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Tabata comments on Final Fantasy XV for PC
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Mufausa The 3rd
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I don't want any locked framerate nonsense..
sixteen-bit
Member
Which controller were they using?
That unfortunately gives no clear information about the state of a PC port. I am guessing that their engine allows them play directly from the dev environment, kind of necessary to quickly test stuff out. Who is to say on what kind of machine that runs, and how much of a memory hog it is, especially if they also load in debug information.
Ricerocket
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Ryu Hayabusa
Member
12-24 months for PC version
GhostTrick
Banned
That would be a sure way to not get to 10mil sold.
...ok
GhostTrick
Banned
Whompa02
Member
and our gain if they use DX12 or whatever is top of the line for when they plan to do a "master version" for PC.
DX12 isn't exactly a big thing for PC right now. And it won't be for a couple of more years at least.
i hope they dont port the xbox one version to pc because of the UWP
I dont think this will happen but it is a concern for me as well.
Lister
Banned
I'll repost my comment here 'cause relevant:
Guys, we gotta sell 10 million copies!"
"Let's spend hundreds of millions more in making some crappy CGI movie no one will care about, like the others!"
"Great idea! Anyone else?"
"Let's exclude one of the largest gaming platforms on the planet right now!!"
"BRILLIANT!"
Guys, we gotta sell 10 million copies!"
"Let's spend hundreds of millions more in making some crappy CGI movie no one will care about, like the others!"
"Great idea! Anyone else?"
"Let's exclude one of the largest gaming platforms on the planet right now!!"
"BRILLIANT!"
Lister
Banned
It's already being used in games...
According to Steam ahrdware survey about 37% are fully DX12 compatible - that's almost 60 million Steam active users, nevermind PC gamers overall.
I think 'were good for this game to be DX12.
Normally I'd agree with you but aside from Lightning Returns their big FF ports ran like dogshit. I don't know if I want to wait 6-12 months for what amounts to a port not much better than the PS4 version. It'll certainly LOOK better, yeah, but I'm not one of those 4k/30fps people so I'd like a proper port that runs at a solid 60fps if I'm playing on PC.
Well, LR was their latest (high-end) port, and also their best. Type 0 was the second most recent and the second best.
So if you think positively it might end up pretty good. (Of course, they could always make a step back)
JoeyJungle
Banned
He said it's not exactly a big thing, which is correct. Pretty much the only games using DX12 now and Rise of the Tomb Raider and Ashes of the Singularity.
FFXV director Hajime Tabata told Engadget that the studio isn't currently working on a PC version of the game.
Yes it's true, it's another studio ^^
Well that's one way to read it and it wouldn't surprise me if you were right lol
This is unreasonable. It's not the studio that is doing the anime and movie, but if they are going to port it to PC, it's going to be an internal work.
Tabata never say he doesn't have the budget to port it, he simply doesn't have enough men.
None of their earlier ports, none, has been internal work. They've all been outsourced.
charlequin
Banned
What is it that makes this development task that is regularly performed by just about every AAA team on the planet (including Square-Enix's Western studios) so challenging and disruptive for this team, exactly?
And all of them are released two three years later?
GhostTrick
Banned
Every AAA team, heck, even indies are capable of this. Especially when you keep saying about your amazing DX11 multiplatform engine. And all of sudden, it's difficult :")
As I said, the truth is about a marketing thing. This release depends on Square-Enix view on the market. Either they consider PC as a strong AAA market, or a second hand, double dippers one. Numbers paint the reality as being the first option for other publishers, clueless SE considers it's the second one.
Right. If we go off precedent, I wouldn't expect to see a PC port until 1 year later at minimum. They'll barely be done patching the console game by then most likely. I won't be surprised if it isn't on PC for 2+ years.
GhostTrick
Banned
GhostTrick
Banned
It could happen, although, wouldn't a PS4.5 and XB1.5 remaster defeat the purpose of PS4.5 and XB1.5 ?
Third party port that didn't come out until 4 years after the original and then was ported 5 months later. The team was already third party that made the console port. I wouldn't say this is very comparable.
Not to mention the game is several times smaller and less complex than FFXV. And XIII for that matter.
i hope they dont port the xbox one version to pc because of the UWP
Lol wut?
Yeah look at how Dead Rising 3 is an Windows Store exclusive UWA. Or Ryse. Or Ori.
I mean, in the sense that they bothered to start porting the games at all.
The only real comparison is Type 0 as it was a game that came out after SE had clearly been throwing all their games on PC. Saying 2-3 years later is like saying to expect it 15 years later because of FFIX.
It will be another GTAV.
GhostTrick
Banned
That third party team is working on FFXV btw. XIII trilogy is another matter though. Going by precedent, the most recent title is Type-0 HD. And the closest to FFXV by the way.
Good luck pulling a GTAV with that game.
They better hope the console reviews are stellar, then, because if they're not, the PC version isn't going to sell.
Yeah, this doesn't really hold water when you're talking literally the biggest project Square has ever done.
They can afford to make a CG movie, anime, and mobile game to drive marketing, but a PC port team is a bridge too far?
Yeah, this doesn't really hold water when you're talking literally the biggest project Square has ever done.
They can afford to make a CG movie, anime, and mobile game to drive marketing, but a PC port team is a bridge too far?
EatinOlives
Member
It's a matter of "when" more than a matter of "if".
I'm far too hyped for FFXV for me to wait for a PC version, though hopefully they really get the optimization for consoles down. There's some image-quality issues in the game that are pretty crappy (aliasing, for instance). The last thing I want to do while playing this game is to think "maaaan I should've just waited for the PC version...".
I'm far too hyped for FFXV for me to wait for a PC version, though hopefully they really get the optimization for consoles down. There's some image-quality issues in the game that are pretty crappy (aliasing, for instance). The last thing I want to do while playing this game is to think "maaaan I should've just waited for the PC version...".
GhostTrick
Banned
Even if they are stellar, they'll still lack the marketing hype. As you said CG movie, anime, mobile game... The marketing is huge. The game is still a surprise quality wise. Their double dippers strategy will just bite them in the back.
I don't believe FF7 and FF8 were lol
DarkLordMalik
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GhostTrick
Banned
Which is the point though. When you compare to Valkyria Chronicles, which is a far nicher IP, with a higher price point... Reviews and word of mouth are important for late releases.