Motomu Toriyama(Director of FFXIII and XIII-2) Discusses FFXIII-2, DLC and CEO's Recent FFVII Comment at Taipei GDC

Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama gave a presentation at the Game Developers Conference yesterday. No, not that Game Developers Conference!

Toriyama spoke about Final Fantasy XIII and its sequel at the Game Developers Conference in Taipei, which was held on the 26th and 27th. Famitsu.com filed a full report, packed with pics of the presentation and the many slides showing top secret XIII-2 design docs.

When browsing the Famitsu.com pics, you'll want to look for one that says "Final Fantasy XIII Season 2." This was apparently what the game was referred to during the concept phases.

Toriyama also spoke about the use of download content in FFXIII-2. This is the first time Square Enix has placed such effort into download content for a numbered FF game. The plan to offer DLC for the game was in place at the start of development, revealed Toriyama. During the end of the main XIII-2's development, the staff started work on DLC in parallel. Toriyama believes that DLC will be a required feature for future games.

Toriyama's presentation ended not with Final Fantasy XIII or XIII-2, but with Final Fantasy VII. During a Q&A session, an attendee asked when a Final Fantasy VII remake will be released. Toriyama replied by mentioning Yoichi Wada earlier comment about it saying that Square Enix won't make an FFVII remake until they've made a game that surpasses FFVII. He joked, "As a creator, there's a bit in there that I can't agree with."

HDMI Version of PlayStation 3 LCD Monitor by Hori

                         Hori is a Japanese manufacturer of video game peripherals.

Hori has got a couple of good reasons for you to get hype!

How about a monitor attachment that transformed your PlayStation 3 video games console into a portable console if someone were in hurry and invent wireless electricity like battery? Hori is readying with an updated version of the device.

The latest feature for the HD LCD Monitor 3 HDMI Compatible Version are an HDMI input and D-input. These replace the AV Multi and composite inputs of the previous models.

               I knew Playstation 3 will have monitor attachment as it's previous console(Playstation and Playstation 2).

With HDMI and D, you'll now be able to connect your other HD systems to the monitor.

The basic specifications remain unchanged. The resolution is still 1366x768, the monitor is still 11.6 inches, and you'll still have to power the device separately via an included LCD screen.

The HD LCD Monitor 3 will be released on July 26, priced ¥26,800(336.951 USD).

Final Fantasy VII Remake?No. Not until the latest series exceed FFVII quality.

Yoichi Wada(Square Enix CEO) gave a reasonable condition on when remake of Final Fantasy VII will be made.

During the Q&A session of the company's annual shareholder's briefing, Yoichi Wada was asked the expected question about the remake. He responded , we'll make a Final Fantasy VII remake once we've made a Final Fantasy game that exceeds the quality of Final Fantasy VII.

                                       Final Fantasy VII Playstation 3 Tech Demo

Yoichi Wada admitted that at present, the company is not making Final Fantasy games that exceed the quality of Final Fantasy VII. If they were to release a Final Fantasy VII remake right now, the Final Fantasy franchise would be done with, he said.

While the staff would happily make an FFVII remake, this is something that if they decided to do, they'd have to give it their full effort.