Famitsu reportedly lists Final Fantasy VII under its PS3 section in its next issue.

PS3center.net found a picture of the table of contents for Famitsu's next issue, which lists Final Fantasy VII under the PS3 section.

PS3center.net reports that Yoichi Wada, president of Square Enix, cites poor worldwide sales of its recent titles as a reason for Square Enix's decision to go forward with a FF VII remake for PS3. The alleged reason is that Square Enix felt it needed a sure fire project that would perform well in every region, and FF VII would be such a project with mass appeal.

PS3center.net claims to have contacted Square Enix for an official comment, but no comment has been reported thus far.

[TheHater]

As for the Final Fantasy VII on the PS3 section. Maybe it just Advent Children Complete Blu-ray

[happyface]

april fools

square isn't going to blow money on a ps3 exclusive this entire gen

[cayal]

Yeah...if they hate money they wouldn't.

[Jager]

Happyface, the only thing square has wasted time with is the 360 this gen, time for them to focus back to their FANBASE.

[happyface]

it just comes down to the simple fact that ps3 owners dont buy enough games, so its not worthwhile

killzone cost 60 mil and its selling about like crappy Rainbow Six Vegas 2

3rd party ps3 exclusives aren't financially viable

[Wizeguy21]

These April fools jokes are hitting to close to home!!

Ima start punching people soon!

[heroicjanitor]

It seems to be written with n4g in mind, given the way he claims Square Enix reasoned it, and Square Enix wouldn't come out saying that because it sounds like they know where their fanbase is and were purposely ignoring it.

[iamtehpwn]

F**k with FFVII fans day

[Sangria]

If it's an April Fool, it's at least more credible than the last FFVII April Fool today.

[icup2]

"3rd party ps3 exclusives aren't financially viable"

MGS 4 RETARD !!!!!!!!

[s8anicslayer]

I saw in another post before that a FFVII remake was coming to the ps3! But no game co. is going to blow monew on any console excusive unless the Haedware manufacturer is willing to pay the price! so to happyface keep your fanboy comments to yourself!

[lordgodalming]

Of course this is April Fools. I want it to be true as much as the rest of you, but I've resigned myself to the fact that it ain't happening. That way, if it ever DOES happen for real, I can pee myself with joy.

Edit: after staring very hard at that picture, the listing for FFVII is there in Japanese (ファイナルファンタジVII), but that one item in the list is a lot fuzzier than the others. However, you have to give the fakers credit for choosing page 66, which seems to have nothing else around it. This is garbage and I desperately wish it were true.

[Baka-akaB]

wth are you talking about happyface ? Jrpg got yet to sell well or that well on 360 ...
And they quite do on ps3 so far . Lately even a game we all expected to fail , Demon souls , exceeded any expectation in both quality of the title , and sales figures , and keeps selling .
S04 so far isnt really doing better than Level 5's new ip White knight chronicles .

Sure the limited japanese fanbase of the 360 is to blame , but the fault lies with square's choice that turned a usually million selling franchise into the current performance .

And now , though i know it's probably an april fool's thing , you expect us to believe FF7 , the messiah of the entire genre (to my dissmay since i find it very good , but not the ultimate thing ) wouldnt sell like hotcakes ?

[The Lazy One]

You think nobody with a 360 is an FF fan?

[TheTwelve]

Ach...the pain of such jokes...

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[brycespitler]

give me a link that said killzone 2 cost 60 million to make

you my friend are a complete idiot.

a very dumb idiot

[Danja]

Of Course there are 360 FF fans , but how many ppl bought there PS3 in mind to play FF13 .... ???

[SullyDrake]

Notice the line before the page number is shorter than the rest, there is a slight blur distortion on the page number and the VII, and the font spelling Final Fantasy in Japanese is distinctively different than the rest of the fonts.

[The Lazy One]

Apparently a lot of dumb people. Why would you buy a console for a game that isn't even announced yet being made by a third party studio that has a history of switching platforms with the same series?

[raztad]

This is clearly an april fool joke, but whoever is thinking FFVII wont be a PS3 exclusive, I have only one thing to say you are WRONG! Havent you notice that EVERYTHING FFVII is Sony related someway? SE has made remakes of all other FF titles on the DS, Wii, but FFVII is ONLY on the PS brand. Im not sure why. Maybe Sony indeed has some rights over FFVII IP? or it's just Nomura being such a Sony lover that doesnt want to see FFVII outside Sony consoles. Either way I find highly unlikely FFVII<attach string> to appear on the xbox360, I guess we need to wait till FFXII versus is complete.

[PirateThom]

2Ch more or less confirms it is a fraud. :P

[Marceles]

yeah it's fake, i can tell by the font. The characters used to spell FF7 are more crammed in and longer than the others.

[No FanS Land]

sorry but japanese depending on the word can be more spaced. Just google translate "final Fantasy" and you'll get the same kanji as the scan. So if it's an april fool, then it's way more credible.

[lordgodalming]

@2.2

No need to be testy, and besides 2.1 is right. The font is different--blurrier--than the other entries. Besides, if you really want to get snotty about the Japanese, the FFVII text is written in Katakana, not Kanji.

For the record, I totally want this to be true, just like you do. Here's hoping.

[cloud 279]

Most likely an April Fools Joke nothing else. SE will not announce or release FF VII until its losing a lot of sales until then SE will not FF VII remake.

[solidjun5]

AS much as I would love to see this happen. Today...is...April...1st. :'(

[FunkyBunch]

While the PS3center.net article is fake, the actual part about Famitsu running a story on FF VII is not.

The front page of the next Famitsu has the title:

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete on the front page.
フィナルファンタジ　VII　アドベントチルドレン

[nightelfmohawk]

I r winnar! :D

[Mc187]

u r winner indeed.

[No FanS Land]

A winner is you

[Skyreno]

i dont know maybe 60% it is April fool joke the other 40 % may be True is in a PS3 site and site does give alot big true news

[happyface]

stay in school

[shadowfox]

honestly, who cares. FFVII is so overrated, FFVI remake PLEASE!!!

[rhood022]

It looks photoshopped.

The "Final Fantasy VII" appears to be in an off color box. It has a blue-ish tint compared to the colors around it.
Plus, the "66" looks blurry compared to the other numbers.

However, it could be true...in a way.

1. FF VII: Advent Children article
2. FF VII on PSN (technically that IS on the PS3)

But I'm gonna stick with a photo-shop job.

[jBat17]

gave it away. no way a corporation would admit that. unless they are filling for bankruptcy..

[heyheyhey]

it's true though..

they need the Japanese market and they just aren't getting it with the 360

i know this is probably yet another FF7 April fool's joke... but maybe, just maybe Square saw how well Level 5 is performing with it's JRPG on PS3 and wanted a slice of the cake

but as it stands... this a rather annoying Afool's joke (and seriously guys.. stop targeting FF7 all the time)

[patb]

I hate april fools day.............

[Gun_Senshi]

This is getting annoying. What is real what is not? Stupid april's fools!.

I wish its real

[ElementX]

I don't even remember FFVII. I played that back in high school. All I remember is Cloud and some guy with a gun on his arm. Oh, and Sephiroth. I don't remember the plot at all. Is that the one with the huge robots you traveled around the ocean in? I don't see how so many people want a remake. I guess I would buy it and it would be like a whole new experience for me. What made it so good?

[No FanS Land]

it's the one where they fight against a corporation that misuses the planet's energy, and sephiroth seeks a way to gain control over the planet's most productive land.

[Immortal Kaim]

Is anyone else over the April Fools crap, it isn't funny anymore...

[Becko]

aprils fool people, wake up !!

[napoleon_ist]

a remake er?! BULLSHIT !!

the sole reason for FFVII to be listed as an upcoming PS3 title is a "Game Archives" re-release of the PS1 game in the Japanese PlayStation Store.

remember the Japanese PS Store hosts many PS1 classics including MGS1, RE1, RE2, RE3 and many Square-Enix PS1 games were released lately. :D

check the "Game Archives" full list:
http://www.jp.playstation.c...

[Immortal Kaim]

thanks for the list.

Can I ask, do the other PSN regions have PS1 games for download? I'm in Aus.

[napoleon_ist]

@Immortal Kaim

yes some of them are available, but a very few compared with the HUGE japanese selection.

however what WE can do in australia (or in europe like me) is to use the english speaking Hong kong PS Store to buy PS1 archives games since most of the japanese PS1 games are eventually released in the HK Store (they also have a bunch of english language version PS1 games) !!

the japanese ps store won't allow foreigners to buy things using a credit card... however the hk store is ok about this.

recently they've added tecmo's original dead or alive which can be used on both the ps3 and psp. :)
http://asia.playstation.com...

check the Hong Kong "Classic Games" full list (tick "Download" & "Classic Game" filters in the left panel):
http://asia.playstation.com...

[Marie]

Reported

[Darrius Cole]

Every year on April fool's day we get buried with lies.

[nightelfmohawk]

This be lolfaqs, lolololol!! :D

[Darkfiber]

If it isn't April Fools then it's obviously referring to FF7 being put on PSN for download, and because of this, Famitsu is going to do a "look back" at FF7. There's not going to be a remake. I don't see why everyone creams their pants over this game anyway. It was good when it came out but it's honestly s*** now. Open your eyes.

[bednet]

I am currently playing the game on PC after having played it a long time ago on PS1...and it's still plenty of fun...cannot be compared to recent JRPGs, but the game still holds up pretty well unless graphics is all that matters to you.

The story is still as great as it was before and the gameplay is still fun (altough weird at first).

[FunkyBunch]

As coincidental as it is to April Fool's day, the Famitsu article is real. It just doesn't mean remake.

This article shows the next cover and it says in Japanese:

Final Fantasy VII:
Advent Children Complete

Final Fantasy XIII

[anubis12]

just what we need to top off the 13th ff........more ff remakes over and over..................halo 10....ff 77...i see in the future

[Knightofelemia]

It could be a joke or Square realizes the games they released on the 360 were subpar and maybe Square is going back to their fans on the PS but for this story I actually believe they are referring to Advent Children

[KKanjiAnkh]

With Nomura being bombarded w/work on XIII, and VXIII, if SE announces a VII R, all the momentum for the XIII's would be disastrous. I wanna know what happened to the trade mark game FF XIII Haearisis.