Outside of the two online Final Fantasy games, only two main entries of the Final Fantasy franchise ever found release on the PC. Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII were originally released in 1998 and 2000, ported by now-Square Enix subsidary Eidos. While they were technically flawed, the ports helped introduced the franchise to a whole new audience.

It appears that Square Enix attempted to revive those ports for re-release on Steam. A report by RPG Site shows that Steam's "Content Description Record" (accessible via the "Steam Registry Toolkit") holds entries for both releases. It's clear that Square Enix had the intent to distribute the games on Valve's digital distribution service, as modifications to the game code were apparently discovered. According to the report, game files were edited, likely in an attempt to make the games "run better on newer operating systems." Read more »

A downloadable re-release of Square's PSone classic Final Fantasy VII will be released in the online PlayStation Store today, enabling PlayStation 3 and PSP owners to purchase and play through the beloved role-playing classic.

Sony CEO Jack Tretton made the announcement at Sony's E3 press conference today, noting that close to 50 PSone titles are coming soon to the online marketplace.

Update: The PlayStation Store digital download of FFVII runs $9.99.

Square's (now Square Enix) beloved PlayStation RPG Final Fantasy VII International is out on the Japanese PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 and PSP, Kotaku spotted.

Costing 1,500 Yen ($15), FF7 International is the Japanese localisation of the American version, which improved the original release with new cutscenes, additional graphics in some areas, a better spell management system, and polished and new battles. Read more »