With people seeming to take a 360 stance on the issue of a ff7 remake recently, I think we may have reached the point where Square will want the credit, and our cash, for any big graphic improvements that come along.
People here may be able to do some new things with the releases from last year and now steam's, but SE seems savvy as ever lately and I think they may be quietly discouraging anyone from beating them to the punch on the black bar issue etc...
But, were it me in the suit and tie over there, I think I would do the same. I have been shocked and amazed at their consistent reluctance to engage with the disproportionally large group of "fanboys" for this particular game.