Final Fantasy 14 - From PS3 to PS5 - Every Console Version Tested - The Complete Saga!

When we asked Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson from My Life In Gaming to take a look at Final Fantasy 14 on PlayStation 5 for us, we were looking forward to an expert analysis from someone who knows the game inside out. And we got that... and so much more. This isn't just a tech breakdown of FF14, it's the story of the game from its early beginnings, through its troubled launch, to its relaunch and deployment across multiple generations. It's a video we're proud to share with you!
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[@DigitalFoundry]

Thank you all for watching this very special video on FFXIV from our friends at My Life in Gaming! Do you play this or any other MMO? What are your thoughts on these kind of collaborations? Are there other channels you want us to team up with? Do you want to see My Life in Gaming tackle another game with us? Let us know in the comments!

[@thanksbetotap]

My Life in Gaming covering modern ports/emulation of older titles on current gen with a little more technical angle on DF would be super awesome!

[@Jayko1225]

Ive been watching Digital Foundry an My Life in Gaming for years now an wouldn’t Know anything about Retro Gaming if it wasn’t for them I love these Collaborations Keep up the Good work!!

[@snaek12]

Iam really hoping that SE will upgrade and optimise PS5 version! It can run better and look better! And thank you for the video!

[@rekware9320]

I like the guy from My Life In Gaming..so no complaints from me.

[@royaltyallen1162]

Hire him in the team

[@djayjp]

You know how you can tell this is a DF video? Because the host says BESPOKE.

[@neqaa1]

true😂👌🏻

[@DodderingOldMan]

@@neqaa1 I was about 20 years old before I learned what 'bespoke' meant. I thought it meant, like, 'not spoken about'. Which made little sense.

[@jfh400]

also all of these "rather"s

[@CLabmusic]

Yeah but he also said "darn tootin"

[@enjoylife6374]

@@CLabmusic it's not the only phrase that can characterise these videos, MIND YOU

[@welshcr]

This is an extraordinary effort, and hugely enjoyable and informative. Well worth the Patreon subscription!

[@temuujinsukhbaatar7345]

This video isn't free?

[@TheAssirra]

@@temuujinsukhbaatar7345 It is but if it wasn't for people supporting in some way they would never be able to make them.

[@anuruddhadas2250]

@@temuujinsukhbaatar7345 patreon subscribers could watch a day early

[@pixeljauntvr7774]

@Pro-Facts Anti-BS If the video is sponsored then there will be a disclaimer stating that.

[@ionseven]

Like DF is some small indie operation being under Eurogamer and is somehow in need of extra dough besides what is paid by advertisers and sponsored content. So easily fooled.

[@lyconxero457]

The fact that DF can use something like Patreon to hire an outside person to help construct a video for them that was directly asked for by Patreon supporters is pretty fantastic, IMO. It's also highly topical as FFXIV is getting a lot of press right now after announcing its latest expansion and we've seen a TON of new players trying the game out as of late.

[@eriuz]

after that interview from preach with ion and the state of warcraft expect more players

[@urbansamurai261]

New player who just joined here and I can't wait to get stuck in

[@eriuz]

@@urbansamurai261 well if you buy the game (shadowbringers complete edition) and get to lvl 50 I think you can unlock samurai job

[@urbansamurai261]

@@eriuz noted

[@Jdogg4089]

I'm not playing because I don't have time to grind 😆. And I'm on summer break too. Definitely won't have time after I go back to school and get a job.

[@matheusdinosaur]

2:50 minutes without saying "acclaimed Heavensward expension up to level 60 without any time restriction" a true WoL fren

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] Haha I actually discovered that this whole "free trial includes Heavensward" thing was a meme after I wrote about it already. But I ran with it anyway! I mean, I can understand why people won't shut up about it. It's a great deal and gives you a taste of why the game is worth playing just for the story alone if that's all you wanted to do.

[@sermerlin1]

@@mylifeingaming I am level 30 and can you tell me about questing... I am slightlyconfused as I am overwhelmed by the amount of quests there are. WHat should I focus on? Should I be clearing every quest in towns and villages or just focus on MSQ and blue+ quests? How should I progress?

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] You can sometimes get additional level-appropriate armor (and some lore insights) by doing regular quests, but it's usually not that necessary. These days I usually skip over those myself. The main quests I do while working though each expansion (aside from the main story) are the blue ones, but usually only when they offer aether current attunement, which is required for flying in expansion areas (ARR flying is freely available now with no questing if you have a mount for it). So yeah if you feel overwhelmed by the number of quests, I'd say just do main story, but if a particular NPC piques your curiosity, no harm in seeing what they have to say. But for the most part I'd say such quests aren't critical for keeping yourself leveled and equipped. Doing Duty Roulette is a faster way to level if you happen to fall behind.

[@bophadesknutz7798]

@@sermerlin1 Just do the Main Quest. Side quest dont give you anything aside from some immersion, unless they're Blue side quest those actually unlock things/features.

[@sermerlin1]

@@bophadesknutz7798 Yeah... I did a lot of side quests (blue+ and regular) and I was so overleveled that the game doesn't feel challenging at all even at lvl 30. I'm just literally "timer" waiting for NPCs to die with no sense of danger or needing to interupt/CC as they're like 8+ lvls lower then me. So I suppose I should just do MSQ with blue+ quests?

[@RetroTechUSA]

Great Job Try! 👍 Thanks for the Colaboration DF

[@jayplays9976]

To help explain the dual sense haptics, the haptics use voice coil actuators in the pad to produce the vibrations. These are high powered speakers that vibrate the pad. As a result the haptics API uses sounds and sound waves to vibrate the pad. And not the standard vibration signals. In this case the game is simply sending the sound of the footsteps to the haptics engine as is. Which is why the haptics change depending on distance and on the surface you're running on. If you put your ear to the pad you can actually hear the sounds Coming from the haptic motors. As a side note, because of this you can plug your dual sense into your PC and make the pad vibrate by using it as a speaker (windows recognises the dual sense haptics as an external USB speaker).

[@jayplays9976]

@@0uttaS1TE yes actually they do. Install VB audio and use that to route in-game audio to the pad. Your pad will basically vibrate in tune with what happening on screen. For Metro Exodus you even get full haptics and resistive triggers on PC.

[@jayplays9976]

@@0uttaS1TE that's what I wonder as well. The dual sense has some suspiciously robust PC support. The built in Mic can be used as a microphone as is with no additional drivers (I use it in all my work calls), the haptics I like to use them when listening to music or gaming. Resistive triggers I think it's a custom API Sony gave them because I doubt these guys are cheesing any emulators or backdoor drivers.

[@jlink1391]

Imagine buying a console and caring about how the controller vibrates, is this N64?Unless you just started playing games do you still even notice the vibration’s?

[@cashnelson2306]

@@jlink1391 if you truly didn't care why are you leaving a comment? in fact if you don't care about minutiae like this why are you even watching this channel

[@bobsucks9647]

@@jlink1391 lol can tell you haven’t used a haptic controller 😂😂😂

[@Miha-ii3dy]

Now THIS is a surprise… A most welcome one, of course. I love FFXIV.

[@cosmancho2959]

Good for you. Game is shite.

[@XZ-III]

I wanted to try it until I saw the monthly subscription, so then i said I'm good and moved on

[@k2x598]

Awesome game

[@mrratchet]

@@XZ-III You can try the base game and first expansion entirely for free with no subscription if you like, that way you can still try it out and see what you think :)

[@Miha-ii3dy]

@@cosmancho2959 Thank god then, that you always got EA’s Star Wars MMO to play, along with the nine people that are left there.

[@JKSmith-qs2ii]

Seeing those original version cutscenes makes me so very sad about what we have lost.

[@w061a09]

we have the bread technique now x), and the animations from the latest patch is top notch

[@Lanaur_]

Yeah, but what we have gained though. A playable game

[@RanjanNadig]

1:16, it looks like Rich found a time machine and went back in time. His accent was different back then.

[@LucDutra92]

Ha! I also saw a young Richard instantly.

[@twinblades-thewilltokeeplo6084]

They even talk with their hands.

[@rerez]

My Life In Gaming is awesome! :D

[@mrtegs]

Hey rerez, are you gonna review a Final Fantasy game in a "IT'S JUST BAD" video?

[@serfnuts]

By the end of the video I had completely forgotten this wasn't a My Life In Gaming video. I thought it was strange when he mentioned Digital Foundry...

[@Yomarz]

Hey it's Rerez!

[@lordmaster2562]

Your life is pathetic with a crap console like ps5 which is destroyed by the series x. LOL

[@alexanderulv3886]

@@lordmaster2562 XSX is just lovely, but Im about to by a PS5 just to see the difference. I don’t know if I can live without quick resume and smart delivery. Also 800gb which goes down to 600gb SSD with no real opportunity to upgrade, is just a disgrace.

[@DodderingOldMan]

Final Fantasy XIV may be my favourite game of all time. It's a decent MMO, but it's an INCREDIBLE Final Fantasy game.

[@Jbayz]

Why? What about the story is incredible? Everyone says the story was great but it just never stands out to me.

[@DodderingOldMan]

@@Jbayz How far have you got? It only really starts picking up in the second half of the Heavensward expansion in my opinion, and most people would say it's Shadowbringers that is the pinnacle of the story. If you've got that far and still don't really like it... well, that's fine, opinions will always differ :)

[@rogerarteaga2665]

@@Jbayz A realm reborn was alright somewhat decent. Heavensward and Shadowbringers were really where it all shines

[@Jbayz]

@@rogerarteaga2665 well the problem I had is that the first part was so tedious that I had a hard time paying attention to the story at a certain point. I have a level 70 summoner and I can't tell you much about the story.

[@Jbayz]

I think the problem is also there was so much bloated dialogue. I dunno. I feel like wow has more casual ways of delivering story to people. I want to get into lore, maybe I'll try again.

[@MarkGrouch]

This is great work. Serious props to My Life In Gaming!

[@lordmaster2562]

Hahhahaahaha ps5 video's lol. Pathetic

[@goldentrout4811]

4:33 Oh, that Twilight Over Thanalan theme brings me back to the early days of this game.

[@noelennon420]

I just jumped in 2 weeks ago, Im already level 68, 100 hours in and totally addicted! This was a nice suprise.

[@Jbayz]

That grind lol. It was burn out. Be real.

[@frosty6845]

@@Jbayz stop projecting

[@Nara.294]

You play on monitor ou TV?

[@noelennon420]

@@Nara.294 Tv.. But i play with a mouse and keyboard pretty close.

[@angelito2336]

@@Jbayz Grind? In a mmo? Unbelievable!

[@pelikapulahd3604]

FFXIV base PS4 version feel more smooth on PS5, then the PS5 version of XIV beta build. "On Performance mode" And this video proves it`!!!!🤔

[@drunkendevil]

The PS5 version was officially released on May 25th. Hugely disappointing that the game went from beta to retail without a noticeable difference in performance.

[@pelikapulahd3604]

@@drunkendevil I do get that it is what it is because of the state the world is in, but the PS5 version feels more like a downgrade. will play the PS4 version on the PS5 until they fix it. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it will be sorted out when the Endwalker is released.

[@RetroSho]

Hey! I can see myself a few times in this video! Haha! Thanks for having me on in some small part. 😂😨

[@SirCalalot]

A fantastic video and wonderfully produced (those little FF UI elements are perfect)! Keep up the incredible work guys!

[@MrThunda51]

As a long time FF14 player, thank you for this DF.

[@lordmaster2562]

Pathetic. Still holding on on obselete Consoles LOL. Better buy switch doe real gaming there is the powerhouse series x

[@MrThunda51]

@@lordmaster2562 dude I have a Series X, PS5, and Switch. Lol dont let your assumptions allow speak like you're above someone

[@dxtremecaliber]

@@lordmaster2562 real gaming is pc lol stop trolling

[@Social8Hypnosis]

It was mind blowing seeing this run on my PS3 back in the day. Could not believe I could play such a heavy game with a controller and on such an old system. Good times.

[@bswift1991]

The reason for the big difference in performance between the native ps5 app and the ps4 pro version is due to the high quality ambient occlusion that is used on the ps5 app. This is a killer on pc as well at higher resolutions and is completely absent on the ps4 and ps4 pro version. Amazed to see this overlooked in a digital foundry video but ah well. Would be really nice to see a 4k option for the game that scales back things like ambient occlusion and other taxing visuals features to allow for a mode that gets closer to that 60fps goal at 4k.

[@rickybobby5153]

Are you saying the ambient occlusion is higher quality on the PS5 version or that it isn’t present at all in the PS4 version? Because the PS4 version does have ambient occlusion and the last time I played on PC there was no option for changing its ‘quality’. I can run this game in max settings, 1080p at 50-60FPS on 7 year old hardware

[@Pietro-nr5pq]

@@rickybobby5153 It's not that it's the ambient occlusion itself is the killer but the quality, nvidia hbao+ option is stupid heavy and barely changes from FFXIV native "strong" option, at this point we just have to wait and hope that the graphical update coming in 7.0 (the next expac after endwalker) is gonna fix most of these weird graphics problems along with the other very weird, archaic and very confusing menu for said graphics options

[@thedoublegwiggler]

@@Pietro-nr5pq they work on a graphic update for ps5? Can you tell me some more pls?

[@Jeffdraws101]

@@thedoublegwiggler a massive graphics overhaul and improvement is coming in version 7.0. However it’s estimated that we won’t see this next big expansion until 2024.

[@helloguy8934]

​@Pietro-nr5pq Nah man. I used hbao+ on my 2070 super and it still runs better than this

[@MiharuHiramu]

I started my FFXIV career on PS3. The journey has been incredible.

[@SirToxe]

Same, back in 2013!

[@Travel-Adv]

Started in 1.0 in PC now playing in PS5. Been a continued awesome adventure so far.

[@WolfieVII]

Me too, we've come so far!

[@optimusprime7491]

Legacy’s players LEGENDS!

[@nlikeflynn8837]

@@Travel-Adv how was starting over from scratch? Opposite here, have been playing on Sony over the years and am now looking into migrating to PC but I have played everything on one character and don’t want to lose that.

[@fleeplayTV]

Thank you, this has been a hot topic in the community and its great to finally have proof of what we are experiencing. Infact you touched on everything. I'm so glad you went into so much detail on this, even down to using the adaptive triggers to enhance the crosshotbar.

[@jimmydx]

Thank you DF for doing this video!! I didn’t think you ever would! The classic FF overlays you did for this are great.

[@pirony]

This was so fun to watch, thank you so much for your effort.

[@T.O.Wallee]

Love this analysis, I’m still playing from time to time

[@DarkBowser64]

Been waiting literal years for a video like this. So glad to see one of my favorite games from the past decade get covered.

[@LonganoCantCant]

This was so in-depth and well organized. Thank you!

[@oDvGo1]

Thank you for making this analysis. I’ve asked for this a few weeks ago through a comment on another video :)

[@franciscor390]

My life in gaming overall production values is a thing of a madman.

[@mbsfaridi]

Top quality work. Love the use of different icons for the same old stats.

[@phazonlord0098]

Nice to see you around here Try, amazing video as always!

[@Winky813]

Is it possible to run a new test now that the game has added dynamic resolution options for PS5 as of patch 6.2 (August 23, 2022)? Personal experience, I've seen far less framerate drops in the common areas where they occurred before, but still some stuttering at times.

[@Ryan-ik2mk]

Yay My life in gaming!! love that channel

[@wmdavidson]

Outstanding video! Loved every minute of it!

[@Sendoh32]

A MMO that plays extremely well on consoles is a plus for the Yoshi P team.

[@cristidenis531]

Best final fantasy game in recent years. Fantastic mmo with a fantastic story. Play this game now

[@1gta4gta]

this is a spin off game

[@Thros1]

@@1gta4gta every final fantasy is a spin off

[@tydendurler9574]

@@Thros1 of what? A lot of people seem to not know what a "spin off" actually is.

[@Thros1]

@@tydendurler9574 every entry is a spin off from the main title different dimensions and stuff, dissidia goes into it deeper.

[@tydendurler9574]

@@Thros1 a mhm, and what is the main title?

[@RubyRoks]

A lovely change of pace. I do like the themed graphics, and while i imagine that takes a lot of effort to create and edit, it would add something going forward with themed content (Cyberpunk UI colored frame rate graph when applicable, game specific graphics for DF Retro, etc)

[@lhenn4721]

Amazing video and effort. Everything I could ever think off about comparison is here and in a great presentation. Thank you for that huge amount of work.

[@roryisgaming]

I have always wanted a video like this from y'all. Thank you!

[@thalesn]

It'd be nice to revisit this game, since they implemented a dynamic resolution feature since this was posted.

[@mightyhadi6132]

This is quality content, we need more collaboration with other gaming channel.

[@NintenDub]

Nobody wants to put in work like this when you can just say switch pro was leaked...

[@recordatron]

This was awesome! Cross overs like this have so much potential for more detailed and insightful coverage if there's a series or game you want to cover but don't feel fully qualified to deal with. Very interested in more of these, also FFXIV is a masterclass in bringing a game back from the brink.

[@Brunn0121]

loved the collab, keep em coming!!

[@digitalgehn]

Love seeing this type of collab between two very bespoken channels.

[@BronzeApparathus]

I was honestly surprised when I played 14 back in the ps3 years ago

[@rowanunderwood]

Lovely to see you know DF well enough to get the "bespoke" reference in. Love "My Life In Gaming," a better fit for collaborations could not be found :)

[@JerryFlowersIII]

Wonderful video, especially love all the little touches.

[@UserInterface00]

I’m gonna be that guy and say that my Final Fantasy 14 (3yrs) experience eclipsed World Of Warcraft (7yrs) . Granted FF14 was heavily inspired by W.O.W. and a drastic change from FF11, it was a unique enough experience that delivered on visuals that were eye popping, game play mechanics that felt engaging and for an ongoing online game, having one of the Top 3 Final Fantasy stories of the entire franchise. If you’re on the fence, FF14 is FTP until level 60 and you’ll definitely experience a lot just for that free time you have. Highly recommended.

[@Jbayz]

I need you to tell me what it is about the story. What theme? It surely isn't that first part.

[@Jbayz]

And yes. 14 was rebooted with literally all the things that made wow successful, making ff 14 successful. All it took was an established lore/fanbase.

[@kristianutomotobing9719]

FF 14 🤝 GTA V Spans for 3 generations of consoles

[@ziondavegaming5493]

Crysis 1 and wait till bugthesda rerelease Skyrim

[@sermerlin1]

Wow spans... 4 generations. So what you gon' say 'bout that huh?

[@fraenznoa5508]

@@sermerlin1 WoW is not even playable in Console

[@dale7326]

Are we really looking for numbers instead of the actual game? If something is too old, ppl just gonna drop it or kick on it actually.

[@WickedRibbon]

My Life in Gaming are awesome! What a great collab. Enjoyed this vid immensely 😊

[@mrratchet]

Thank you to both Marc My Life in Gaming and DF for making this happen. Outstanding!

[@daltonwhite1495]

Awesome Video!

[@amnril]

I found that very enjoyable, thank you.

[@TheGreatStussy]

My second DF favourite videos of all time !!! A lot of work and love in this one !!!

[@Jayko1225]

I absolutely love My Life in Gaming an LOVE the fact Digital Foundry do these collaborations with them!!

[@Featheon]

I have the same cabinetry, dude. Good look.

[@bruceg22000]

I thought I accidentally clicked a My Life In Gaming video instead of a Digital Foundry one....

[@TheElectricHobo]

Haha I thought I clicked on the wrong video when I heard the My Life in Gaming voices! Awesome to see this crossover happen. Love both channels' work!

[@dragosd9467]

Been waiting for years for this clip. Ty

[@Devilzhephyr]

Amazing work, FFXIV is such a gem

[@ZzForCryingOutLoudzZ]

I vote for more Marc content on the DF page!

[@Rashimotosan]

This was a great collab. He's so passionate that it made me want to dust this off and try again. Would love to see more of this stuff. Also curious if VRR would fix this. Would love for him to come back and cover if that happens as well as 16.

[@scottj10]

What an amazing video. You all continue to repeatedly knock it out of the park.

[@AlexRN]

Has the native PS5 versión been updated lately to get a better performance? There’s no reason why the PS4 version running on a PS5 should run a single frame above the native PS5 and yet it happens (at least at the time this video was made).

[@snaek12]

Iam really hoping that SE will upgrade and optimise PS5 version! It can run better and look better!

[@Kuzna22]

God, I hope they do. Right now it's a mess performance wise.

[@ryanhuck4071]

Very detailed analysis, well done and thank you

[@JohnZingTTV]

Nice viideo boss. Gr8 naration and delivery. Please continue to make moar content about games like these.

[@jackjohnson8305]

Started playing the game last month and loved it! got the complete edition and preordered Endwalker im obsessed

[@d1jal]

Another incredible video

[@cableroyson9992]

What a great collaboration! Thank you

[@oromain]

I was an FFXIV PS3 player until 2016. And boy... did I LOVE IT. Thankfully, I never got around to trying Alliance Raiding on it. But I honestly didn't know what I was missing when playing on PS3, and enjoyed the game thoroughly on it.

[@mspeter97]

Honestly FFXIV is a game worth trying. The Free Trial is clearly a full featured JRPG for free in terms of lenght (take that WoW)

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I’d say two full featured JRPGs really! I like to look at each expansion as another sequel in a long-running subseries

[@tydendurler9574]

It may be an MMO worth trying There is a big difference between regular videogames and cancerous MMO's

[@minotaur21ri33]

Question: Did you guys think to test the PS4 PRO Console and Version of the game with an SSD instead of the PS4 Pro's standard HDD?

[@Black91crx]

After installing an SSD, load time plummeted for me.

[@thecathat2725]

Absolutely great video from everyone involved

[@butterccm]

I thought I hit the wrong video for a minute there. Good to see you guys working together

[@BrokenArrowX]

Oh hell yeah. My favourite game of all time without competition.

[@tpickles67]

I play on both PC and my PS5 and absolutely love both. There's no way I could do Savage content with the DS controller, but kicking back while doing some gathering and leveling alt jobs is amazing.

[@tnykuuh]

I raid on PC with a controller lol the devs said that they purposefully create raid to be clear with controller only. They even test raid content with controller only to be sure that the console players can do it.

[@pcgameboy8407]

@@tnykuuh Would never play it with a controller myself, but cool that they make sure it works for controller users.

[@JasonNR]

The only thing I wouldn't do is heal on savage with a controller, using the dpad to heal in such moments seems so hard to me.

[@tpickles67]

@@tnykuuh Oh yeah I know plenty of folks that do. The devs have been amazing at making this game accessible. I just personally couldn’t do it for a lot of jobs.

[@jocho1031]

I absolutely love when people talk about their favorite game. Got a new subscriptor, My life in Gaming!

[@RidgeRacer]

Wow! So glad to see Marc on the DF channel, he's really great. I played Final Fantasy 14 for around 10 years but quit earlier this year; not that I dislike it now of course, but 10 years is quite a bit of playing the same game for me. Anyways, so happy to finally see this game, which means so much to me personally, on a channel that I love so much. Great work all around. Edit: Holy sh*t "how low can that framerate go" made me almost cry laughing.

[@tobymalamute2856]

That was really interesting, I don't know if I can bring myself to play an MMO, but you just got me to take note of FF16. All that fan service to the old games here is really great to see - the Magitek armour!

[@ducbinh199]

i'm a ff fan for almost 20 years now and a single-player game only guy and trust me when a said XIV is the best main line ff since ffIX and a love letter to the series as a whole, it's basically a main line single-player FF game with a multi-player element to it

[@NepaliGamer]

ff14 has the best story in any ff games imo.

[@DrummerLocnar]

dont think of it as an "mmo", think of it as a "multiplayer final fantasy game"

[@d3nyd]

Fan service and series love is in FFXIV in spades. That's not to say it's not its own thing, because it absolutely is, but the inspiration and reworking of elements of the past titles is really something special. Case in point - the Weapon enemies from FF7 have been part of an ongoing Trials (8-player) Boss series (Ruby, Emerald, Diamond), but each have their lore woven into the FFXIV world in interesting ways.

[@ArchieGamez]

To me its a FF game first, MMORPG second. In this game, a lot of the iconic past FF summons are boss fights. (There's Ifrit, Garuda, Odin, Sephirot, Ruby Weapon, Alexander, Bahamut, Omega, Eden etc). Seriously every FF players need to play this.

[@pennywisethedancingclown7139]

Can we all say it's just amazing the PS3 ran this game at all?

[@jimengab]

No, not really. Any game can run with the sub 720p30 low textures this game released on PS3, not precisely a technical marvel, considering it is a console exclusive too so there was only one SKU to optimize.

[@lordmaster2562]

LOL who cares about PlayStation sinxe one X its obselete

[@kidmisfit1039]

@@lordmaster2562 no one cared about Xbox till the besethda purchase PlayStation will always be #1 console market

[@kidmisfit1039]

@@lordmaster2562 your pfp reflects what you are, take the L xbot fanboy

[@kidmisfit1039]

@@lordmaster2562 braindead really thinks 95% of games run better on series L did you forget ubisoft had to downgrade assassin creed Valhalla on ps5 to match the shit Xbox series L version, you probably think most game run Better cause of backward compatibility

[@user-ik8vy1rg8f]

Really taken aback by the title, video length, and first 10 seconds hearing Marc's voice. I'm sure this will be an excellent video. Nice collaboration!

[@user-ik8vy1rg8f]

Confirmed quality video. Thanks Marc.

[@dankboys]

Very insightful, thanks all involved. Surprised to see the PS4 version in BC mode perform so well.

[@Nolasco.]

Thank you Try 💕

[@Rithysak101]

From my experience, The PS5 version is far from perfect where frame drop occurred where the ps4 version running on ps5 ran perfectly. Hopefully with the release of this video, square will make improvement.

[@NepaliGamer]

I think they can push it to like 1800p 60fps.

[@Rithysak101]

@@NepaliGamer i was even expecting 120fps 1080p. How wrong i was

[@stormynight100]

As well as performance drops in more crowded areas that wasn’t present via BC version there is also a weird juddering effect that goes beyond a frame rate drop. Spin the camera in most areas and certain points feel like trying to move the camera through mud. This happens with no other players present. This is mentioned but gets much worse than show here. BSF and Zadnor areas are terrible at times. No acknowledgement from SE of these issues is really disappointing.

[@Rithysak101]

@@stormynight100 I'm considering going back to PS4 version of this game but the UI is so much better on ps5 :/.

[@AP-hn8wd]

16:47 The greatest surprise cameo that was unexpected. 👍👍

[@bpcgos]

Kudos for DF and MLiG for this collab... Never a fan of MMO, but it's always awesome to watch MLiG talk about it

[@xbree_]

All this FXIV love is making me so happy.

[@LILTRACUZ514]

Me too fellow warrior of light :)

[@xbree_]

@@LILTRACUZ514 :)

[@kamen.rider.decade]

30:08 "Major Majority" sounds like the name of a Sheep in The Big City character

[@mittens1509]

I read that as he said it...

[@MyNamesNotLars1]

That's a deep cut

[@marthypan8812]

Definitely would have been interesting to see The Orbonne Monastery as a stress test for the alliance raid part, but otherwise a great video! Been going thru the game on PC and it's been a blast doing endgame

[@IegendaryBlade]

Loved the video. Very knowledgeable and easy to understand.

[@regularflurfy8174]

Accurate representation of the Limsa aetheryte plaza, 10/10 Great video, of course, always really cool to see large cross-gen gaps like these!

[@eliotwildermann]

Well it was said with endwalker were getting higher settings on ps5

[@spacemeng]

Please join forces more often, guys! This was fantastic!

[@adamyo9003]

DF + MLiG is the crossover event I didn’t know I needed.

[@JDMStav]

Hope you didn't catch anything while hanging out in Limsa for that long :O

[@lukasperuzovic1429]

Lali-Oh Try, stellar work

[@absolutezero7535]

Wat did u just call me

[@lukasperuzovic1429]

@@absolutezero7535 if you play FF2/4 or FF14 you know of the phrase Lali-oh. In FF4 its a greeting used by the Dwarves In FF14 the Lalafell also use it as a greeting.

[@absolutezero7535]

@@lukasperuzovic1429 oh i know wat did u just call me is the joke ur characyer can say back when they greet u

[@MrHellgate82]

It's Lali-ho"

[@buzzlopavich]

Without doubt the best tech channel on KZbin. Tremendous stuff.

[@andyburchette3545]

I love it when these two channels collaborate.