So whatever happened to the 'big FF7 announcement'?

[ReDmAsTeR]

Let me throw out this quick post to clarify things and set matters in order. I know probably a handful of you are waiting out for that "big FF7 announcement" that Square Enix promised to reveal during their DKS3713 event. Well, the event's finished now, and maybe some of you (myself included, to an extent) are asking "What the -- that's it?!"

Well, to the untrained eye, maybe the "big FF7 announcement" has just gone MIA, but actually, if you look close enough, it's there. The way I see it, the so-called "big FF7 announcement" or "BFF7A" (a term which I'm now coining, thank you very much) has actually already been revealed. Sorry to get your hopes down, but here's the deal:

BFF7A = FF13 demo included with FF7ACC

Yeap. That was it. I said as much yesterday in the "REMAKE 7" post, and I'm saying it again - now with more firm belief since the DKS3713 event is over and done with.

I know it might be tough for some of you to accept it, but if you want to take the fanboy route (which I hope you don't...), there's always the brighter side of the "oh well, at least the demo's going to be a PS3 exclusive" argument. (Which isn't entirely 100% sure yet though)

But moving on. How was the big FF7 announcement the FF13 demo? That's because if you trace back all this unnecessary hype to the original quote of Testuya Nomura, the only thing he did confirm were the following:

1. They'll be announcing the release date of FF7ACC at the DKS3713 event.
2. To accompany this announcement, they'll make another big announcement, and
3. that it will shock the fans in attendance.

And that's just what happened (just not sure about #3 though...). They announced the release date for the FF7ACC Blu-ray, and alongside it, snuck in that bit about the FFXIII demo being included. To begin with, it shouldn't have been a "big FF7 announcement" but a "big FF7ACC announcement".

So there you go. Move along now. Stay toasty.

[poisonpixel]

Obviously number 3 completely failed.

[rez]

Meh, Square know how to ride the hype wave... even if it is to the detriment of their most hardcore fans. Further delaying of FFXIII so Xbox can get the release as well is just... well, plain rude. They need to resort to tactics like this to try and keep momentum...