Actually, there IS going to be a remake of FF7 for the PS3. It was on Gamespot a week or two ago. Square pretty much lied at E3, they later confirmed it. Maybe this month's EGM.
I have yet to find any sort of official confirmation on this, nor any story on Gamespot. All the current stories floating around regarding the supposed remake seem to originate from
this EGM rumor article. Now while EGM speaks of "very good authority", most people seem to forget that these days it is highly questionable if EGM itself falls under that category. And unless all the news sites happened to be not looking while Square-Enix "confirmed" a new remake and so forgot to report what would be one of the hottest stories of the year, the last official word is that there are no plans for such a thing.
That having been said, the idea of Square making sequels and spin-offs to FF games was pretty laughable not so long ago as well. And they have done graphical remakes on the early FFs, so it's not exactly unthinkable that a FF7 remake would show up, theoretically speaking. In the real world they're still officially saying it's not going to happen, however there also some other tidbits of information about Square and the PS3 floating around:
During an interview with the Japan Gaming Magazine "Dengeki Playstation", Yoshinori Kitase (Director of Final Fantasy VII) revealed a Final Fantasy title is in the works for the PS3.
With the recent denials that a remake of Final Fantasy VII is in the works for the PS3, serveral sites have speculated that this may be Final Fantasy XIII. To this speculation Kitase-san responded...
"As a hint, one thing I can say is that the FFVII technical PS3 demo was supervised by me and created by Toriyama-san (Main Director on Final Fantasy X-2) and his team staff. I'll leave it to you, but you can imagine that development is happening via a similar process."
I don't know who's being deliberately vague; Kitase, Dengeki Playstation or the translator, but regardless of what he's hinting at (I know what you're thinking) it's at the very least nothing less than a FF game. More than that, we shouldn't assume (especially seeing how Square-Enix has had a habit of surprising fans). And considering how far away the PS3 itself is,
any news on PS3 games, FF7 remake or not, should be taken with a sound bit of caution.
Well, feel free to post any other credible sources on the matter, but I'm not holding my breath.
uh, qhimm, i think the swearing filter needs tweaking o_o
Hah, the swearing filter was never meant to endure such abuse. I prefer to filter my users. *looks sharply at abusers and hovers finger over warning button*
