27th February 2003, 3:40 PM
I'm actually kinda thinking Xenogears was chapter 5. Anyway, I do believe by that time a remake of the original would indeed be in order.
Oh, and Xenosaga wouldn't even be out if they didn't have legal rights to Xenogears. I think I remember Square selling the rights to Xenogears to Namco a few years back when they first pursued making Xenosaga (with the exception I think of keeping the right to make and sell more copies of Xenogears original). Remember, Square got rid of a lot of the Xenogears staff because apparently they considered it a failure, so selling copyrights to it would only be considered profitable.
Take too long to make the other 10 games eh? No biggy, even if it does take a decade or two to complete it. It's the kind of thing you want to keep getting chapters to for a really long time...
Oh, and Xenosaga wouldn't even be out if they didn't have legal rights to Xenogears. I think I remember Square selling the rights to Xenogears to Namco a few years back when they first pursued making Xenosaga (with the exception I think of keeping the right to make and sell more copies of Xenogears original). Remember, Square got rid of a lot of the Xenogears staff because apparently they considered it a failure, so selling copyrights to it would only be considered profitable.
Take too long to make the other 10 games eh? No biggy, even if it does take a decade or two to complete it. It's the kind of thing you want to keep getting chapters to for a really long time...
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