Square Enix When is FF7 and FF8 remakes coming out on PS2

This is a rumor that has been floating around for quite some time, and it is simply that - a rumor. The only remakes due are the recent Origins (ff1 & ff2 for PSX). As Neph pointed out, very little updated will be needed on those wonderful two games for quite soem time yet.

 

i don't see really why they would remake 8...and i've only heard the rumor about 7. and the reason they will never put vincent or yuffie in the bg stuff, well, they ARE hidden characters. nonessential plot elements. you can finish teh story with out knowing of them and be just fine.

 

they remade 1 and 2 and also fixed a couple of things. have you even seen the orgiinal versions of 1 or 2? it's pretty good for nes (famicon) but there were some major flaws in design. they look like 6 now graphically, and have pretty much 6's buy/sell screens, you can pass your attack onto another creature instead of the "ineffective" message, they increased the number of letters you can use to name characters...and there's never been an official release of 2 in english.
those 2 games needed it a hell of a lot more. 7 can wait. and i doubt 8 will ever have that done. ya see, 7 is still making money, i know i ususally sell a copy every time i go in to work.

 

yuffie alsways annoyed me, but i understand your pain...i would looooooove cg of vincent..purrr

 

Considering the fact that the supposed announcement was two years ago, and nothing, not even a single stray screenshot of development has surfaced (of which screenies of the ff games are always plastered about during development), I can't help but be skeptical.

I have no idea where you are getting the "square is running low on money" bit, largely considering that: FFX was a big hit, FFXI is flourishing in Japan despite a technically difficult start, FFX-2 sold over a million units on it's first day of release, and now they're merging with the other large RPG company, Enix...

"they" have been talking about it for quite some time now? Perhaps you could elaborate on just who you mean... "they" meaning Square, and you have tapped their phones? or "they" meaning a reliable news source you can link to? or is "they" just a few people you've talked to while being hyped up.

I dunno, the prospect doesn't sound too bad. But I've seen remakes of favorite games and movies in the past, and even though the remakes are flashier and higher-budget, they just don't quite capture the essence of the original...

Want more rumors to chomp on? I got one that's been around for a few months...

With X-2, Squaresoft for the first time repeated a world of Final Fantasy, which was something new for the company. Now, with its obvious success, there apparently had been mulling over a VII-2. Yep, a sequel to Final Fantasy 7. It only makes sense, considering it is the most beloved game of the series overall. Why an actual discussion and not an immediate project launch, then? "they did not want to let down scores of impassioned fans with a sub-par sequel." Makes sense to me. It's like making a space fantasy for three movies, putting them aside for 20 years, and then making prequels to them. Can you imagine how subpar they would seem? ^_^

Well now I'm rambling, so I'll stop. Let's hear a little more feedback here.

What do you think of a possible re-release of these two games? Would you buy 'em? And, what's your stance of FF7-2?