| Final Fantasy VII for Android could take "years", says producer Oct 15th 2013, 22:43, by Nate Swanner With the announced release of Final Fantasy 6 on Android and iOS this Winter, many fans of the franchise immediately began hoping Final Fantasy VII would follow in short order. The immersive environment has been great for mobile gaming, but a FF VII port could be a long time coming. According to Square Enix, the game is just too massive. 
A mobile version of the game would probably check in at 3GB, which is well over the iOS threshold of 2GB. The Play Store allows for a 4GB limit, but it sounds as though Square Enix is more interested in taking advantage of both platforms, if they're going to port the game at all.
Sadly, though current mobile devices can handle the graphic prowess of FF VII, Takashi Tokita, a producer on FF7, tells Shacknews it would be a long time before they felt comfortable porting the game over. Citing size issues with device storage, he said "It’s definitely going to be years before we do the port." A recent PC version was around 3GB, which leads many to believe it would be about that size. Of course, you can try to find a PlayStation emulator for Android, but those often require rooting and sideloading — and aren't quite on the right side of legal. In the meantime, fans of the franchise can still enjoy games like Final Fantasy IV: The After Years or Final Fantasy Agito.
|  | Sony improves battery life, camera, touch screen in Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra Oct 15th 2013, 21:46, by Nate Swanner Sony is clearly focused on a better experience for their premium devices, as they’ve announced an update to the already impressive Xperia lineup. The Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra are seeing a firmware update to their Android 4.2 structure, and it's a good one. 
For the Xperia Z Ultra, they've re-configured the touch sensitivity. This will allow for a better capacitive recognition, no matter what you're using on the monster device. Finger, pencil, pen, stylus — it won't really matter, according to Sony.
The Xperia Z1 will see an improvement to their already impressive 20MP shooter, with Sony saying they've "tweaked the camera algorithm for even better all round performance". The Sony Social Camera Platform has also been re-worked, which Sony says will make their proprietary camera apps run better on the device. Both devices will see increased display performance, as well as better power consumption. Sony has also revisited the exchange connection, and says it will improve email latency on both devices. Overall, this is a very impressive update, and shows Sony's prowess in acting quickly when they didn't necessarily need to.
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