A side-by-side video comparison of the "Final Fantasy VII Technical Demo for PS3" and the epilogue cutscene / FMV from the PSP game "Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII" (7).

The tech demo was aired at the Sony Computer Entertainment Press Conference (E3) on May 16, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Approximately 2,000 press members witnessed the demo's airing. After the demo's airing, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada pointed out that it wasn't a teaser or hint of an intention to do a remake of Final Fantasy VII.

According to Square Enix, the tech demo was rendered in real-time.

"For technological development purposes and in preparation for the development of next generation software, a state-of-the-art technology demonstration video was created and shown at the Sony Computer Entertainment press conference on May 16, 2005, in Los Angeles, California. The video recreated a scene from the opening sequence of FINAL FANTASY VII, the seminal 1997 hit on the PlayStation® game console, by utilizing the next-generation, high-performance processor Cell. The scene was recreated with the PLAYSTATION 3's ultra high-speed data transferring and calculation capabilities. With this technology, a real-time scene with high-end, game-movie quality was successfully created. This means that the movie can be generated in conjunction with the player's movements, as opposed to a pre-rendered movie that plays during a game."

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