Mounts as Companions?

[Kuro_Matsu]

I wish you hadn't quoted it so I could forget I read it.

Everyone must feel my pain.

[Ardeth]

I'm in the minority here, but I like it the way it is.

[Feronar]

I'd like to have the Tyrannosaur as a battle companion.

[Allegor]

Or what about....retainers. I recall reading 1.0 gave you a companion adventurer but it was replaced with the chocobo for 2.0. I think that could be fun

[flipwizardmagoo]

I think mounts you interact with in game would make great companions, like Ehll Tou. However, I find myself really wanting my fat cat to wear all the bardings, so that would be nice too.

[Bright-Flower]

I feel a little bad for our magitek armor friend who basically ceases to exist in the story after you get the mount quest reward after Prae.

[Adrameliya]

Or maybe a option to glamour our Chocobo would be nice, like the way we can change the SMN Egis into Carbuncles

[Ceridwenae]

You'd only ever need the Great Vessel of Ronka (but I'd probably like the Fatter Cat, too. Its chief weapon could be Super Blep).

[Cidel]

The one time they got asked about this was some time back during HW's cycle; it was asked about adding other companions like a dragonette. It was their usual answer of "we're not even thinking about it" with a side-explanation about how they'd have to animate the new companions (to be different from whatever's already there, for some reason) and add a new and separate leveling system (don't ask, they hardly elaborated on it). I couldn't find this exact interview even if you asked me, I'm not an encyclopedia of every interview they've given.

It seems like they are perfectly content to leave chocobos as the only companion; it having fulfilled its purpose as a crutch for what little open-world content there is, and seeing no point of further attention than a ostricken to paint and dress-up. After seeing Squadrons and Egi glamours, this is hardly surprising.

[Balmung_Griffin]

I feel a little bad for our magitek armor friend who basically ceases to exist in the story after you get the mount quest reward after Prae.

OH! I've completely forgot about that and now it makes me sad because that Magitek Armor makes complete sense as a Companion.
Other companion that make sense: Anima.