I wonder if FFVII Episode I will end up being a cross-gen title for PS4 and PS5...maybe one of the launch games for the PS5?

From what I remember of FFVII, I was thinking they´d end episode I after the first battle with the Jenova boss, when Cloud and his team are headed to another continent.

SquEnix and some fans now seem to claim FF13 and it's 2 sequels was meant to be 1 long story. Obviously not the case as that story was finished if not half arsed. It may have the same effect on sales however here. FF13 sold millions on expectation. FF13-2 and 3 together didn't sell as many as FF13 did. Which means more than 50% of people that purchased 13 didn't play it's sequels to 'complete the story'. People buy the first expecting certain things, get disappointed and don't by the follow up games but those people will be willing to buy FF16, 17, 18 etc. They are interested in the new entries not the sequels to iterations.

It's the same effect CoD and even Assassin's Creed has, each game involves similar gameplay but the central story, characters and 'era'. Each game is different. While SquEnix for some reason are going down the 'make a game and release sequels', Activision and EA are actually going down a original FF route of similar gameplay but different game with many of it's franchises now.

It's the reason I'm far more interested in a new Dragon Age game now than I am of a new FF game because i know a new Dragon Age will be similar to DA:I in gameplay but different in setting and characters.

Sounds sensible to me. I'm ok with it. Just sucks having to wait for the other 2 episodes.

That was the point wasn't it? They want to remake it bigger and better, wich is why it's divided in 3. Even in the PSX presentation we were already seeing stuff that wasn't in the original.

But i agree. While i think that the remake may be able to meet expectations in terms of quality, the format will make it lose popularity as it's truly not a trilogy but 1 game chopped in 3.

I'd be ok with it if they let us merge the 3 at the end. Also, it raises problems over how the save file/levels/materia/items will transfer over. Some people may just level all the way to 99 before episode 2 even releases, completely breaking the game.

Is this cause you think the game wont release for another 3 years or because you are expecting PS5 for next year? 

I see quite a few people with that expectation of the PS5 and i think it's total financial suicide to go back to 5 year cycles. I will be very surprised if we see it come out before fall 2020. 

The only danger aspect to it is Microsoft. Given they aren't winning, they may want to jump the ship to the next gen hoping for another 360 tirade. But i'm sure Sony won't be caught with their pants down again.

Im one of those ppl who skipped 13-2 and -3. I tought 13 was utter garbage. Stupid as i was, got hyped from the trailer from E3 2005. Didnt like anything from the final product except graphics. With huge fallings from sales Squenix put less effort into 13-3 wich resultet in very bad graphics and shorter game.  

I really hope they wont repeat that with FF7 remake.  

Combat sounds like the correct way to blend real time and turnbased combat. If this is true, this could finanlly be the the game that lets you control the whole party while maintaining the speed and flow of real time combat. Which sounds phenominal, if they get it done right.

Just let me haves my precious.

To be honest, when it comes to SquareEnix and development/release dates I´ve come to expect the worst, they´re a mess in that department.I expect the PS5 to be unveiled in 2020, about two years from now, and released during fall of the same year, that´d make it a 7 year period between 2013 when the PS4 was released and 2020, which is very reasonable, so I could see Square releasing episode I in that year, but I hope I´m wrong and it´s released next year.

Are you saying Sony hasn't made a shitload of money off the PS4 already?

If this is true, how are they handling the summons. If battles are seamless and no interruptions, how are summon cinematic will be handled?