Well, I saw the memo, and well, I think Gametrailers missed the mark.

Fact is I'm not sure anyone knows what they want from SE, and are merely insisting that it exist as they want it to or die.

I will say this though, a FF7 remake is not the answer, not now, not with how the fans currently are.

For some, that means a FF7 remake for PS4 with all the Triple A production costs and movie magic.

Sure they want it, but is it to simply play that game and only that game, or can they be brought to other games in the franchise, or new IPs? I sort of get the line they've been using, that Final Fantasy as a series needs to get out of its funk and provide worthy current titles before remaking 7, or else rehashing old games will be their shtick, and it will eventually bleed out the fanbase as they want either more and more of the same, but with high risk production costs and "bet the farm" development. That may be how the franchise started, but if it ends from it, it'll be sad.

Also, I don't know about you, but calling a 2-3 million copy selling game a failure is completely bonkers for expectations. Are the production costs for game going that batshit insane that every person with a PS3 and several thousand people who don't must buy the game to be considered a success? There are companies who would kill to see those numbers for their creations. I hope I'm not the only one seeing something wrong with this, and I can't trust a remake of FF7 until those skyrocketing costs get dealt with in some manner, either with smart budgeting and development, the coming of the next game generation, or, Twelve forbid; the crash of the gaming industry.

So what is the answer? well, I'd suggest there's some merit in looking for new IPs to work with, or coming up with rebooting old IP titles that haven't been redone 5-10 times on every handheld. What would the Tomb Raider treatment look like for the Mana Series? Final Fantasy may be the cash cow, but it shouldn't be SE's only one.

And no, I don't think they should(Nor do I think they'll consider it) ending the Final Fantasy franchise to survive. It's a symbol of gaming innovation and creativity and the bountiful rewards that come with it. It's end would be akin to Bruce Lee's passing: tragic, too soon, and soon followed by a horde of impersonators and cash grab works in a attempt to exploit some of the mana that still remains from the void it'll make in the buyer's heart.