This is a subject I feel really strongly about. I agree, that now the PS1 is pretty much obsolete (as much as I still get a lot of joy out of it), they should turn their attention to some of those great games there. Plus it is becoming increasingly difficult to get those titles and now we have greater accessibility to the Legacy Era we should get some PS1 titles with the same treatment, surely?
But to be honest graphics-wise, there wouldn't be an awful lot about VIII or IX that they could improve on. They were beautiful games. I think the most we could hope for with those ones is a straightforward port onto a handheld like the DS or PSP, unless they leave it so long that those graphics do go out of date.
*sigh* I've been following the PS3 remake rumours for FFVII since the beginning, when that Tech Demo was released. Whatever SE's intentions were with that demo, innocent or not, the fever it's caused still has a lot of momentum 3 years afterwards. In fact now I hear rumours that Sony are stepping in and
demanding that SE do this remake, in the interests of the killing they would make financially. We all know that if a PS3 remake happened then the response would be phenomenal. But SE are currently tied up in a lot of projects, with KH3 and FFXIII on their way. FFXIII is the one that's taking the most resources, and plenty of people who work for SE have admitted that an FFVII remake can't happen whilst ever the FXIII project is still going on
My opinion is that SE will eventually give in to the pressure. Maybe not in the near future, unless the rumours that they have already been working on it in secret are to be believed. But it probably will happen, it's just too good an opportunity for SE to make their pockets bulge with profit. I don't think they would view a PS3 remake of VIII or IX this way, VII really is the one people want (believe me, I've seen the thousands of online petitions).
I'm looking forward to Crisis Core for now to satiate my FFVII appetite (no Vincent sob!). Getting FFI will be fun too, I'm gonna make the most of the Legacy Era remakes if I can. But yeah I agree with you completely, yay!!!
