Should Square Enix Release Kingdom Hearts 3 on Xbox One

The game was a resounding success and spawned a variety of sequels, prequels, and spinoffs, though there’s one game that fans of the series have been discussing quite a bit lately: Kingdom Hearts 3. Naturally, at E3 2013, when it was confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 3 was officially in development, the fans went wild. What made the announcement even better was that the game would be the first main installment of the series to be released on both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.

[Deep-throat]

They should and they should release it on PC and Switch

[Genkins]

disney movies always had a wide fanbase to begin with.

[Araragifeels]

PC may actually happen since PC community started to really love Japanese games but for Switch, it depends if it capable to run or Square Enix decision to release

[inxine]

i agree with pc, switch... well it depends if SE takes time to optimise the game for it or not.

[WePlayDirty]

They should only release it on Ps4... KH 1 and 2 were only on PS... 3 should keep that tradition.

[JonnS]

So should that logic be used with Shemune , seeing how one was on Sega and two was on Xbox 360 and neither have been on any PS platforms ever.

[Dissidia]

Shenmue 2 was on the original Xbox, not the 360 but I see your point.

[The_Sage]

What the hell is Shemune?

[aconnellan]

@The Sage

The game where people praised Sony for announcing that there's going to be a Kickstarter for the third instalment

[JonnS]

@The _Sage Shenmue is the correct spelling , Apologies.
@Dissidia Yes xbox was the correct platform, not 360 like I incorrectly stated .

[Jayszen]

@JonnS

Both Shenmue 1 and 2 were released on Dreamcast. Shenmue 2 only came to the original Xbox after the demise of Dreamcast.

The reason why Shenmue is considered a better fit for Playstation is that the spiritual successor to Shenmue, the Yakuza series from Sega, has always been on Playstation as an exclusive. The latest entry to be released in the West is Yakuza 0 which has done really well and the next release, Yakuza Kiwami, is out in a week. Yakuza has always done well in Japan mostly which is why it was never on Xbox because Xbox does sell well in Japan.

Kingdom Hearts should be released on Xbox One as there really is no reason why it has to be an exclusive to the Playstation. It is a game that would appeal to young kids and old kids of which there are plenty in Xbox country - the USA.

[WePlayDirty]

@ John..... By THAT logic... It should be multiplat.

[ninsigma]

Well they've promised it now so it would be pretty shitty of them not to.

[FallenAngel1984]

Square Enix is releasing KH3 on XO because the game has too big a budget to be a PS4 exclusive

[Neonridr]

yep.. they need to make back as much of that money as possible. Even if KH won't sell well in Japan for MS, it will still move some units in the rest of the world. Obviously not as many copies as the PS4 will move, but every dollar counts to Square Enix.

[TheRandomOne]

Im guessing this wont make as much as Square thinks on non Sony systems since this is a huge story across multiple games & new gamers playing this for the first time wont understand it

[zuul9018]

@therandomone you think SE will just throw newcomers into it without any explanation?
Its really not that complex of a story either, yes there's some deep fan lore, but its basically just retelling disney movies with a "darkness" that takes over the "bad guy".
Jafar, scar, mulan bad dude, i mean you already know the story. Wanna wager Sid sides with the "heartless"
As for selling the most on playstation.... duh? Theres more playstions sold that xboxs..... kingdom hearts also originated on playstation.... but good job predicting itll sell more than on xbox.
Some real Negrodamus powers you guys have.

[shaggy2303]

"Im guessing this wont make as much as Square thinks on non Sony systems since this is a huge story across multiple games & new gamers playing this for the first time wont understand it"

Using that logic Metal Gear 5 shouldn't have been on the Xbox One.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed.

I think they also had this in development before PS4 and XONE released, how were they to really know that XONE would not sell that great?

They are right to keep that version coming as they are too deep in anyway.

[PhoenixUp]

"Looking back at the various games of the series, it’s easy to see who the Kingdom Hearts series is aimed at: children."

Kingdom Hearts appeals to various demographics besides primarily children thanks to the influence its source material provides.

The Disney brand hasn't been so successful because they aimed only for children, but because they aimed for all ages. Many Disney films are appreciated by adults as much as children.

The Final Fantasy series is one of the first RPG franchises to find great success across age, gender and national barriers in the worldwide market.

Not to mention Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi stepped in to advise Tetsuya Nomura that he felt the game would be a failure if the story did not aspire to be just as great as one of Squaresoft's Final Fantasy titles. Nomura took these words to heart(heh) and set out to create an epic story on the level of an adult Japanese RPG that ended up hooking older generations on the game as well that just happened to feature Disney characters to also appeal to a younger audience.

[badz149]

I would like to meet a child that can understand the over-convoluted plot of KH

[Obscure_Observer]

Can´t wait to play this game on my X

[Aenea]

Wasn't it already announced for Xbox One?

[ocelot07]

Yup and it's still coming to the XB1 (I think). They are just wondering if it will be beneficial for SE to put time and effort into making it for XB1. The question is will this sell on the XB1?

[Christopher]

Yes. Games are best when they reach more people.

[Radiozero]

No. Xbox is an anti-jrpg machine

[PhoenixUp]

Xbox consoles receives more JRPGs than Nintendo platforms receive WRPGs

[DragonKnight]

That's not really a counter. Xbox receives more games in general than Nintendo does.

[Elda]

Where ever they may release it on it will sell the most on PS4.

[InKnight7s]

Truth and facts make 5 people sad.

[Elda]

Of course! Those folks are in complete denial.

[Sirk7x]

If they do, they should probably have a mode with a very comprehensive summary of the story so far. It's convoluted, to say the absolute best, and had been stretched across over 4 different pieces of hardware.

I'm sure there are people here who would argue that nothing should ever be released on Xbox xD

[zuul9018]

Yea its such a difficult story to understand...

[Sirk7x]

I'd wager someone starting off would have no idea what's going on, considering the story spans across PS2, GBA, DS, 3DS, etc...

[badz149]

err...KH1.5, 2.5 and 2.8 are all available on the PS4. no other platform can say that it has the complete KH experience other than the PS4

[thelaughingwiseman]

They re-released Final Fantasy 13 vs as Final Fantasy 15. They made Tomb Raider remake a timed exclusive for the X-box, why not let them sell Kingdom Hearts too? Square and Disney is all about making that cheddar

[badz149]

re-release FF13vs? dude...never go full retard. how is something get re-released when it was never released in the first place? vsXIII was never released. it was changed to FFXV

[thelaughingwiseman]

it was reclassified? It was going to be released as Final Fantasy vs 13. It was renamed Final Fantasy 15 and published for both consoles. The point is, Square has no loyalties to one particular console. They go where the money goes. They want unprecedented sales to make up for their big budget titles. They get pissed when it under performs and shelve it for years (i.e. Deus Ex)

[TheGamez100]

Already been announced so of course it should. I can even see a pc release about a year after.

[Magnus]

From a business point of view yes pump the game as much as you can on other platforms.

[LiamKreptic]

You know what? Yes. I know the PS was the console of origin, but this is a fantastic game and I really would love more to experience it. So yes it should be released. And for those who own a PlayStation console can play the others or simply read up on the story. I still think they should get it and it would have been even better if they got the first two games as well.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Why not? They released kh games on every other platform?

[badz149]

never on an Xbox before. and all those games scattered across multiple platforms have been remastered and released on the PS4

[mynameisBlade]

They should release it when its ready... Impatient people can wait.. NUFF SAID!!!

[dcbronco]

What a douchey question. You can't play my games. NO! They're just mine.

[GamesMaster1982]

Don't really see the point if the others have not been on Xbox. What's the point starting a series from number 3.

[XMessiah23x]

You would be stupid not to. Sales are Sales.

[CreepyZombieBoy]

Kingdom Hearts 3 should release on every possible console. That's just the smart thing to do. Bigger Audience over multiple devices.

[Kiwi66]

Short answer ......... Yes

[Studio-YaMi]

I say forget Xbox and release the whole series in 2 or 3 packages for PC, the PC community will actually appreciate it much better IMO.

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Inherently they should, BUT, we know those type of games don't sell that much in xbox, so there's not that much money there. AND the word exclusive means a lot to many players, , if it were to be a ps4 exclusive, it would still even more in ps4 than what el all in ps4 and Xbox combined IMO.

So, as a business decision, I would advise square to release just on ps4.

[inxine]

problem is that xbox only owners will be quite confused as to why they should buy the 3rd installment with the first 2 missing. release it for the xbox but i think its a abit to late now.

[SixFragz]

Xbox owners are catching a break with this one. If a franchise has been absolutely exclusive to PlayStation, then it should remain that way.

Microsoft is getting a helping hand here, considering the recent slag that was Crackdown 3 and in general, the overall depressive state of the Xbone. At least this is something Xbox owners can look forward to.