Anyone who thinks this article is some sort of actual discovery or is somehow a poor reflection on the game or SE as a company is paranoid/dumb. His reasoning as to why FFXIII-2 is being made is the same basic reasoning behind 99% of all sequels ever. It's easy cash and cheaper than starting fresh, and easier than being original.

Also, there still seem to be people who think video game companies are developing games for some primary reason other than turning the biggest profit they can. lol.