Why we won't see a remake Sorry guys, it's not going to happen.

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5. Won't see it for Xbox or Nintendo. Well you just won't. I recall Sony has some type of ownership of the company. At least as far as this game is concerned. I think it was stocks or something. Or a joint publisher of FF7. Why do you think Crisis Core is coming to the PSP instead of the better selling DS (I'm ignoring the fact that Crisis Core is using graphics above the DS capabilities)? Even with less graphics it would sell better on DS. Sony has some ownership of this game. Can't remember exactly, and not about to look it up. I pretty sure it was a joint publisher though.

Sony's stock in Square Enix doesn't give them any particular influence over the company, nor does the fact that they published FFVII preclude a remake from being released on non-Sony platforms. Remakes of Square's Nintendo-published games certainly didn't have any trouble making the jump to the WonderSwan and PlayStation.

True but Nintendo did not publish the earlier games. Square was the sole publisher. Stock not so much, but publishing is an issue.

Nintendo published FFI in North America, just as Sony published FFVII in North America. Both games were self-published by Square in Japan.

I don't think Sony would allow it and would probably slap down the law if they tried 7 on another platform.

They couldn't "slap down the law," because the law wouldn't be on their side. They have no particular ownership of FFVII.

Fact is it would take a new generation of fans to support it. There won't be enough of the old. I wouldn't buy a remake of 7. Why, I don't have time. I've grown up as many of FF7's original audience has.

Most of FFVII's original audience are insane fanboys who would buy anything even tangentially related to Cloud and Sephiroth. The Compilation project has proven that the game is a huge cash cow for Square Enix.