I also don't think IX or VIII are anything like as well suited for a remake. First of all the leap in visual fidelity from VII to VIII was huge, so while remakes of anything after VII would still of course be a huge improvement, it wouldn't have the same kind of stunning impact tat VIIR has. IX is severely lacking in iconic locations and cool set pieces compared to VII, and overall has a much slower pace. IX already has deeper character interactions and a much better translation than VII.

And finally, mods are already making vast improvements to the remastered version of IX that are really able to bring out the beauty of the original art style. They're even upscaling the FMV sequences to 1080p, 30fps.

So it's not that "I hope IX never gets a remake." If they did one and put the kind of effort into it that they are into VII, I'd be interested as hell. But I don't think it needs one. It still stands up on its own today.