The Final Fantasy 7 Remake was all down to timing

Here's a question for you: where were you when the Final Fantasy VII Remake was announced? Oh yeah, you were probably a pile of human jelly on the floor, your liquefied, yet ecstatic form still recovering from the confirmation of The Last Guardian /and/ Shenmue 3. Then POW! Sony reveals the most beloved JRPG of all time is being remade. Right in the kisser.