Just to add to the pretty decent summery in the above post of why the DS is a good idea for these remakes, it's also worth noting that it takes a lot less time to develop games for the DS then it does a full-blown console game these days. Consider that FFIV DS was only annoinced a few months ago and is apparently set for release at the end of this year. Compare that to Final Fantasy XII, where there was something like 5 years in between its announcement and actual release.
Sure, a DS remake won't have the production value of a PS3 one but at least we'll be getting it sometime in the next year as opposed to the next decade. |