The possibility Kingdom Hearts III wont be released until 2016.

[Sora96 17,256]

To begin with, Kingdom Hearts II took three years for the Japanese version alone which was on the PlayStation 2 and even then it had its flaws.

 

Final Fantasy XIII begun development in 2005 and was announced at E3 2006. The Japanese version was released at the very end of 2009. Despite the fact it was released in NTSC and PAL regions on March 9th 2010. Kingdom Hearts games have a history of taking awhile to be released in NTSC and PAL regions. Try about six months a lot of the time.

 

Final Fantasy Versus XIII was unveiled at E3 2006 and we all know even now a release date is yet to be announced.

"Nomura has said the game is unlikely to be released in 2011 and that the earliest possible reveal of information about the game would be at E3 2011. However, the game was not present at the show." - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Which means development most likely wont begin in 2011, if it does hardly anything will be done.

[Rob 5,571]

Cool story bro.

[Mog 97]

He knows fans won't care anymore if he leaves it that long. I thought 2014 would've been more accurate.

[roxaskeybladeart55 72]

hm, don't forget FF13-2 is coming out in japan later this year, perhaps a reason it takes so long is because they're busy making the technology, you can't give a game graphics like that unless you've spent some time understanding the systems, I doubt they'll start on KH3 this year, maybe next year... or the year after that... as long as it get's done within our lifetimes.

[Razorwind Keyblade 304]

By 2016 mostly all of us will be close to the age of 20. If Nomura is going to make us wait that long just for a game then he trully must be crazy.

[kingdomlanelover 494]

I think that when all of these new Final Fantasy games come out and after kh3D comes out. Square Enix will work very hard to make sure Kingdom Hearts 3 comes out as fast as it can. The company knows that Kingdom Hearts is a major series. Along side Final Fantasy.

[Oishii 3,987]

By 2016 mostly all of us will be close to the age of 20. If Nomura is going to make us wait that long just for a game then he trully must be crazy.

 

I'm 22. Think how old I'll be

 

At this point, I don't really care if they spend a long time on development. We've already waited this long. If they rush production and it ends up being a crappy game we would have waited for nothing. It's best they spend some extra time to make this game as spectacular as possible to make the wait well worth it.

[hatok 6,413]

I think that when all of these new Final Fantasy games come out and after kh3D comes out. Square Enix will work very hard to make sure Kingdom Hearts 3 comes out as fast as it can. The company knows that Kingdom Hearts is a major series. Along side Final Fantasy.

 

It's actually a very distant third in terms of a moneymaking series. FF and Dragon Quest make lot more money than KH. Luckily, KH still makes Square Enix enough money that they won't leave us out to dry

 

Anyways, KH2 made use of an entirely new engine and had to be developed from scratch , but KH3 will be made from the Versus XIII engine. So that should speed things along. I hope, anyways.

[earth_angel 73]

hm, don't forget FF13-2 is coming out in japan later this year, perhaps a reason it takes so long is because they're busy making the technology, you can't give a game graphics like that unless you've spent some time understanding the systems, I doubt they'll start on KH3 this year, maybe next year... or the year after that... as long as it get's done within our lifetimes.

 

Actually they said that it won't be out this year. Anywhere. So it's gonna take even longer for all the other games to get developed and released. I'm hoping 2015, so 2016 seems pretty realistic to me. I'll be 27 by then

[hatok 6,413]

 

Actually they said that it won't be out this year. Anywhere. So it's gonna take even longer for all the other games to get developed and released. I'm hoping 2015, so 2016 seems pretty realistic to me. I'll be 27 by then

 

It's scheduled for December 2011 last I checked. It's not coming out this year in North America though. Though it's scheduled for the first quarter.

[earth_angel 73]

 

It's scheduled for December 2011 last I checked. It's not coming out this year in North America though. Though it's scheduled for the first quarter.

 

Oh OK that's news to me. Good news. Guess they'll be done sooner than originally planned.

[hatok 6,413]

 

Oh OK that's news to me. Good news. Guess they'll be done sooner than originally planned.

 

It was SUPPOSED to come out this Fall

[Karysonson 41]

hm, don't forget FF13-2 is coming out in japan later this year, perhaps a reason it takes so long is because they're busy making the technology, you can't give a game graphics like that unless you've spent some time understanding the systems, I doubt they'll start on KH3 this year, maybe next year... or the year after that... as long as it get's done within our lifetimes.

 

but different teams work on different projects and right now the kingdom hearts team is working final fantasy versus 13.

[Karysonson 41]

He knows fans won't care anymore if he leaves it that long. I thought 2014 would've been more accurate.

 

they will release kingdom hearts dream drop distance and kingdom hearts birth by sleep volume 2 to tie us over tell KH3,plus possible KH1,KH:RECOM,KH2 in a collection and in the psp remaster program KHBBS...so yeah a lot of games to tie us over! KH3=2016.

[Rob 5,571]

 

they will release kingdom hearts dream drop distance and kingdom hearts birth by sleep volume 2 to tie us over tell KH3,plus possible KH1,KH:RECOM,KH2 in a collection and in the psp remaster program KHBBS...so yeah a lot of games to tie us over! KH3=2016.

 

Why give us an already remade game in Re:COM when Square can just give us a Final Mix collection of KH1 FM, KH2 FM, and BBS FM(if they decide to do it)? That sounds like a better deal.

[Karysonson 41]

 

Why give us an already remade game in Re:COM when Square can just give us a Final Mix collection of KH1 FM, KH2 FM, and BBS FM(if they decide to do it)? That sounds like a better deal.

 

thats what I meant but I dont know if they would put FM in the title more like K1 and KH2 with added bonus content.

[Kishira 2,854]

Pft, I'll be in if not close to my mid 20's by the time this game finally releases.....yay old geezersgamers! 8'D

[Amon 4,279]

The year is 2011.

 

Nomura said he won't have time to begin pre-dev on KH3 until late 2012

 

By the time they actually get a decent amount of time into pre-dev it will be 2013

 

Pre- Dev for games usually takes about a year. 2014 and the actual coding will begin.

 

Most KH games take about 2 to 3 years to make. 2016- 2017 is an accurate JAPANESE release.

 

Plus one year for the US version.

 

And KH3 English Version comes out 2017- to 2018.

 

This means many things.

 

1. Get KH3 out of your head, it's not coming anytime soon.

2. It won't come out for PS3 or any current Gen consoles.

3. If they try to get it on PS3 it will be extremely rushed. Rushed games= bad games.

4. KH3 will be a buggy game, mostly due to all the times they will have to redo the coding due to the technological advances that will likely take place. The current generation of consoles is ending and the new one is starting. KH3 is sadly, going to be in development during that time period.

5. Square Enix is already facing financial troubles, the longer KH3 takes to make, the smaller budget Nomura's team will have.

6. Finally, peoples interest in KH3 will diminish as time goes on, with nothing but filler games to keep KH fans occupied many will wind up finding other games and may not even care when KH3 finally comes out.

[hatok 6,413]

The year is 2011.

 

Nomura said he won't have time to begin pre-dev on KH3 until late 2012

 

By the time they actually get a decent amount of time into pre-dev it will be 2013

 

Pre- Dev for games usually takes about a year. 2014 and the actual coding will begin.

 

Most KH games take about 2 to 3 years to make. 2016- 2017 is an accurate JAPANESE release.

 

Plus one year for the US version.

 

And KH3 English Version comes out 2017- to 2018.

 

This means many things.

 

1. Get KH3 out of your head, it's not coming anytime soon.

2. It won't come out for PS3 or any current Gen consoles.

3. If they try to get it on PS3 it will be extremely rushed. Rushed games= bad games.

4. KH3 will be a buggy game, mostly due to all the times they will have to redo the coding due to the technological advances that will likely take place. The current generation of consoles is ending and the new one is starting. KH3 is sadly, going to be in development during that time period.

5. Square Enix is already facing financial troubles, the longer KH3 takes to make, the smaller budget Nomura's team will have.

6. Finally, peoples interest in KH3 will diminish as time goes on, with nothing but filler games to keep KH fans occupied many will wind up finding other games and may not even care when KH3 finally comes out.

 

I'm going to add that Nomura has recently said that Versus XIII has just started 'full development' so you can add two more years to that probably.

1. Yes, people should get over a stupid number

2. Not entirely true, since nearly everybody is terrified of releasing a new console.

3. If there's one thing KH3 won't be, it's rushed. Nomura has said in previous reviews that he's started conceptualizing for KH3. If your timeline is accurate, that means there will be six years to plan everything else. Also, being developed on a console that has been around for a while would increase the quality of the game if anything, since the team would be very familiar with the workings of the system.

4. Square doesn't fall into this trap In fact, their games tend to have very few glitches. You're thinking of Duke Nukem in this case.

5. They're facing financial troubles, but it's not like they've been doing nothing to fight this. Already they've cut their expected losses significantly this year. They've been reformatting their work ethics to be more efficient, as seen with their much quicker English releases. Besides, KH has always been a franchise Square Enix pours money into, since it works as a sort of testing ground for graphical technology and gameplay. The CGI scene at the end of KH2 final mix, for example, was created as a test that would eventually lead to FFVIII Advent Children. Anyways, I don't see this problem being prominent in the future.

6. That depends on the wait. Pretty much every game since KH2 has existed to create hype for KH3, and people keep crying for KH3. You'll be right if Square waits TOO long, but with the right timing, this wait could maximize their sales, because everybody will be saying 'Finally!' when they see a trailer.

[Rob 5,571]

 

I'm 22. Think how old I'll be

 

I'm 99. Think how old I'll be when KH3 comes out. I've been gathering up explorers to help me look for the Fountain of Youth. We've rounded off it's location near the Sahara desert. Would you like to join me on my quest for youth so we can be young when KH3 comes out?

[Oishii 3,987]

 

I'm 99. Think how old I'll be when KH3 comes out. I've been gathering up explorers to help me look for the Fountain of Youth. We've rounded off it's location near the Sahara desert. Would you like to join me on my quest for youth so we can be young when KH3 comes out?

 

Why didn't Master Xehanort think of that? I would love to join you on your quest, as long as we get back before KH3 is released ^^

[Amon 4,279]

 

I'm 99. Think how old I'll be when KH3 comes out. I've been gathering up explorers to help me look for the Fountain of Youth. We've rounded off it's location near the Sahara desert. Would you like to join me on my quest for youth so we can be young when KH3 comes out?

 

Trolls are baptized in the fountain of youth when they are born. I can show you exactly where it is. But you must pay a price.

 

YOUR SOUL! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

Or just a lolipop, which ever you prefer to loose.

[superbanana 230]

I wanna see where the fountain of youth is. I've got 17 cents, a rubber band, and a gum wrapper.

[Rob 5,571]

Why didn't Master Xehanort think of that? I would love to join you on your quest, as long as we get back before KH3 is released ^^

 

Well, unlike Xehanort, I did take my pills. lol Preparations shall be made soon. You will be notified via KH13.

 

@Fredfredbug4

 

I'll give up my soul for KH anyday.

[hatok 6,413]

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