Once again, Square Enix has addressed the never-ending Final Fantasy VII remake situation, this time claiming that it would only happen if the game could be put together in one year. The statement comes by way of producer Yoshinori Kitase, who simply thinks a VII remake would take too long.

"If it were possible that we had all the right facilities and the right environment to be able to make and prepare a Final Fantasy VII remake within a year, we’d very much like a go at it," says Kitase. "But even Final Fantasy XIII has taken over three and a half years to create. If we were to recreate Final Fantasy VII with the same level of graphical detail as you see in Final Fantasy XIII, we’d imagine that that would take as much as three or four times longer than the three and a half years it has taken to put this Final Fantasy together. So it’s looking pretty unrealistic."

So, there's your answer. I give it three days before somebody else feels the need to ask again.

Final Fantasy XIII 's Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase - Interview [TechDigest]