the point is it's something that people have wanted for years, and let's be real they couldn't really just report FF7 the way it was. you know how awkward that would be and people who got into FF from the later numbers wouldn't exactly be impressed. you know how people these days are with their graphics. and hey changing things around, as long as it's not completely, would spice things up even for those who have played it.
i personally wanted abyss for ps3 myself because i play tales of games with my sister. symphonia i'm glad it was ported to the ps3 because the other tales of games are on it.