About gorram time, Squeenix...

[EricKei]

PC -- Yeah, "exclusive" means almost nothing when it comes to consoles these days, and I don't think they even threw the term around. Bayonetta 2 is one of the notable exceptions, and it was a special case (it only got made because Nintendo stepped in with a cash infusion, otherwise, the project (and maybe the studio??) would have died an ignoble death). I'd say that Steam and XBONE releases are inevitable. Speaking of the XBONE, they've announced that Backwards Compatibility is finally coming for it; presumably entirely via software emulation. They're saying that it will depend on approval from each individual game publisher; I expect it to be about the same level of BC as with the 360 -- 75% at best for disc-based games, 95% or better for downloads (they're already emulated, technically, so they're better work)...and that will likely take a couple of years to reach.

In general - Keep in mind that best guess for this is 2017. If you plan to buy a PS4 for this, wait until then. I'm sure it'll drop by at least $100 by then, if not 150 or better.

FF7 is a decent JRPG but that's as far as I'll give it...can we PLEASE stop acting like it's the pinnacle that can never be achieved again?

I agree with you, actually ^_^ Granted, it's the game that got me to buy a PSX in the first place, and I never regretted it -- I think it's a solid game (warts and all), but not the second coming of Dragon Quest (nee Dragon Warrior) or anything.

It was a big deal at the time because it was one of the first good "3-D view" console games...which, unfortunately, means that it was also a major contributing factor in the deluge of shitty 3-D view games to follow, accounting for many of the bad games during the PSX console generation in general. Put simply, game manufacturers didn't see "Sequel to one of the best-selling franchises of all time that happened to be in 3D," which it was -- They saw "3D game with pretty cutscenes that sold incredibly well," instead. Hell, I would argue that the FF franchise has suffered as a result, as well.

This is something that people have legitimately been begging SE for for a very, very long time, and it WILL sell a bunch of consoles. Personally, I feel that FFIV and FFVI are significantly better games than FFVII. Now they just need to properly update Chrono Trigger...>_>

I HOPE that they put a great deal of effort into fixing the things that were wrong with it, despite knowing that they likely will have at least a million guaranteed sales, no matter what. This is their chance to make up for some of their shadier decisions as of late (such as their overpriced, DLC-infested mobile games). I'm not gonna say that they'll be hurting if they don't do this one right, but it could be the first major nail in Final Fantasy's coffin if they screw this one up, somehow.

[lordlundar]

And the award for most overrated game to get a remake goes to...

Ugh. Let me point this out. FF7 is a decent JRPG but that's as far as I'll give it. It's popularity is that it was the first game in the series to be mass marketed, nothing else. The characters are cardboard, the pacing is like a yo-yo and the mechanics are simply a slightly different approach to what has been twice before in the series. And that doesn't even begin to mention the bugs, glitches and exploits that are rampant in the unfinished title. I honestly doubt that anyone praising it like the second coming of Christ has either a)played any other JRPG or b) has actually played it through recently and seen just how badly it's aged and not just in terms of graphics.

I have no problems with people liking it, but can we PLEASE stop acting like it's the pinnacle that can never be achieved again? Because not only is that not the case, it's been dwarfed several times.

[Buzzard]

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Ah,damn. I don't do consoles, and no telling when it'll get ported to PC. (and just how much effort will get put into the port ...)

[Null Requiem]

Well....FUCK, Now i HAVE to get a PS4

Yup. My wife and I are now going to start putting aside a little cash each paycheck for the inevitable ps4 bundled with the game.

[Bardmaiden]

Well....FUCK, Now i HAVE to get a PS4

Me too!

[Mr Hero]

Well....FUCK, Now i HAVE to get a PS4

Should have had one already. But yeah, gonna get this game. Wonder if it'll include other FF7 games, kinda like how FF10 HD Remastered has two games.

[Kazim]

Well....FUCK, Now i HAVE to get a PS4

[Valentinian]

*desperate squeaking noise*

[EricKei]

It only took them two decades, but....they did it! The sonfabitches did it!