I wasn't sure if it was intended to be a prequel or just fan gossip. At the time of X's launch I remembered there being a lot of discussion about the two. It could be neat if they found a way to weave the final fantasy stories into one mega long story that connects perfectly. If the series has another 6 main stream titles left, and they decided to neatly weave everything together it would mean the name ''Final Fantasy'' is really just one massive long fantasy tale, which would be kinda cool, but I have no clue how it could be done in a way that makes sense.