I preordered the collector's edition for the PS3 just because I wanted the physical goodies AND the in-game goodies, installed it, and found that I never played it because of the poor framerate. Â I found that I much prefered the controller setup for gathering/farming, but not for doing major endgame content. Â It has gone almost untouched in my house in favor of PC.
That being said, I was thoroughly impressed with the PS4 beta. Â The addition of mouse support is a huge selling point for me as someone thoroughly entrenched in the PC experience. Â Visually it seems on-par with the PC version, although since we're currently capped at level 20 a lot of hte more system-intensive visual effects have yet to be seen. Â Framerates are identical though. Â The touchpad functioning as a mouse is nice in theory, but I find myself rarely using it because of it's poor sensitivity.
That being said, Remote Play on the Vita is freakin' fantastic. Â When on my local Wi-Fi network, there is barely any latency. SE went through a lot of trouble optimising RPlay features, such as being able to use the front touchscreen as a virtual mouse ((tapping the screen functions as clicking!)) and the R and L buttons automatically remapping to hotbar functionality. Â It's impossible to read the text in your chatlog, but it's perfect for crafting/gathering/farming mobs on the go. Â I wandered around my house last night for about 20 minutes grabbing shards. Â Fun. Â Being able to switch to a different TV input to watch a bluray while I keep farming on my Vita is a welcome option.
In the end, I doubt I'll be switching fulltime to the PS4 version, but it's going to be a much better alternative when I want to sack out on the couch for some grinding while I watch a movie. Â SE did a good job.
That being said, I was thoroughly impressed with the PS4 beta. Â The addition of mouse support is a huge selling point for me as someone thoroughly entrenched in the PC experience. Â Visually it seems on-par with the PC version, although since we're currently capped at level 20 a lot of hte more system-intensive visual effects have yet to be seen. Â Framerates are identical though. Â The touchpad functioning as a mouse is nice in theory, but I find myself rarely using it because of it's poor sensitivity.
That being said, Remote Play on the Vita is freakin' fantastic. Â When on my local Wi-Fi network, there is barely any latency. SE went through a lot of trouble optimising RPlay features, such as being able to use the front touchscreen as a virtual mouse ((tapping the screen functions as clicking!)) and the R and L buttons automatically remapping to hotbar functionality. Â It's impossible to read the text in your chatlog, but it's perfect for crafting/gathering/farming mobs on the go. Â I wandered around my house last night for about 20 minutes grabbing shards. Â Fun. Â Being able to switch to a different TV input to watch a bluray while I keep farming on my Vita is a welcome option.
In the end, I doubt I'll be switching fulltime to the PS4 version, but it's going to be a much better alternative when I want to sack out on the couch for some grinding while I watch a movie. Â SE did a good job.
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