Coming across this completely made my day. I'd basically resigned myself to never seeing a remastered version, given that I'd seen that circulated "lost the source" rumor and what company was going to build a game again from the ground up (especially since I feel that FF8 is less popular? even though it's my favorite of the FF games) when they have easier options to make money.

I AM SO HAPPY. :D :D :D :D And it's coming to the Switch, which is fucking delightful, because I'd like to be able to port it around. (Although, this also means I need to get my hands on a PS4, which I've been hesitating about. I figured I'd finally get one when the FF7 remake dropped, but I guess I need it for the FF8 remaster instead. OHWELL.)