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Will Kingdom Hearts III be a PS4 Exclusive?

So the other day Kingdom Hearts III's Japanese Xbox One page just disappeared. There was no announcement or any update explaining the disappearance, it was just gone. This has made many people wonder, will this game be a PS4 exclusive?

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bouzebbal2786d ago

I think most jrpg from now on will be on nx as well..

cleft52786d ago

In Japan it may end up being an exclusive because Microsoft just doesnt have a foothold there. However, in the West it will be on the Microsoft console and PS4. I am more curious if Kingdom Hearts 3 will come to PC with this new Xbox One and Windows 10 initiative that Microsoft is doing. Then there is the possibility of the NX, albeit a small one with all of the unknowns.

Aloy-Boyfriend2787d ago (Edited 2787d ago )

Xbox One is a lost cause in Japan. I can see why Squenix would not want to spend money in that.

Now if it was exclusive worldwide, that'd be pretty shocking. KH has been pretty much a PlayStation series anyways, but Squenix promised a Xbox port with the very first trailer. And considering they have been supporting Xbox since FF XIII, cancelling the Xbox one version would be pretty bad rep for them

Mikefizzled2786d ago

FFXIII was announced as PS3 exclusive too. Xbox version announced fairly late through the development at E3 2008. It's not impossible that Versus XIII was considered for Xbox but given the almost vaporwave status of the title, was never actually announced.

JEECE2786d ago

But you have to wonder if it even makes sense. Japanese games don't sell on Xbox, with the exception of a few franchises like Resident Evil. Even MGSV sold horribly on Xbox One, and it's a pretty Western friendly game.

Mikefizzled2786d ago

To be fair, Metal Gear had barely appeared on Xbox besides a HD collection that Konami infamously kicked out the door and left for dead and the Rising spin off game. I'm surprised that it sold as much as it did. 72% on PS4 and 22% on Xbox One.

Reibooi2786d ago

I don't really think it is going exclusive worldwide. I think it's just obvious to SE that it may be a waste of time and resources to do a Japanese Xbox version when it's basically not going to sell.

It's likely still headed to Xbox in the west and it might be worth that here. That said SE makes really dumb decisions all that time and could care less about how it makes them appear. So if it was indeed becoming a PS4 exclusive I don't think SE would really understand that it would make them look bad after promising a Xbox version.

But really with all that said this game is really far away. So speculation at this point is somewhat moot cause SE isn't gonna say much and we have quite away until we see the game itself anyway.

Mikefizzled2786d ago

Exactly. An AAA game skipping Xbox in Japan is nothing new this generation. Warner Bros are often skipping XBO in Japan and I think Destiny skipped Xbox in Japan altogether.

Sonyslave32787d ago

Only in japan move along nothing to see here.

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ninsigma2786d ago

More than likely in Japan it will be. Can't see them pulling the game from xbox entirely though.

BazingaReturns2786d ago (Edited 2786d ago )

KH has no history on xbox. No point in releasing.

Kaneki-Ken2786d ago

Instead on the Xbone, put it on the NX since Nintendo have a history with KH spin off or just keep it PlayStation exclusive.

ninsigma2786d ago (Edited 2786d ago )

Well yeah I agree in that sense. I baffled me that they're release on xbox at all and even the remasters are PS exclusive.

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So what's with the stealth edit just to be rude?? Hmmmmm

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Another edit! Your making me look crazy lol

_-EDMIX-_2786d ago

Mass Effect had no history on Playstation yet the games did quite fine , I'm sorry but I've yet to really see a series having a history on a particular platform as justification for it not existing elsewhere, we've seen many intellectual properties do well on many Platforms in which the platform itself had no history of the series prior to.

Tekken Final Fantasy Grand Theft Auto Metal Gear Solid just to name a few..

I agree with that statement only in regards to Japan but not in regards to Xbox in general.

jcole972786d ago

I think you just don't want it on xbox for fanboy purposes, judging by your comments.

nix2786d ago

Edmix,

PS gamers historically buy variety of games probably that was the reason it sold well on PS.

ShaunCameron2784d ago

@ Kaneki-Ken

But all of the KH games Nintendo received were for their handhelds.

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Elda2786d ago

One never knows,do one.

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Final Fantasy XVI Has Finally Given Donald Duck A Worthy Opponent

For a long time, it's been widely accepted amongst Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts fans that Donald Duck is the most powerful mage ever to exist, mainly due to his use of the stupidly powerful Zettaflare spell towards the end of Kingdom Hearts 3. This spell is one step up from Teraflare, a spell which was used in Final Fantasy XIV that was so powerful that it completely wiped out the base game, giving the developers a canonical reason to let them bin everything and start again from scratch.

Now you're armed with this information, you can see how it was pretty surprising for Donald Duck of all characters to bust out Zettaflare and establish himself as the most powerful character in Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts lore. However, now that Final Fantasy XVI has arrived and delivered a whole new cast of characters, a new challenger has arrived to provide Donald with some much needed competition.

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Final Fantasy's Strongest Canonical Magic User Is... Donald Duck?

Final Fantasy features many strong characters, but an unlikely character from Kingdom Hearts is able to cast ​the most powerful spell ever seen

gold_drake345d ago

that was pretty amazing, not gonna lie, i might have shed a tear or too, just cause of pure awesomeness.

he was already my favourite disney character and one of my favs from KH and then to see that amazing spell too. aah so good xD

FGHFGHFGH345d ago

Final Fantasy's strongest magic user is Donald Duck, who never appears in a final fantasy game.

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This Kingdom Hearts Boss' Unpredictability Gave Me Sekiro Vibes

Kingdom Hearts is filled with otherworldly boss battles, but only one stands out like a phoenix dancing with ethereal grace across the night sky. Before we embark upon a discussion concerning Kingdom Hearts' exceptional boss battles, it may be prudent to first reflect on the evolution of the criteria for appraising video game bosses. This criterion has undergone a major metamorphosis over the past decade; one that owes much to the profound influence of From Software and its iconic Souls series.

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-Gespenst-357d ago

"Yozora is much more than a grueling secret encounter; he is a reflection of what Kingdom Hearts' bosses should be"

No thank you. If every boss in Kingdom Hearts was like Yozora, the series would be unplayable. That's not to say that they shouldn't include such challenges, but making them fundamental to the game would be too much. And don't say that this is what the From Software games are, because Yozora is absolutely harder than most of the bosses in those games. He is waaay faster, has a ludicrous number of abilities (and does them in random order AND can chain most of them together), and punishes you severely if you make a mistake. On top of that, you have to survive this onslaught for a really long time because of how much health he has. It's borderline too much - for me at least. Still, it's a stunning battle.

OMNlPOTENT356d ago

I agree, while I do really enjoy the Yozora fight, I think it's far too difficult to be anything more than an optional boss. However, I do believe that there should be more bosses that are in the same weight and size class as Sora, as the majority of those in KH3 were the best fights. The giant heartless bosses just aren't as enjoyable.