Because FF13 damaged SE's reputation, and because the debut FF on every console so far has been the best selling. If this stays PS3 exclusive, then there's even less of a chance.

It has a snowballs chance in hell of outselling FF7. But I do think it can be BETTER than FF7. Which well isn't that hard to beat anyways.

Damaged SEs reputation? It's on track to outsell FFXII. and it is a good game.

It was a pretty good game, but not what most people were expecting, I think. A lot of people were raging at SE's general direction because of linearity and ridiculous acrobatics and every other reason under the sun. I think that that's a pretty stark difference from FF7 BEST GAME EVER, which counts as damaging SE's reputation of putting out amazing RPGs in my book. And sales aren't really indicative of quality... look at MW2.

I don't know why most of you are saying it won't.  I say it will.  First, look at how many people actually REALLY enjoyed it?  Most say it was bad or at least dissapointing.

Now my second point is this: Final Fantasy X-2 team versus Final Fantasy VII team

I have no doubt FFXIII Versus will be a better game and therefore sell more.

Sequels to games hardly sell more than their predecessors.  And FFXIII didn't come close to FFVII.

I think this needs more options lool. I think FF vs will be probably one of those underapreciated FF's, it is set up to be a more mature RPG so therefore will not appeal to as many people as FF XIII.

Me personally I cannot wait for it:):) Who knows maybe I will be proved wrong but I predict less sales for FFvs

I'd be carefult about citing VXIII as an exclusive due to recent events. As much as I would love for it to remain that way and for SE to focus their development time on the game rather than porting, there's a chance that might not happen.