Because the developers of FFVII didn't come up with a great idea to develop a time machine to go ahead in time to develop FFVII with some better technology.

Why is the chickenburger more expensive than a regular burger?

EDIT: Looks like scrumpleberry managed to post before I did.

Quote Originally Posted by scrumpleberry View Post
Because of TEH PASSING OF TIME AND TEH DEVELOPMENT OF TEKNOLOGI. Or enlightenment. You pick.

What would you do if you were enlightened?
I would run around the city, yelling "Eureka!" Then I would buy a Russian hamster and name him Igor.