UK PS2 Hard Drive may contain FF11 preinstalled.........

[Baloki]

It has been announced on the Sony Europe site (If you've ever visited Square-Enix Europes site, you will know why most people visit the Sony site for offcial European details) that the PS2 Hard Drive will probabaly come preinstalled with FF11 and will only cost about £60. Of course that means you would have to wait till feb/march 04' before you can use it but if you plan to buy the PS2 version, you'll have to wait till then cos you need the PS2 hard drive for it to work.

Hope you find this tit-bit of info useful in your purchasing ideas, Baloki

[Flying Mullet]

Sounds like the other pre-packaged game/console bundles that are out there now-a-days. I'm surprised that they are offering it so early though if you have to wait a few months if you're going to play it on your PS2.

[Baloki]

......................Sony's flagship network game and still is even if it is a year late.

Oh well, Baloki

[Maxico]

awww.
I wanted to get it for pc but now im not sure. well theres still hardly any chance of it coming out in the uk for a year still.

[Valarm]

PC...
This is my main reason why...

The two versions of the game also differ graphically by quite a bit. The PS2 version has richer colors, but runs at a pretty low resolution and a steady 15 frames per second, losing a lot of the excellent finer details. The PC version, on the other hand, can be run in a variety of resolutions and features some graphical details for higher-end video cards, such as bump-mapping on canyon walls.

from:

http://www.gamespy.com/previews/octo...i/index2.shtml

4th PH down

You'll find some benfits that the PS2 has vs. the PC but can be fixed for the PC with an adapter.

Why suffer bad graphics when you can have the best though siting on the couch with my feet up rather then at a cramped desk would be kinda cool as well. :chuckle:

[Masamune-X]

FF XI WILL be preinstalled on the hardrive and the pc release date in the US is Oct 28th. The ps2 release date is March though.

[Baloki]

Well it looks confirmed people, also I don't mind which I get cos I'm gonna get the cheapest which is currently the PS2 version for me by about £150. Why? Because I need a new computer to play it, but I do see where your coming from about the graphics things, it was always expected that the PS2 verson would look crapper then on a high-end PC.

Well cool people, Baloki

[Rostum]

Did they say when the PAL version of the PC will be out? In either Europe or Australia? If it's around the same date as the U.S then I won't need to bother importing.

[Nakor TheBlue Rider]

bah "(If my Computer can Run it)"

I bought my new Computer just to play FFXI.....

[Baloki]

But I understand what you mean, the release date has been hinted to be about Jan but remember if you import you will not be able to access world passes created specifically for Europe. Hope that helps, Baloki

[madcap_wuggly]

im gonna buy it for pc, the way i see it if you cant play it youll need youll need to upgrade your pc anyway, im not getting the hardrive due to the fact the pc will be released sooner and as square said, we will release with or without the hardrive released, and i got my pc up to spec and i cant afford to.

[Rostum]

It depends if I import it or not. Will the PC version be comming out around Christmas time? If not, importing is the only option!

[Baloki]

.............you'd read the replys to your posts. I have reposted my answer again below, ignore it at your perael!

Originally posted by Baloki
But I understand what you mean, the release date has been hinted to be about Jan but remember if you import you will not be able to access world passes created specifically for Europe. Hope that helps, Baloki

[Ichy]

Why suffer bad graphics when you can have the best though siting on the couch with my feet up rather then at a cramped desk would be kinda cool as well.

My PC is on my coffee table.... Sitting on my couch right now

PC Version, all the way. No tick tick type, tick tick type PS2 Chatting for me..... And no endless waiting, either.... Could always get an extension USB cable and plug a spare keyboard to the PS2..... but still, no endless waiting...

[Rostum]

Originally posted by Baloki
.............you'd read the replys to your posts. I have reposted my answer again below, ignore it at your perael!

And you seem to ignore the fact that I SAID I lived in Australia and that Australia's games are a different version than the US so we get it at a later date, and you'd ALSO know if you read my post, that I wanted the PC version, not PS2 version.

So read properly next time.