Square Enix Giving FF7 PC Free to Angry Customers
Square Enix is offering full refunds and a free copy of FF7 to anyone who downloaded the game in error.
Recently, Square Enix had a website snafu that caused Final Fantasy VII for PC to go on sale prematurely for $12.50. Those who ended up purchasing and downloading the game found themselves locked out because of the game's DRM.
After discovering the error, the game was pulled from the website. Unfortunately, the damage was already done as quite a few people had already "bought" the game.
As an apology to those who have already purchased the game, Square Enix is offering full refunds. Those who also bought and downloaded the game in error will receive free copies once the real game is out.This is the following statement the publisher released to Kotaku:
This weekend, our teams were testing the product website for the upcoming relaunch of Final Fantasy VII on PC. While the website was being tested in its live state, a small number of people were able to purchase a pre-release build of the game. For those customers, Square Enix will be offering full refunds for the purchases and for their inconvenience, a free version of the classic Final Fantasy VII on PC when it is launched.
We want to thank our community for their continued support and excitement regarding the upcoming rerelease of Final Fantasy VII. We will have more information to share about the launch of this anticipated title shortly.

so do they get the old game or the remake? :|
If they remade the game that would also mean they could also add in the following:
-Poor localized voice acting and no choice in what language the voice acting is in (the japanese voice cast is quite often superior)
-Revamped/Re-envisioned combat system (imagine FF12/13 combat system in the remake; no real control over who does what and the AI goes through your potions like the Cookie Monster in a Chips Ahoy factory)
-Dumbed down gaming experience (FF13 comes to mind: no towns, silly combat system, poor drawn out story)
Personally, I think none of Square-Enix's games can measure up to any of the Squaresoft games of old. Mainly because they've fallen into the trap of "the game mechanics don't matter anymore, as long as it looks pretty people will love it."
Other games they ruined by re-envisioning them: Parasite EVE: The 3rd Birthday, Front Mission: Evolved
Why would you remake something that aren't even close to being old?
On the other hand, if this was Apple. They would be suing there customers for downloading before official launch.
Just recently the game went to a subscription model after being completely f2p (not micro transaction / p2win) for 6+ months.
Apple owns the patent on lawsuits. Google It.
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Oh yeah? Go and enjoy...after watching this, you still think that it's the same company that was around back in the DewPrism/Chrono Cross days? If you still think so, then return to the link I gave you and re-watch the video. And again. And again. And many more times again, up until the time when you will finally get it.
Anyway, subaru41, just go to Youtube and search for "Mindjack Angry Joe". Yeah, that's your beloved "Squenix"s game too. Just watch the video there, fully.
What are you talking about? Original PC release played just fine.