Kingdom Hearts HD Remix To Be Shown At E3 2012 For PS3, Wii U, and PS VITA

Dual Pixels - We've gotten word that next week, all of the titles you see in the image above will be remastered into what we currently know as Kingdom Hearts: HD Remix or Kingdom Hearts: Remembrance. Our reoccurring source Geno, who had been the first to break news about the Castlevania Lord of Shadows sequel prior to anyone else, has informed us

[PirateThom]

I have never played a Kingdom Hearts game, but if they can bring them all in one collection I would check it out.

[NastyLeftHook0]

there great games, you have my recommendation.

[Abash]

How would the DS games look in HD? O_o?

But if this is true, Tetsuya Nomura officially hates the Xbox brand lol

[AmkOwns]

Xbox isn't that popular in Japan im guessing

[The_Devil_Hunter]

Man they are some of my favorite games!!! Damn it so good to be agaemr

[slixshot]

Please be true.

[PshycoNinja]

I remember playing Kingdom Hearts 1 when I was 12 in 2002. It was the first game I ever cried to. The ending was so beautiful.

Thom I would not pass up these games. I remember when I first heard about the disney in the game I refused to play it. My childhood friend promised if I didnt like the game after playing two hours he would buy me a pizza. Sad to say, I never got that pizza. The next day I bought a PS2 and Kingdom Hearts.

[MAiKU]

If this happens, GOOD BYE SOCIAL LIFE.

[gta2800]

I remember talking a lot of shit about the first Kingdom Hearts. Calling it gay cause of all the Disney characters...I didn't even really know much about the game other than the fact that it had Disney characters in it....then my friend brought it over one day and lets just say I ate a lot of my words that day. Kinda learned not to judge a book by it's cover after that incident cause that game became one of my favorite RPG's. Right behind Legend of Dragoon, Final Fantasy 8 and Final Fantasy 10.

[Kevin McCallister]

@1.1.7 Same thing happened to me. I remember getting on the school bus and my friend showed me Kingdom Hearts in EGM. I couldn't believe he was showing me a Disney game, so I definitely clowned him for it. Then the game came out and it became one of my favorite series ever. I have all the games except Birth By Sleep because S-E won't put it on the damn PSN store so I can download it on Vita. This news here must be the reason why.

[TheLyonKing]

agreed the story is well thicked out and the only reason people complain is cause its spread over multiple systems but having it untifyed would be a clever idea.

Everything from orginal socres to the opening themes are done to a T

[Tired]

After scoffing at them and being told to give them a chance I did. I really enjoyed them.

A lot of eastern philosophy mixed with Disney characters with FFesque gameplay.

[FlareDReborn]

I've been waiting so long for this to get confirmed...I cannot wait till it releases!

[Stephen5543]

I really want this to be true, but this is technically a rumor. Definitely not confirmed yet.

[princejb134]

i pray this is true
love this game
maybe square enix will finally do something right this gen
since they don't want to deliver ff7

[iamlegend9999]

Square enix has been doing fine. Don't know what your talking about. But KINGDOM HEARTS HD COLLECTION!!! HELL YEAH!!!!

[Totoro17]

13 disagrees say otherwise iamlegend9999 (one of those were mine). SE has been dragging this series through the mud just to make a quick buck. Honestly, I would have preferred KH3 news, but this...it's a step in the right direction.

[Nimblest-Assassin]

Same... never had a PS2... but people rave about KH... I might get this collection for vita

[Veneno]

Yup. Never plaayed a KH game either. I would totally play this on Vita. Handheld is the best way to experience older gen and classic games IMO.

[user5467007]

Wouldn't you think they would wait untill Dream Drop Distance is out before they do something like this

I mean isn't DDD a key game to play before they bring out KH3...I know a long way off but still

The ending of DDD apparently sets up the events of KH3 so you would think that would be in here aswell

I mean it's bad enough they came up the most ridiculous idea of making them for Nintendos handhelds anyway since most KH fans are more likely to have a PS3/PSP/PSV instead...especialy with DDD a game which is needed to understand the story in KH3

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

KH3D definitely needs to be in this collection.

BUT I am HYPED as sh** right now and this is ONLY A RUMOR... I pray that this is true(with the addition of KH3D).

[jhenri]

The rumor is about them announcing the HD collection not when they are releasing it. They can announce it at e3 and wait for KH3d to release it.

[ReservoirDog316]

Haha, this is the* best news I could've hoped to get! It's all the good ones! Finally people will get to play BBS! I hope it's the final mix versions too!

I really love KH...

I'll be so sad if this doesn't get announced.

[Sevir]

Exactly if they are going to bundle all of them they better be KH:BBSFM, KH1FM ReCOMFM , 365/2 , KH2
Its pretty crazy but that'll be the only other HD collection worth getting for me besides the ICO collection!

[Cryptcuzz]

You should really check them out. The story is pretty cool, the game is fun to play, and the characters are memorable.

[fatstarr]

this would make me angry
since I have all of these games
and i bought a Psp for birth by sleep.

@thom they are reallt good. illegally id say pick up a ps2 emulator and check it out.

legally buy a 10$ ps2 and a 10$ used copy of KHII

its the same thing since sony already got their money for the console and the square got their money for the game.

[MEsoJD]

I can see PS3 getting all games except the 3ds one. I doubt the WiiU would anything, but the 3ds version. Why? because every title, but the 3ds have sony properties, if I'm not mistaken.

[ronin4life]

What sony properties?

[showtimefolks]

one collection for 60 bucks in HD i will get it day one

[Jamegohanssj5]

Microsoft Lost

TGSI

[Jazz4108]

And you base it on what....a rumor. In that case Sony lost as in most of the founding people from square formed Mistwalker and refuse to work on anything sony. That's pretty bad when a japanese company gives them the cold shoulder. That fact but if rumors are what you like then how about splinter cell on 360 exclusive. Since journey keeps being brought up like a full title then I guess arcade games count and in that case MS has way more exclusives this gen then sony and at the retail level both company's are neck in neck with ms having a small advantage an that's funny as sony fans claim ms has no games bu was really true is sony had no games period until just the last few years.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Your parents lost.

TGSI

[Xof]

I never played any of the sequels. I remember liking the first game, just not enough to buy the others when they came out. I've been thinking of trying one of the DS or that new 3DS games, but feel like I'd kind of be "out of the loop." I'd like to get into 'em again (I remember really loving some parts of the first game) but the franchise isn't really accessible at the moment.

Thanks largely to Sony's removal of b/c, and S-E's refusal to toss any of the PSP games up on the PSN.

I would very much welcome an HD port.

[NBT91]

Even if they dont, give them a try, Thom, if you can, they are great. I will say the first one is a bit underwhelming but from KH2 onwards where they knew they had a success, the plot and gameplay options really picked up.

[Raoh]

You will enjoy them, I promise.

[Mykky]

I'm guessing there will be two collections. One with KH 1 and 2 and one with the handheld 358/2, BBS and Chain of memories. This is only me guessing but i'm guessing square-enix is after money.

Although this is super awesome and I really hope it comes in one collection!

[Jourdy288]

I haven't touched the Kingdom Hearts series either, if there's an HD collection I'll buy it.

[LUCKYXS7LEVEN]

well if it does happen , at least it be a lot easier to follow the story now and wait for KH3 in 2025

[Snookies12]

Oh my God, if this is true... I'll buy 3 copies just to show support... Lol!

[PshycoNinja]

Honestly, I would buy the PS3 and Vita version if its already not bundled together!

[Raoh]

Vita for me.

[interrergator]

i will go bananas if this shit is real!!!!!!!!!!!

[araman]

I know this would be crazy, but it's not clear from any of the info - is this supposed to be a collection, or will they all be released separately?

[Summons75]

So keeping this a secret from the wife just to see the reaction on her face seeing she is in love with the franchise

[sycnation]

Me too

[RedDead]

Me three

Edit--_What PopRocks? Wtf with all the disagrees? Shi* joke?

[PopRocks359]

Somebody really needs a girlfriend.

[GynGa]

Lol, your joke was funny. Don't know why you got the disagrees :D

[stuntman_mike]

Humour is officially dead on N4G!

[LUCKYXS7LEVEN]

i think jealousy is among us

[wwm0nkey]

I would imagine this will also be for 360 too, at this point I really dont see a reason for it not to go to every platform.

[NastyLeftHook0]

ps3 psvita wii u. yeah..sorry.

wwm0nkey, it does make sense, no kingdome hearts game is was ever on the xbox360, always on ps and nintendo.

the kingdom hearts fanbase is on the nintendo and playstation, and the games have been out like forever, any kingdom hearts fan has already bought the game for ps2 psp or a nintendo console.

millionth edit: maybe micky mouse and donald duck dont want to be on the 360.

[wwm0nkey]

Dont know why your sorry I have a PS3 and Vita and if this is true I will get the PS3 version but from a business stand point it makes no sense not to break some ground in to every market if you are going to re-release every single game.

What I am basically trying to say is if you are releasing a collection of all your games why would you only want to break into part of the market and not all of the market? It just makes 0 sense at this point in the console cycle.

EDIT: Ah the old "it was on..." argument, some people freaked out when the KH series headed to Nintendo too and that was new ground for them. Now yeah I get it, the series right now is known for being a Sony/Nintendo game but I just dont see the point in them not releasing a 360 version as well to introduce more people into the series that more people should be experiencing. Its not like its a bad thing if it comes to the 360, it just means more people will be able to enjoy a great game.

Oh wait I forgot, people with other consoles are not allowed to have fun....

Also believe me I get where you and probably the people that disagreed with me are coming from but honestly can you tell me its a bad thing if more people are playing a great game? Is there really such an issue with that? I mean like I said I am fine because I have a PS3 if this rumor is true but I would also like it if more people could enjoy this game.

[wolokowoh]

@wwm0nkey It doesn't matter that is what on the PS and Nintendo platforms in the past but the reason it's coming to Wii U and Vita are because they're just getting started and PS3 may be the lead platform. The amount of work to port it to 360 may not be worth it when by the time this is released the 360 market may have moved on while Sony is known for supporting their consoles after launch. Look at PSP currently in Japan and PS2 in third world countries today. There's still going to be a market for physical PS3 games and digital PS3 games well after a PS4 launch.

[DaThreats]

wwm0nkey
The games contain FF characters that are exclusive to the PS brand. And the kingdom hearts spin-offs always been on Nintendo's handheld console or SONY's.
@below
Cause this gaming brand been on Nintendo's console(console counts as home and handheld) already

[wwm0nkey]

Then why are those characters also headed to the WiiU then? Also I already addressed the "Its been on..." issue in my post above.

But if Sony does have a trademark on some of those FF characters (dont know if they do) then wouldnt that make this rumor invalid due to the WiiU use?

EDIT: Just because the game brand has been on the system does NOT mean they can violate trademark rules if Sony has those in place.

EDIT Below: Yes, but he was saying that Sony had exclusive characters.

[StraightedgeSES]

Final fantasy used to be on Nintendo consoles as well.

Edit: Nintendo can use the Final fantasy Characters 1-6 if they came out with KH3 those are not Sony exclusive characters. the Sony Exclusive character are from 7-12.

Edit: and Nintendo would have had ff7-9 if they went with the CD rom with the N64.

[StraightedgeSES]

The Wii U version will be different from the ps3 version

[AbsoluteZelda]

"Exclusive to PS brand" FF characters you're referring to are already in a game on 3DS. It's called Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

[TenkoTAiLS]

That's just not true at all, Chain of Memories on GBA had all the "exclusive" Final Fantasy characters in it from Kingdom Hearts 1. And Kingdom Hearts : Re : Coded had Cloud and Squall (Leon). And that's just off the top of my head. There is no truth what so ever in this "playstation exclusive Final Fantasy characters" rumor, Square can put whatever characters they created in whatever they want.

[ronin4life]

FF characters have never been owned by Sony.
Where in the hell did this fallacy come up? >.<;

[Moncole]

I dont own an xbox, but I dont know why people are so against it being on it. It means more people can enjoy it. Bring it to PC for even more people.

[2v1]

japan rpg dont sell on those ..some reason

[shinrock]

because their selfish.

[nanostar]

I'm pretty sure it's because made in Japan and we all know how well received that was over there

[Lilioups]

huh??
go check the sales of KH and KH2 u see its not "JAPAN only" who love the game.

and beside nomura hate the 360
glad this masterpiece stay with sony/nintendo
360 dont deserve these masterpieces..stick with ur fps and kinect craps..u will do fine i guess

[nanostar]

I never said it was Japan only, forgot word in my original comment was suppose to say "how well received the 360* was over there"; as I'm pretty sure they stop selling 360 in Japan

[CGI-Quality]

As already mentioned, Kingdom Hearts has never been on an Xbox platform. When a nice chunk of the game's sales come from Japan, and we know the situation there for the Xbox, it doesn't make as much sense to port over. I'm also imagining some sort of deal with Sony and Nintendo in addition.

At this point, if you want it, get it for one of the [three] platforms it's coming to. Besides, it's not like the absence of a 360 version hurts you much anyway, right? ;)

[wwm0nkey]

Oh no it doesnt effect me at all like I said due to me owning a PS3 but 360 still has a couple of million units over here so it would help with sales in the west but obviously would not effect sales in Japan like you stated.

[prboi]

It boggles my mind how dense people can be. People are still saying it's economically viable for a 3rd party publisher like Square Enix to skip a platform just because stupid things like loyalty.

Remember when all these PS3 loyalists constnatly claimed that MGS would NEVER be on 360? Well Rising was announced for 360 & PS3. Remember when people said it was just a spin off & 360 will never get the real franchise. Well the HD collection was released for 360 & PS3.

Now people are still trying to cling on to this imaginary thing called loyalty & continue to tout that the 360 will never get MGS1 & MGS4.

It does not make sense to skip a console release because of ridiculous things like that.

MGS HD sold .44 million units on the 360 compared to the .61 million on PS3.

There is no such thing as loyalty in the gaming business & the only way this game won't come out on the 360 is if Sony & Nintendo personally pay Square Enix not to & I doubt they would do that.

[lategamer]

Lol all the disagrees given to you are hilarious. Fanboys lol.

[CGI-Quality]

And that's precisely my point. Maybe Square-Enix didn't see a need to bring it to the 360 (given it may sell the least on it - versus the Wii U & Vita, the PS3 version may outsell all of them. Or maybe Nintendo and / or Sony struck deals.

Being that Kingdom Hearts has only ever been PlayStation and Nintendo titles, the exclusion of a 360 version doesn't surprise me.

[shinrock]

that would be true if the game was only coming out in japan. you do know that there are KH fans in the US ,right?

[a_bro]

HOLY SHI- would want for Vita

[supremacy]

Yeah, my girldfriend and i both have vitas, i am sure this news if proven true will excite her for sure.

[Tomonobu Itagaki]

Too awesome to be true.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

*screams like a girl*

[Swiftfox]

I'm afraid I'll have to wait and see if the HD versions of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 are the Final Mix editions never seen in the NA territory. Only then will I personally be excited. That is, if this information turns out to be true.

[Snookies12]

Birth by Sleep should be too... That's the only Final Mix I haven't played. I wouldn't mind 1 not being Final Mix, but 2 had all the Organization XIII secret boss battles which were beyond amazing on the hardest difficulty! Plus triple wielding keyblades against Organization Roxas, enough said.

[Lindenn]

Nough my gawd... finally! KH, KH2 and Birth by sleep are the best games in the series and I was hoping theyd HD them

[Snookies12]

Actually 358 was fantastic as well, though it did drag on a little too long.

[Sanquine90]

Vita kingdomhearts HEll yeah!!

[Moerdigan]

looks like it's finally time to start playing this series.

[RurouniKaze]

man I dont want KH to be on the WiiU ;(

[DNAbro]

why???? more people would get to play it, and it is not like this is the first time it has come to nintendo.

[tweet75]

only if castlevania compilation came out in HD that is as thourogh

[delicia]

page not found. damn, if it's true, then this will be something huge. kh's one of the best game series ever.

[souljah45]

Holy fucking shit!! This better be real after all the frustration of not bringing khbbs on psn and now the whole lot....yes please

[WooHooAlex]

If it has trophy support. I will buy two copies just to say thank you to Square.

[NastyLeftHook0]

there is no reason why it would not have trophy support.

[Sanquine90]

Even without trophy support i will buy every game of kingdom hearts excepts 358/2 days... I hated that game:( i expected a kingdom hearts game..

[BIGBOSS08]

it has to support trophies. they've been mandatory since like 2009

[SegaKnuckles86]

Trophies have been mandatory for years now. There is no chance this would not have any.

[supraking951]

wow all I wanted was for Sony to put Birth By Sleep on the PSN store so I can play it on my Vita, then I get this news. OMG PLEASE BE TRUE!!! Ill get both PS3 and Vita versions

[cpayne93]

Holy crap, if this is true its a day one. I've wanted to play kingdom hearts for a long time now, and to have that many in one collection? Please be true.

[LordMe]

O.o

SOLD!

[TenkoTAiLS]

If this is true....OMG..I'm speechless. If it does have all those titles it will be the best HD collection yet! I expected a rushed HD filter with perhaps 1&2 and Re:Com, but not the DS and PSP game too. And rumor that it will have extra sections to tie the games together, this is better news than getting the Final Mix versions, it's like having Re: Final Mix's lol! Day 1 purchase if it turns out to be true!!

[GenHero]

YES!! Finally! i've been waiting for this.

TAKE MY MONEY, ALL OF IT!!

[Lindenn]

Indeed, this would be the biggest HD collection to be released. I just hope they are all on 1 Disc(ps3) and 1 memstick (Vita). I'd buy all 3 versions and would have me sold on the Wii U

[negroguy]

This just jumped to my most wanted announcement. I only played the KH games on PS2 and missed out on the rest. If I can get all of these on the PS3/Vita it'd be a dream come true.

[Moby-Royale]

As you can see from my comment history, I do not comment very often here.

Something has to truly excite me.

This truly excites me. As a diehard fan of KH1 and casual fan of 2(I still haven't been able to forgive the changes that they made to Riku ;) lol jp.

I have wanted to play BBS for a while now, and have been dying to play through Kingdom Hearts 1 again.

If this is true, this will be first hd collection that I buy at it's full pricing.

Finally....we get to see the first appearance of the REAL "Epic Mickey" again. :P

Wooo hooo..

Agrees!!! Agrees for everybody!

*throws agrees like confetti*

Edit:(ed) for a typographical error. :)

[cmpunk53]

That is a lot of Kingdom Hearts for a handheld game(Vita). I just hope that no game will be excluded this time ala MGSPW in MGSHDC Vita.

[cpayne93]

Same here, I plan to get it for Vita, but if they leave anything out I'm getting it for ps3. Would love to have all those games on the go.

[123_321]

I loved KH2. That game was my favourite game on the PS2. All of the characters were awesome, especially Riku.

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[TenkoTAiLS]

Knowing Square they could pull a God of War HD, by that I mean have the PS2 games as Kingdom Hearts : Remembrance including KH1&2 and Re:Com, then do a "Volume 2" Kingdom Hearts HD Remix with the side story handheld games. I wouldn't put it past them considering they are planning on releasing Final Fantasy X HD, one single game, when they could have Final Fantasy 12 or Dirge of Cerburus in there with it >.<

[Havocmak3r]

if this happens, i'll cry...and buy all three versions