Why PlayStation 2

[Eric]

I can always dream of this game getting the 2.0 treatment. I think if they remarketed FFXI now with an engine overhaul and versions available on current generation consoles it would be quite successful compared the original PS2 release. People back then were put off by the HDD's price tag, plus how difficult and slow the gameplay was. I enjoyed the game but it was next to impossible to make any progress solo.
I suppose the PS3 release of FFXIV would be a good measure of how an FFXI upgrade would fair.

The problem here is that if FFXI were completely redone and then ported to PS3*, it would become competition for FFXIV, which is the last thing they need, considering that they're relying on a lot of the current FFXI players to join FFXIV once FFXIV-2 comes out.