Ultimate Fantasy XIV producer Yoshi-P has declared that whereas he needs to maintain supporting the MMORPG on PS4 for “so long as potential”, technical limitations would possibly imply the sport drops assist for the platform ultimately.
In an interview with Feed4Gamers, Yoshi-P says that his “fundamental stance” is to proceed supporting {hardware} “which has grown outdated”, however that Sony’s “{hardware} rules” would possibly make it troublesome for Ultimate Fantasy XIV to stay on the last-gen console.
In keeping with Yoshi-P, the sport’s steady updates imply that Sq. Enix has been asking Sony to extend its knowledge limits for Ultimate Fantasy XIV particularly, and whereas Sony has been completely happy to oblige, the corporate has instructed Yoshi-P and his workforce that “they’re additionally reaching their limits”, he says.
Yoshi-P says that his objective is to maintain Ultimate Fantasy XIV on as many platforms as potential for so long as he can, however that ultimately, last-gen {hardware} will attain “its limits when it comes to its expertise”.
Nonetheless, when that point comes, Yoshi-P guarantees that he’ll “present clear reasoning for that call”, so if and when PS4 assist does finish for Ultimate Fantasy XIV, you will find out about it.
This dialogue comes after a few outstanding video games not too long ago ended assist for the PS4; earlier this month, HoYoverse declared that PS4 assist for gacha RPG Genshin Influence will finish subsequent yr, and PUBG writer Krafton subsequently adopted swimsuit for its battle royale shooter.
In each circumstances, the studios stated they needed to concentrate on current-gen {hardware} for his or her video games, and that is one thing for which Yoshi-P appears grateful too; within the aforementioned interview, he says current-gen {hardware} is “fairly excessive spec” and that working with it’s “simpler…in comparison with again within the days”.
This interview comes shortly after the discharge of Patch 7.3 for Ultimate Fantasy XIV, which introduced a model new story dungeon, the second a part of the Ultimate Fantasy XI-themed 24-person raid, and extra earlier this month.
You possibly can try Ultimate Fantasy XIV proper now on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox Collection X|S. A cellular model of the sport can be in improvement.
