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NiKKoM on 14 October 2013

http://www.shacknews.com/article/81559/final-fantasy-7-for-ios-and-android-will-take-years?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Final Fantasy 7 for iOS and Android will take 'years

Related Topics – Final Fantasy VII, Square Enix, Android, iOS, Final Fantasy Series, NYCC 2013

By year's end, every numbered Final Fantasy game from 1 through 6 will be available on iOS and Android. So, it should be pretty obvious what the team should be working on next. However, producer Takashi Tokita has bad news for fans. He says it will take years before the team tackles Final Fantasy 7 for mobile.

"Unfortunately, it's not that it's not impossible for us to develop Final Fantasy 7 for mobile," Tokita told Shacknews. "It's that currently, space will be an issue. Phones won't be able to contain the space it takes. It's over a gigabyte. People are probably going to have to wait a few years."

The FMV-heavy RPG took three CD-ROM discs when it debuted on PS1. The recent PC re-release ended up being 3GB large--well over the 2GB limit Apple imposes on iOS games. "It's definitely going to be years before we do the port," Tokita added.



 

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NiKKoM on 14 October 2013

Probably next year... >_>



 

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Anfebious on 14 October 2013

I knew it... I expect 8 and 9 to be the next. And in a couple of years, 10 and 12.



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kupomogli on 14 October 2013

Are people just not vocal to Square Enix that this just isn't something they want or does Square Enix just not care?

Maybe a petition would actually be worth it right now. It usually never works but it could in this case.



NiKKoM on 14 October 2013

Pretty impressive that SE can't port 3 CDs below 2gb.. It like how they managed to turn Chrono Trigger into a 600MB game..



 

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NiKKoM on 14 October 2013
kupomogli said:
Are people just not vocal to Square Enix that this just isn't something they want or does Square Enix just not care?

Maybe a petition would actually be worth it right now. It usually never works but it could in this case.


Lets see, SE has been releasing a lot of ports on iOS the last few years.. Starting from.. Secret of Mana? I think.. You really think they wouldn't keep releasing new ports if it didn't earn them money? When the mobile market is bigger then handheld and console in Japan your voice really doesn't matter.. The market is there and so are probably the sales



 

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gergroy on 14 October 2013

Thats funny, there didnt seem to be any problem porting kotor...



ChristianTheAtheist on 14 October 2013

"Unfortunately, it's not that it's not impossible for us to develop Final Fantasy 7 for mobile," Tokita told Shacknews. "It's that currently, space will be an issue. Phones won't be able to contain the space it takes. It's over a gigabyte. People are probably going to have to wait a few years."

 

What is this, 1994?

fuck you square, just stop with the FFVII hype until you actually make the game. For now just focus on your stupid final fantasy XIII-12 that no one is asking for. Looks like square actually hates money.

 





Zero999 on 14 October 2013
pezus said:
"Phones won't be able to contain the space it takes. It's over a gigabyte."

Excuse me, what?!

lol. go home square, you're drunk.



torok on 14 October 2013
NiKKoM said:
Pretty impressive that SE can't port 3 CDs below 2gb.. It like how they managed to turn Chrono Trigger into a 600MB game..


The truth is that they don't want to port FF7. People are requesting it for consoles and mobile for years and they just port other FF games. It's bullying with the game community.



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