FFX HD: Is it coming?

[Jiro]

Square Enix responded to some simple questions about the Final Fantasy X HD remake with some pretty shady responses. When asked for updates on the progress of the game - announced over a year ago now - the response was that corporate stonewall: "Thanks for your inquiry. We have no information on Final Fantasy X HD to share at this time."

Will we ever see Tidus and friends in glorious HD?

So the guys at PSU decided to try an easier question: is it still in development?

"Again, we have no information we can share at this time. Sorry," was the response from Square Enix. Definitely not comforting news. Hopefully some solid details on FFX HD are released soon!

[Christmas]

HD of Lulu's cleavage is the key question. Will that be happening?

[Freya]

I have seen this being bumped around and I just see it as sites trying to clutch straws. They just no commented them, nothing to freak about.

[Hollycat]

My bet is next march.

[Raistlin]

I have seen this being bumped around and I just see it as sites trying to clutch straws. They just no commented them, nothing to freak about.

If this wasn't the age of Versus XIII, I might agree with you. But as is, I think it's reasonable for fans to be concerned when Squeenix "no comments" a question about the game even being in development.

EDIT: I just noticed this isn't on the frontsite. It should probably be promoted.

[ReloadPsi]

When it's done.

[Jinx]

It'll finally come out around the time the graphics boost becomes irrelevant and outdated again.

[Slothy]

It'll probably come out sometime after everyone can just run it through an emulator with no issue and have all stopped caring when we're running it at a higher resolution than 1080p.

[nirojan]

Square Enix responded to some simple questions about the Final Fantasy X HD remake with some pretty shady responses. When asked for updates on the progress of the game - announced over a year ago now - the response was that corporate stonewall: "Thanks for your inquiry. We have no information on Final Fantasy X HD to share at this time."

So the guys at PSU decided to try an easier question: is it still in development?

"Again, we have no information we can share at this time. Sorry," was the response from Square Enix. Definitely not comforting news. Hopefully some solid details on FFX HD are released soon!

Welcome to the new SE response on all games in development. What, you thought they were in 2-year dev cycles like their western counterparts?

[Mirage]

It'll probably come out sometime after everyone can just run it through an emulator with no issue and have all stopped caring when we're running it at a higher resolution than 1080p.

I'm doing this like half a year ago.

Except with a more recent game.

[Slothy]

It'll probably come out sometime after everyone can just run it through an emulator with no issue and have all stopped caring when we're running it at a higher resolution than 1080p.

I'm doing this like half a year ago.

Except with a more recent game.

I'm doing the same thing. But most people wouldn't have the specs to run it well right now.

[Mirage]

I disagree, this is done with a relatively old CPU and not exactly the most recent GPU either. Core 2 Q9450 and a GTX460. FF12 is also one of the easier games to emulate. Other games require more resources, Persona 3/4, for example.

[Tsuris]

If this does in fact come out, I would question, who here would buy it, votes anyone, then let me ask, if FINAL FANTASY VII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (or FFVI) came out PS3 style (a LOT of work for VI to do this but come on) who would buy those? Thoughts, ideas?

[WildRaubtier]

There's quite a few PS2 games that have been released in HD for the PS3. I'd assume they're selling well enough to justify the means.

The difference between that and a 6/7 remake for the PS3 is one of cost. All they're really doing in a HD upgrade for 10 is optimising the graphics for a higher screen resolution. For 6/7, they'd literally be starting a new game from all but scratch graphically.

[Axem Titanium]

Call me crazy, but I would much prefer FFX HD over FFVII remake, for a number of reasons.

1) An FFVII remake is extremely risky and expensive. When was the last time you tried playing FFVII? If it was recently, you'll notice that it isn't that great (*gasp*). It has not aged well at all. An FFVII remake would require extensive gameplay changes to bring it up to "modern RPG standards", whatever that means. Unfortunately, if you change anything, purists will cry foul and hate on the game for having any changes at all, even if they're unequivocal improvements. It's lose-lose.

2) FFX HD on the other hand is cheaper and easier. There are no HD remakes of PS1 games because they would require extensive (and expensive) redrawing of graphics assets. HD up-rezzing is relatively cheap, by comparison, especially with the PS2's impressive graphics, so there's less of a leap. Thus, you'd get a portable version of one of the greatest JRPGs of all time.

3) FFX HD would most likely be based on FFX International. This version of the game included a bunch of bug fixes as well as a huge endgame sidequest involving the Dark Aeons. International wasn't even the final build to the game, either. FFX EU came out so late that it also had all the International bonuses. Thus, there's no reason for the FFX HD remake to be based on the vanilla FFX release. At worst, the International content would be locked behind DLC but that feels out of character, since no other HD remake has DLC.

4) FFX > FFVII, u mad bro?