order to play ff11 on the 360 you NEED the disk in at all times. (i played for the last 5 years and ff14 is my MOST wanted game in my life time)

if it comes on ps3 or 360 ima get it first day i could care a less which system if comes for. (as long as M$ doesnt delay the ps3 version as in ff13..........)

The game has only been on the Xbox 360 fo runder three years...furthermore Xbox 360 has only been around  for 3 1/2 years....I'm confused...

you should be confused.. since the game came out in 2001 for PC and 2002 for ps2.... how can someone play for 4-5 years... xbox is the only system that plays ff11... o wait!!!

 

nah im joking but for real how esle can you play it before 360? on the PC and ps2 lol.



Zizzla_Rachet on 26 August 2009
Dno said:
Zizzla_Rachet said:
Dno said:
Cueil said:
Grooski said:
Had a thought about possible reasons.

MMO's require two things to run well - RAM or hard drive space (preferably both). This is due to the streaming nature of online aspects of the game and the need to "lock in" memory. PCs are able to use RAM and hardrive, the PS3 is able to use a harddrive but the 360 cannot due to its fractured SKUs. Similarly to the PS2 launch of FFXI, MS may be looking at a HD/FFXIV bundle, but this doesnt come cheap.

There also may be another solution that involves server based memory allocation, but that involves cross-platform play (Squeenix doesn't want to have multiple server platforms for 360/PS3). This is where the "Live" problem may be occurring.


MMOs are exempt from the HDD rules and the Gold requirments... meaning if you want to play FF11 or 14 on your 360 you would not have to have a disc or have a gold account... you will have to have a HDD that you can install the game on but it's less complicated than installing it on your PC.


thats not true in order to play ff11 on the 360 you NEED the disk in at all times. (i played for the last 5 years and ff14 is my MOST wanted game in my life time)

if it comes on ps3 or 360 ima get it first day i could care a less which system if comes for. (as long as M$ doesnt delay the ps3 version as in ff13..........)

The game has only been on the Xbox 360 fo runder three years...furthermore Xbox 360 has only been around  for 3 1/2 years....I'm confused...

you should be confused.. since the game came out in 2001 for PC and 2002 for ps2.... how can someone play for 4-5 years... xbox is the only system that plays ff11... o wait!!!

 

nah im joking but for real how esle can you play it before 360? on the PC and ps2 lol.

Do you have the game for Xbox 360?