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my main concern for FFXIV in PS4 is playstation+ membership...

Better graphics and less strain like it is on the PS3.

$400

Awesome like a few others have stated. I have a new gaming pc coming Monday though...will probably wait until next year before I get a PS4.

As other have said, you don't need playstation plus to play FFXIV on the PS4. I expect it to be a lot better than the PS3.

Yeah. Even if I had to pay both I probably won't mind much. For like $4.20 a month you get access to cloud storage and a constant stream of free games and deals on other games. I realize for some people money can get tight but I think they are giving more than your money's worth.

I'm predicting the ps4 version will not make you have to sign in to psn in order to play. I think I saw something similar to another game.

I think there is a good chance I'll pick up the ps4 version.

Compared to what their luminous engine can do, Final Fantasy 14 looks like trash. People talk a lot about not being able to tell the difference between ps3 & ps4 due to the "law of diminishing returns." But I tell you what, I can tell just from watching youtube clips. Direct x11 is awesome. And it's not just graphics in the traditional oooh that's pretty sense, it's about draw distances and number of characters popping on the screen at once.

One big difference is 720 vs 1080. Playing at a higher resolution is a huge improvement.

All that said, it's direct x 11 support that will make this game sparkle. And to fully implement that they will have to do a lot of extra work. It will mean new bmaps and new all sorts of stuff I don't fully understand to really utilize dx11. That's stuff they aren't currently working on. What they are working on is getting the ps4 port ready for an early 2014 launch. That means porting it from pc to ps4. So it will look as close to the pc as possible.

The Dx 11 support will come months/years after that. And it will come to ps4 and PC. It's my prediction/expectation that implementation of dx11 is where you'll see a big difference. That and playing at 720 feels like playing gimped. I like tiny characters and tiny hotkeys. When DX11 support comes out, ps3 players will be seeing a way different game.

Analog control for moving around is smoother than wasd+mouse but you don't have access to the number of keys you really need to have access to in battle.

Like a bunch of people stated, pretty sure you won't have to have plus to play ffxiv. I think the only games you need it for is like call of duty multiplayer and things like that. I think there are even some free to play shooters coming out that you won't need it. Plus all of ps4's online features like video sharing, voice chat, Netflix and other apps aren't behind a pay wall either. On xbone everything is behind the pay wall. Pretty much to do anything online on xbone you have to have gold. Like I said I will probably get plus anyways because I think it's a good deal. But for someone that doesn't have it I don't think it will hinder you much as opposed to xbone.