XI on PS3?

[CoronA1979]

It's probably been covered and Google ain't giving me anything amazing but figured wth I'd ask the community who would obviously know.

I was wanting to throw XI on my PS3 for a bazaar mule. Yes, I could use my PC but I usually turn it off during the day when I go to work.

The PS3 is an 80GB model which I do not think has backwards compatibility. From all my quick research the answers seems I am out of luck.

What say you my BG Tech forum friends!?

[jmc]

It's probably been covered and Google ain't giving me anything amazing but figured wth I'd ask the community who would obviously know.

I was wanting to throw XI on my PS3 for a bazaar mule. Yes, I could use my PC but I usually turn it off during the day when I go to work.

The PS3 is an 80GB model which I do not think has backwards compatibility. From all my quick research the answers seems I am out of luck.

What say you my BG Tech forum friends!?

Yeah, if no BC...... then your out of luck.

[CoronA1979]

I figured so - Gay!

[Dmitry]

Does your 80 have 2 or 4 USB ports on the front? iirc the 4 port ones are BC, but it's been a while since I've been asked.

[CoronA1979]

2 - It's for sure not BC

[SalehCoder]

Just a side info (might find useful) , it works with my 60GB version of PS3.

[Dmitry]

Just a side info (might find useful) , it works with my 60GB version of PS3.

That's because the 60GB models are fully backwards compatible.

[antihero]

was just a spam post to try and get >10 posts for posting pictures :/

[Veikuri]

Pretty much if it isn't BC then you can't play FFXI. If it is you can.

[Valisk]

I was wanting to throw XI on my PS3 for a bazaar mule. Yes, I could use my PC but I usually turn it off during the day when I go to work.

I wouldn't recommend doing this even if you did have a BC PS3. I ruined mine (YLOD) when leaving it on over night for about 3 days a week. Granted it was over the course of a year, but if you planned to leave it on more than I did, your PS3's lifespan could be far shorter.

[Holly Short]

^

What I was going to say. Have lots of friends who used to use their ps3's for mules and ended up killing them.

FFXI is the slayer of ps2/3's alike.

[CoronA1979]

Yeah... I thought about that too. I think that's what burnt the 360 up back in the day tbh..

I guess I should just man up and let the PC run all day. Lord knows it's built to withstand never being turned off after investing over $3,000 total into it since I began building it. I just hate leaving it on when I ain't around - Makes me nervous, haha...

[orinthia]

FFXI can run on pretty old or low end hardware, even if at terrible resolutions. Since it's for a mule, it shouldn't matter as long as it stays on and doesn't crash.

Could try a cheap nettop or netbook - low cost, low power usage for something always on, can set up for use without a display or keyboard/etc (remote desktop), and be a network drive/torrent box/whatever else as well. Game will run/look like crap on it but you only need it to stand there. Has more potential uses when not a mule box than a used ps2+hdd as well as not dealing with potentially killing a 360 or older ps3 just for muling.

One idea anyway.