Final Fantasy 7 PC-to-PS4 Port Gets Release Date

@gameguy1223: It's a PC HD port, it's not the PSOne version. It's 1080p and 60fps i think

@gameguy1223: If that bothers you, you clearly have no knowledge of business, the value of a product, or gaming in general.

@SunnySkyNL: It's obviously going to have PS4 trophies :P

@SunnySkyNL: yes, because we all want midi music in the current gen.

@barnold81: This is talking about a re-release of the original. The remake is a total remake, not a remaster.

@Dordledum: Nomura said they had plans on doing the HD PC port for months before they announced it, but the remake was being talked about he said "when would be the right time to announce it". Nomura said "We've talked about a remake on and off and somestimes thought maybe we can't do it. Considering some of the older staff that worked on the original FFVII game: Me Being Director, Kitase acting as Producer and Nojima Handling the script, we're all getting older! If we continue doing this, the thought came up we may not even be able to do a remake and have to give it to a younger generation team without the original teams input or taking part. This doesn't seem like a big intention of ours, but we wanted to do it while the original staff is still here."

That's a rough, partial, word for word response by Nomura on why there's a remake. The thing he almost mentions was japanese console market isn't doing well as they're moving to mobile games, so releasing a mega juggernaut of a game like final fantasy VII that changed the future of RPG's forever back in those days would be something that get more attention back for gamers. FF7 has such an enormous fanbase in japan, they sell everything to plushies, to keychains, and 50 other items with final fantasy 7 that this could and hopefully explode sales for playstation 4. He mentions that the remake won't be the same as the original: his reasons are this "We have a very very pretty looking final fantasy VII port coming, so why have a remake that's exactly the same as the port? Don't expect the same game in HD ps4 graphics in this remake. It'll have ALOT of changes" So the remake is essentially like a brand new game :P

Here's the link if you want to read it http://www.novacrystallis.com/2015/06/nomura-discusses-final-fantasy-vii-remake-additional-story-in-development-before-ps4-pc-port-announcement/

@Dordledum: The port has been talked about for a long time now and it was supposed to release a month or 2 ago but never did.

Maybe they're hoping people will buy the port now because of the hype of the full remake.

Also, many people never played FF7 so I'm happy it was released on Steam for the PC gamers. I won't be getting this one as I still have my original PSone version. I'm holding out for the remake.

@Dordledum: money is the word you seek

@deafwing: It makes perfect sense it just doesn't sound right at first.

@deafwing: IE A full remake. Not a remaster/reskin.

@i_p_daily: I don't understand this at all. The PC port is basically just a copy of the PS1 version and you could buy the original PS1 version on PS3 for cheaper. This is bullshit that they are charging more for the SAME game.

@i_p_dailyLook at the first resident evil game then at the remake .It s the same game and more with wayyyyy prettier graphics .

If it s a game i love i don t care to pay again for a better version .

@i_p_daily: "Remake" is not a port or remaster or reskin. Remake will be a totally new game.

@Ripper_TV: You mean more than 2.5 million? No, that would probably be a bit too much. 1 million on the other hand..

Oh, and hopefully it has been delayed to improve it even more.

@Ripper_TV: Absolutely. FFVII is the pinnacle of FF games. Any true FF fan will be buying both the port and the remake.

The port isn't taking years. They are releasing it in October. A few months. The remake however is taking years because it is a totally new game. Not a reskin or graphic remaster. Total remake.

@vicsrealms: Not a switch at all. Where do you think all the "remaster editions" for consoles come from?

@vicsrealms: To be more accurate it's a PS4 port of a PC port of a PS1 game.

The double port surprise brought to you by Square-Enix.

@jedicommand7: The sad part is that it's probably true....

@VegasAceVII: I saw somewhere they delayed the console release to work on the iOS release that just happened or is happening soon. Silly if you ask me, but I suppose the apple install base is bigger than the PS4 install base.

@-artist-: It will; the list will most likely be the same as the STEAM achievements.

@-artist-: It should have trophies since Sony mandated them for all releases going forward in 2009.