The devil is in the details. On one hand you can say Poser 4 isn't that far off, but on the other, it really is. The software used for Final Fantasy is largely propriatary, and the rest is extreme high end. There are diminishing returns, especially now-a-days, when reaching for the high end (meaning as you continually throw more money and time and resources at a CGI project, each addition result in less and less improvements). Poser does do a great job, especially now Daz has provided higher polygonal models, but it still can't really touch these systems. Not to mention the incredible ability of this software to animate these characters. That's where it even gets to be more amazing. The way it handles organic material and random movement (hair for instance) is fantastic (although commonplace I'm sure in a few years). And you're wrong if you think that those shots from Final Fantasy are high resolution shots just from promos. These are just 72dpi shots, relatively small. Film renders are done at about 3000x2000. I mean, anyone that is saying Poser comes close, really doesn't know what they are talking about. Don't get me wrong, I dig Poser, but this is a different league. For now. I'm sure Poser 7 or so will do all this, but then again movies and other high end entertainment will be well past this point also.