Scsigs

Because Ralph is a summon. The only character to be a summon in the last 2 main games that we actually visited the world of is Genie. If Ralph's world was gonna be in the game, 1. we would've gotten it revealed by now & 2. he wouldn't be a summon as early as Toy Story, which we can assume is one of the first worlds, if not THE first, in the game after Olympus.

I mean, yes, since the Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie only got its trailer dubbed & they haven't begun to work on the full movie yet, but why would all of the actors have only recorded for the trailers? They not only have those full demos recorded in English, but also other segments of the games. They even reanimated most of the mouth movements of the people who recorded their dialogue. You can't tell me that they didn't record more than that yet, since reanimating the lip movements would be an extremely long process (even though they don't ever do it 100% of the time), so it's more likely that they have had the actors from the trailers record a lot more. I mean, DBSB was only recorded for the trailer because the movie wasn't entirely finished yet, while this game is mostly finished.

True, but James Woods also confirmed he was in the game, as did Drake Bell. Literally no one else has stepped forth except Mike & Sulley's VAs, who got officially revealed. The only other people are the ones who you'd expect.

But then why have Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo, Quinton Flynn, Alyson Stoner (we can assume), Bret Iwan, David Gallagher, James Woods, Willa Holland, Drake Bell, Shanelle Gray, Tate Donovan, Richard Epcar, Benjamin Diskin, James Patrick Stuart, Vincent Corazza, Robin Atkin Downes, & Corey Burton also recorded dialogue? The ADR of this game is being recorded around a few factors we can see; cutscene & gameplay availability & actor availability. Obviously, they're getting the actors who only need to record for one world out of the way first, but they're also getting most of the returning veterans out of the way as well. Seriously, have you never actually watched, or at least paid attention to, the English trailers from E3? There were still some actors that need to record their dialogue, like the Tangled actors, John C. Reilly, & probably a few more actors, but I imagine some of those are a result of actor availability, since those characters are mute in the English versions of those trailers. Seriously, I just released a thread that was literally me going through the English trailers & seeing who was voiced, then speculating on which actors they'll get back for other characters & also remembering who they got back for the last few main games; KH1, 2, & BBS. Plus knowing who's either been announced for the game, or who have revealed they're part of the game. http://kh13.com/forum/topic/115050-known-speculated-khiii-english-dub-actors/ What I think we can gather from McCartney not recording anything yet is either he's lying due to an NDA, or that Ventus' part is in the last 3rd of the game, which we know they still haven't completely finished yet. Once they do, I'm sure he'll be brought in to dub the cutscenes with him in it.

I mean, Square & Disney like to keep as many VAs as possible, unless they're legit not available, or they find someone better. The only characters they replaced are Genie, who got a better voice double than Dan Castellanetta in re:Coded's cinematics, & Hercules, who got his original VA back in II. Then there's Christopher Lee being replaced by Corey Burton at first for Lee not being available & later because he died, then Leonard Nimoy as old Xehanort, since he died as well. Also, Aerith. Also, you gotta remember that when Jesse recorded for II.5, he posted a picture to Instagram or something with saying it was for KH fans, then took it down not too long after. Hell, Drake Bell only got revealed to be young Eraqus by retweeting tweets that were sent to him, since he hasn't discussed it yet, & Disney or Square have yet to actually announce the cast list. Also, based on how the trailers have turned out so far, clearly only the majority of returning KH veterans have returned so far, with many more still needing to record their parts. This is a big game & ADR takes a LOT of work for these games, especially when the game isn't 100% finished yet. Roxas, whether he's coming back, is up in the air, but Ven IS coming back. They wouldn't be bringing back Aqua if he wasn't. Jesse IS at least going to voice Ven, no doubt about it.

Considering KH sticks to original & Disney villains, although Sephiroth is the only Final Fantasy villain to make appearances, which makes him an exception to this rule, I doubt Gilgamesh will be in KHIII, especially with how big of a game it'll be already, unless Nomura will put it in for DLC.

Who's Gilgamesh? Also, it hasn't been confirmed who's voicing the army men, since R. Lee Ermy died & an official cast list, outside of some small announcements. I mainly just stuck to main characters & retuning secondary characters here rather than newer ones, as those characters haven't been prominently featured in the trailers.

So, I thought to keep track of what actors are definitely coming back to voice the characters in the game, as well as the most likely newcomers, so I'll divide this between the OCs for this game series, the returning Disney Characters, & the new characters. Some I'm, not sure if they've been confirmed, so help me out if you know. Some of these I speculate, since some aren't confirmed yet, but will most likely be in these roles. These are, mostly, based upon what we've heard in the trailers. I have a similar list on Kanzenshuu for Dragon Ball's digital distribution, so I thought that this would be fun. Returning OCs (original characters): Heroes: Sora: Haley Joel Osment Riku: David Gallagher Kairi: Alyson Stoner Terra: Jason Dohring Ventus: Jesse McCartney Aqua: Willa Holland Lea: Quinton Flynn Roxas: Jesse McCartney Xion: Alyson Stoner Villains: Larxene/Elrena: Shanelle Gray Marluxia/Lauriam: Keith Ferguson Xigbar/Braig: James Patrick Stuart Luxord/His original persona: Robin Atkin Downes Saix/Isa: Kirk Thorton Demyx/His original persona: Ryan O'Donohue Vexen/Even: Derek Stephen Prince Young Xehanort: Benjamin Diskin Xemnas: Paul St. Walker Ansem: Seeker of Darkness: Richard Epcar Terranort: Richard Epcar Master Xehanort: Rutger Haur Vanitas: Haley Joel Osment Others: Hayner: Zachary Gordon Pence: Tristan Chase Olette: Ashley Boettcher Ienzo: Vincent Corazza Ansem the Wise: Corey Burton Young Master Eraqus: Drake Bell Master Eraqus: Mark Hamill Riku Replica/Dark Riku: David Gallagher Chirity: Lara Jay Miller Nameless Star: Madison Davenport Ira: Matthew Mercer Aced: Travis Willingham Gula: Kevin Quinn Invi: Karissa Lee Staples Ephemer: Michael Johnston Disney Characters: Returning: Heroes: Mickey: Bret Iwan Donald: Tony Anselmo Goofy: Bill Farmer Chip: Tress MacNeille Dale: Corey Burton Yen Sid: Cory Burton Villains: Pete: Jim Cummings Maleficent: Susan Blakeslee Hades: James Woods Barbosa: Brian George Others: Pluto: Bill Farmer* Jiminy Cricket: Joe Ochman Hercules: Tate Donovan Meg: Susan Egan Phil: Robert Costanzo* Jack Sparrow: Jared Butler Will Turner: Crispin Freeman Elizabeth: Eliza Jane Schneider Winnie The Pooh: Jim Cummings Tigger: Jim Cummings Pigglet: Travis Oats Rabbit: Tom Kenny Gopher: Michael Gough Scrooge McDuck: Enn Reitel Merlin: Jeff Bennett Huey, Duey, Lewie: Russie Taylor New Characters: Disney: Hercules: Zeus: Corey Burton Toy Story: Woody: Jim Hanks Buzz: Mike MacRae Rex: Wallace Shawn Hamm: John Ratzenberger LGMs: Jeff Pidgeon, Corey Burton Monsters Inc: Sulley: Christopher Swindle Mike Wazowzki: Carlos Alazraqui Boo: Mary Gibbs Randall Boggs: J.P. Manoux Frozen: Elsa: Idina Menzel Young Elsa: Eva Bella Anna: Kristen Bell Young Anna: Katie Lopez/Livvy Stubenrauch Olaf: Josh Gad Kristoff: Jonathan Groff Tangled: Rapunzel: Kelsey Lansdowne Young Rapunzel: Delany Rose Stein Flynn Ryder: Zachary Levi Mother Gothel: Donna Murphy Big Hero 6: Hiro Hamada: Ryan Potter Baymax: Scott Adsit Go Go: Jamie Chung Honey Lemon: Genesis Rodriguez Wasabi: Khary Payton Fred: TJ Miller Marshmallow: Paul Briggs Pirates of the Caribbean: Joshamee Gibbs: Kevin R. McNally Davy Jones: Robin Atkin Downes Lord Cutler Beckett: Mick Wingert Winnie the Pooh: Lumpy the Heffalump: Amelia Stranger Other VAs: Eva Bella Soso Bianchi David Kaye: Narrator Aiden McGraw Piotr Michael Leslie Miller Roger Craig Smith * Denotes either speculated VA, or character, as certain member of the cast &/or some characters have yet to be confirmed. Sources: IMdB for KHII & III: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390163/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2973418/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Also, announcements: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/star-studded-voice-cast-unveiled-for-disney-and-square-enixs-kingdom-hearts-iii-300719139.html https://powerup-gaming.com/2018/04/28/shanelle-gray-confirms-larxene-kingdom-hearts-3/ https://www.khinsider.com/news/James-Woods-Confirms-Work-on-Kingdom-Hearts-3-11611

So, this question has been rattling around my brain for a while. Should people play the full games rather than just watching the cinematics from thee 1.5+2.5 HD collection? From what I know, 358/2 Days, while it has a good story, the game is VERY repetitive & isn't really worth playing as a game. I mean, I've heard defenses of it, but the fact that it's 30 hours long, yet most of that time is spent just with RNG missions that aren't any different than the levels they're rehashing. re:Coded, from what I can also tell, is just not that good. Watching its cinematics, the game is basically like Chain of Memories, which rehashes basically everything from the first game with a framing device to explain it. It was also thought up when Nomura was drunk one night. It doesn't even get that interesting until the last 1/3 of the story, where it sets up Birth By Sleep. There's something of a curse with the handheld games, which I've made a thread on before, where they're hit or miss, with Chain of Memories, 358/2 Days, & re:coded being misses for one reason or another, Birth By Sleep is a hit, & Dream Drop Distance varies depending on the person, though those 2 actually add stuff to the universe outside of backstory or stuff that's set up for the next game. But are 358 & re:Coded worth playing? I wanna know.

Xbox, I can see. Switch is probably less likely, but that'd be cool too.

Kind of, yeah. I mean, the only reason for Sony Europe to have the "Only on PS4" text on the collections is marketing, since Sony America & Japan can't confirm the exclusivity being there forever, so they didn't even try to claim it, which is why it was stupid of that guy I mentioned to claim it, obviously.

PLEASE let Ignis from FFXV be in this game! "I've come up with a new recipe." Imagine how epic a cook-off with him would be.

Yes. I believe that Xbox players will get the collections, but after 3 comes out next year. Square still needs to talk to Microsoft apparently, as Nomura has said, & I'm doubting Microsoft isn't gonna say no. I mean, it's more likely that Square didn't port the first 2 numbered KH games to any other console because they didn't want to, or didn't see the point, since the PS2 was the more popular console of the 6th gen. I doubt it was any kind of exclusivity deal, since they also didn't make any games for the GameCube as far as I know. Yes, definitely. It boils down to people's opinions. I mean, you don't hear about people complaining that games in general are published to both major consoles at the same time, so what makes KH so special as to receive that distinction? I think it mostly has to do with Square releasing the next main entry on 2 consoles at once, which is a first for any game in this series. I think it's more people's reaction to change than anything, though it's still stupid because this is more of an addition & one that more so benefits the series & Square more than hindering it. You beat me to it. Yeah, the added budget, which can't be too much if all they're doing is just converting the PS4 build of the game to work on Xbox One as well as they go, isn't going to be enough to bankrupt Square. I would've thought that the releases of the collections on PS4 al one would pay off their investment for upgrading & porting those games, then paying for the next installment some. I mean, 24-25 million copies of both PS4 collections combined would pay for something. In any case, yeah, I believe that Square is going to port the collections a bit after 3 comes out. There have always been talks of doing it & I believe it's only a matter of time. What I think is going to happen is after 3 comes out, Nomura's gonna put more of his focus into the FFVII Remake & leave Tai Yasue with a small dev team to port them to the console. They just need to talk to Microsoft who, as I said to the person before you, I don't believe are gonna say no. Yeah, PS4 users of this caliber have overly inflated egos when it comes tot heir console. They're a special kind of snowflake when it comes to gaming (Quick update, I tried to find the video to show exactly what the guy said & how he said it. I had replied to it a few days ago, so it was fresh in my mind. Turns out the guy deleted it after, I assume, realizing that his comment made no sense, like I pointed out). Apparently, every PS4 fanboy assumes that they're the only ones that matter & they feel the need to assert that feeling at every opportunity. I guess getting good exclusives a majority of the time & starting off the current generation well will do that, but Xbox is currently in a position where it's equal, if not better, than PS4 right now. I mean, look at some of the marketing decisions Sony is making right now. They're setting themselves up to be no better than Microsoft was in 2013 when they announced the Xbox One. These people need a reality check, in my opinion. Oh yeah, you reminded me. Remember the guy I mentioned with those bad animations of Xbox users getting maimed? He also tried to convince me that the earlier games were exclusive to PlayStation because of the "Only on" text on them. One problem, though, he referenced the European box arts rather than North America's. America only had 2 of the collections have that label...& those ere the PS3 releases of 1.5 & 2.5, which came out at the end & after the PS3's lifespan as a console when the PS4 was coming out, when Sony of America could be entirely sure they wouldn't be stupid for doing that. How dumb can you be? Also, yeah, there'll be a PS4-themed Keyblade as well, so Square are at least being equal in their development of both ports of the game. Yeah, these people think that something's wrong, when there isn't. It makes no sense, but that's stupid for you. Never underestimate stupid, as Phillip DeFranco said.

I mean, that's why I ask. And that's fine, I totally respect that. However, there are a good amount of people who viscerally HATE that it's happening. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me outside of console preferences.

So, I've had this in my head for a while of why some PlayStation users/fanboys & girls seem to have a visceral reaction to the series coming to the Xbox One. Now, I don't want anyone to get into console wars here, but, to me, that's all this boils down to here. I've seen a video where someone literally made a crudely-done animation after ranting on how Xbox users only prefer FPS games (a thing I'd argue isn't the case, since it's only one genre) where he had Xbox users strapped to various things, then either seriously maimed, or killed, all because of their game console choice. I've also had someone on one of my YouTube videos discussing KH coming to the Xbox that it's wrong, claiming that it's like Mario coming to PS4 or Zelda coming to Xbox, and that if KH comes to Xbox, then Halo needs to come to PS4. Obviously, these make no sense & are baseless arguments for the following reasons... 1. Mario & Zelda are 1st part IPs of Nintendo, while Halo is a 1st party IP of Microsoft, & that KH is an IP of Square & Disney & isn't owned by Sony whatsoever. A more apt comparison would be if an actual company owned by Sony like Naughty Dog went third party & started publishing something like Uncharted or The Last of Us to all of the remaining platforms. At the very least there, I'd understand the reaction. 2. There is an audience for RPGs on Xbox, it's just that KH is just now coming to the platform, due to not having a console game outside of the HD Remixes since 2005; a time when the Xbox 360 was in its infancy & the only competition to the PS2 was the GameCube, which, frankly, I'm surprised never got ports of KH1 or 2. 3. Square is a 3rd part gaming company. They can publish their games to any platform they want to, which they have. At this point, they've published to the big 3 gaming console families & PC, as well as mobile. Realistically, no one should even remotely be surprised or mad that they're publishing the series to Xbox finally, so why are they? It all boils down to console wars as far as I can see.

I mean, we really don't know how he said that statement in the interview unless they recorded it. He just sounds like he's being blunt about the process of doing it. In one of the previous interviews I have linked above from last year, he said that they really wanted to focus on KH3's development before doing much else. He was most likely referring to 3 being on the Switch, but I think he was also talking about the Collections being on Xbox. It would certainly explain the lack of an announcement at the very least. To me, he doesn't seem against the idea, but the fact that they haven't talked to Microsoft yet, while it's insulting, at least explains stuff. I think we all just need to play this by ear right now. I mean, Nomura's one who wants people to play every game in the series, which is why the Collections exist in the first place. I don't think he wants Xbox players to be completely out of the loop on the stories of the games, as well as the gameplay of them. I'm confident he'll make it a reality. If not when 3 comes out, then sometime next year. I mean, this is why the FFVII remake entered development Hell as well, since Nomura had to focus more on KH3 first.

Also, dude... http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/13/e3-2018-kingdom-hearts-3-director-on-potential-for-dlc-15-25-collection-coming-to-xbox-one Disproven.

Here's the actual thing they meant. That was only meant for the bundle that's only on PS4 right now. The European box arts for the games do the exact same thing, yet in no way does that signify that there's no chance of the games coming to other platforms in the future, especially due to the franchise's console history. It's a marketing tactic, simple & clean, dude. This is exemplified by the fact that 3 is multiplatform, yet they still threw that in there. It's just meaning that the bundle was that. Don't not think about these things before you make BS claims, dude, especially when I have evidence against it from the past year. https://www.khinsider.com/news/Nomura-to-IGN-1-5-2-5-2-8-3-on-Switch-Xbox-One-Maybe-Possible-9698 https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/square-enix-teases-possibility-kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-2-5-ps4/

Who said this? Nomura himself has said very differently in the past year.

I'm in a similar boat. I'm seriously hoping that the sales aren't hindered too much from the lack of the collections on the Xbox. I mean, if we're looking at sales, I do believe the sales on the Xbox for 3, while won't be overall as much as the PS4 version, will be decently strong. Looking on Amazon, the numbers for the preorders are almost the same for both versions. For the limited edition, right now, both versions are in the top 100 in the Video Games section, with the PS4 version being at #2 & the Xbox One version being at #56. That's decent for the 3rd main installment of a 16-year-old video game franchise that's just seeing the light of day on an Xbox console now. In their own sections, while in their own specific sections, right now, the PS4 edition is #1 & the Xbox edition is #4. The vanilla editions are similar. For the PS4 port, it's #22 for the top 100 & the Xbox port is #116. It's up against some stiff competition for Xbox players to buy, as a whole slew of games just got released over the last weekend alone & E3 isn't over, so that number can either go up, stay the same, or fall off, but I think it's gonna be fine. In the specific Xbox section, it fairs a lot better; at #12 right now. Considering the limited editions have better placements right now over the vanilla, but the vanilla editions aren't doing anywhere near bad either, I can only assume hundreds of thousands of people on both consoles have preordered the game so far, though I don't know how Amazon ranks sales overall, if they just use preorder numbers, clicks on to the product page, adds to carts, or some combo of the 3 or some other data collection method, but numbers like that are good from what I can tell, especially on Xbox One, for this specific game. A far cry from what some Sony fanboys are expecting, which is for it to crash & burn on the system. I'm hoping that the high sales numbers will continue & show Square that they DO have an audience on the console family of Xbox & release ports of the collections at some point in the near future. firetruck, I'd pay good money for a physical copy of those packaged in with 3 for a combo set like the one I described up above. I sure do hope Square sees reason soon.

So, I've been having this idea for a little while now. I've been bombarded with people telling me why they don't think Xbox should get the earlier games, or how they believe it won't. Until I see actual proof of Square saying they won't do it, I still hold out hope that they have a good chance of being ported some time next year after 3 comes out, which HAS been stated by Nomura to be possible. This idea minimizes the financial risk for Square Enix to only the bare essentials of porting & limited release. Recall the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy & Legacy collections from last August. Those contain ports of the original 3 main Ultimate Ninja Storm games from the 7th generation of consoles. The third game is even the Full Blast version of it with most of the DLC from the original release on the disc. I say "most" because that version of the game, for some reason, doesn't have some of the extra DLC costumes for whatever reason. The Legacy collection also has the 4th game with all its DLC included on its own disc. These ports are available digitally for $15 each for the first 3 games, while the physical release was limited to a special release that was $60-$80 depending on where you got it from (I got mine from Amazon, which has the 20% discount for preordering games, though they apparently have been scaling it back for some reason). It seems Bandai Namco took a page out of Square's book for this rerelease, but then again, remaster collections like this have been commonplace in this generation, so I can't say that for sure. It also came with an art book & a Boruto Jump Festa special on its own disc. Now, if Square were to take a page from Bandai Namco's book, they can minimize the costs to themselves with porting the games & release. Basically, have a special limited physical release like what's coming for 3; a steelbook, an art book, and all 3 collections. I don't know if they could fit all of them on 1 disc, but 2 would be good, just like the PS4 releases. They could also offer this release for PS4 owners so they don't get pissy. We all know how console elitists can be, I assume. Whether they also have an even better release like 3 that comes with figures too, I don't know. They're appealing to Xbox players & while I know many an Xbox player had a PS2 & played KH1 & 2, as well as probably the other games on the handhelds, or played emulated versions of them, or have most likely seen people's videos on the games that have come out in the last few years, to get them ready for KH3. Then, they can have the collections for $20-$25 each for 1.5, 2.5, & 2.8 digitally on the Xbox game store. I say that price point is more than fair, considering you can get the PS3 releases of 1.5 & 2.5 for less than $20 & Square has made more than enough back on their investment to remaster & port the games to PS3 & 4 from those players alone buying the collections. I came up with this idea because, like I said, it minimizes the financial input Square would have to put into ports of the games outside of having a dev team port them to Xbox. Given the similar architectures of the Xbox & PS4, I can't imagine it'll take a ton of time or money to do. I think this would be a good idea & I've gotten the same reaction from some of my friends when I mentioned it to them. I think others would agree.

Trust me, the dude who I argued with is FAR from a friend. He HATES Xbox so much that he, literally, posted a video explaining his reasons for not wanting KH on Xbox One at all, then in the last 30 seconds or so has a segment that incites violence towards Xbox players just because they don't have his preferred console & some of them want KH on Xbox as well. I mean, my god, what a dick. I promptly told him off about that after I found out he did that. And he's the one who brought up the box art being proof in the first place. It was only after I really looked at the screenshot that it was the EU cover, since all that was different between it & the NA cover was the rating & that "Playstation Exclusive" moniker.. Like I said, above, he brought it up as "proof" & I relayed my thoughts on it proving nothing of the sort. I completely forgot about marketing being a big factor in these things, but it doesn't shock me that you'd bring that up, since it makes sense. I mean, why put the words on one release of the games, but not the other. And, yeah, that's my thought exactly on timed exclusivity. Look at Crash Bandicoot's N. Sane Trilogy. It was exclusive for almost a year before finally being announced to be coming to other platforms at the end of this month. And that is a thing with Microsoft paying to have Square publish the game to Xbox One, but it's like you said, we don't know what went on behind closed doors years ago when all of this stuff was being planned out & contracted. I had a discussion with an older friend of mine at work yesterday & he pretty much agreed with me on all of this stuff when I told him about the exclusivity stuff & the argument I was having with the other guy. Exclusivity is, I'm pretty sure, being only set by Square Enix. Sony released the collections on PS3 & PS4, so it's most likely their doing that the moniker appeared on the EU & PS3 releases of the games. Their EU branch probably though that there was no way that Xbox was getting the games, so they put it on as a safe bet. Their NA & Japanese branches most likely just played it safe, since they know 3's coming to the Xbox as well. Even then, the EU branding is a blatant lie, since most of the games in the collections are just 3D remakes/ports of handheld games, most of which were Nintendo-released beforehand. Marketing is, clearly, the biggest reason for this confusion. I mean, if it's gonna sell more consoles, then I guess it's understandable why they'd do that. Really? Square have said that they have no plans to release anything more in the future? Where is that quote? I'd like to read that interview. Not that I'm doubting, but I've seen no direct evidence or quotes to back up what your saying. Probably a lesser note to end a response on, but there's nothing else to respond to right now.

Hey, Everyone. So, I’ve been in a pretty heated debate with a guy who is adamant about KH remaining a “Playstation Exclusive” (which is a total crock of shit if you actually know the series). He’s been arguing all the typical arguments, like the collections not being on Xbox One, thus robbing people on Xbox the experience of playing through the games & finding out what’s going on in the stories of the games & the overall story of the series (which I can say is not a great argument for reasons I can elaborate on), KH not selling well on the Xbox One (which there’s no prior history of the series on Xbox, so let’s wait for the games to come out & wait a few months or so to see the sales numbers, attacking Xbox players as being nothing but a bunch of American teenage boys who only play games like COD & GTA (which, I’m pretty sure that’s only a minority & I’m sure Playstation also has players like those who only like those kind of games), etc. I’m gonna stop there before I get carried away with the arguments that don’t make sense. Now, this guy has been trying to argue that the European box arts for the series are indicative of exclusivity on the console family, despite Nomura & Square’s seeming stance on the issue being, “I don’t know. We COULD do ports if we feel it’s warranted, but we don’t know…” First, he linked me the European box art for KH1 from 2002. Seemingly saying that this decision was something Square &/or Sony intended from the start. https://prnt.sc/jp5zoy However, if you look at the NA box art, nowhere does this moniker appear. http://www.theisozone.com/images/cover/ps2_910.jpg This speaks to me that Sony & Square’s European branches have different standards with which to slap the “Only on Playstation” moniker on their games, as can be seen here with the NA release of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/517CbejjVPL.jpg I then challenged this dude’s claim with 1.5+2.5, plus 2.8 &, what a shock, he linked the EU box art for 1.5+2.5. https://prnt.sc/jpb7gw I had, in my previous response to him, linked the NA box art, which, again, lacks the moniker. https://www.koi-nya.net/img/subidos_posts/2017/01/kingdom-hearts-1-5-2-5-730x911.jpg The guy didn’t link box art to 2.8, but I looked up the EU box art & it DOES have the moniker… https://c.76.my/Malaysia/ps4-kingdom-hearts-hd-2-8-final-chapter-prologue-r2-saveallstore-1702-18-F280345_1.jpg …while the NA release doesn’t… https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/6115IsFIYmL.jpg I also have the reveal box art, which I think is the Japanese box art because of the Kanji/Katakana on it absent from the NA & EU versions. I don’t have the Japanese releases myself, so this is just my assumption, but I don’t think that the Japanese versions of the games have this moniker either. https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.mJHhJspZcFGABlTf45UHRQHaJS&pid=Api I mean, I DO see 1.5 & 2.5 have that “Only on Playstation” moniker… https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81v%2BykC1SYL._AC_SL1500_.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/911khmDJL3L._AC_SL1500_.jpg …so, obviously, that was probably the intent at some point. The thing about this is that KH3 had been announced as multiplat before 1.5 even came out, right? So, I can only think the moniker was on there because by the time 1.5 & 2.5 came out, the PS4 & X1, which is just weird to me that they would have that moniker there, but maybe Sony was sure that they were the only ones getting the collections, since the Xbox 360 & PS3 were slowly being phased out & Microsoft was more focusing on the One than the 360, whereas Sony, while definitely focusing on the PS4, wasn’t done with the PS3. I also imagine that they developed the collections for the PS3 instead of the 4 because they new the architecture better. I mean, that happens in new console generations usually, especially when the past consoles were still being supported for the time being, since it takes time for most developers to get used to newer console architectures. However, it seems things have changed since Nomura said here that, in addition to KH3 being on the X1, they ARE considering a Switch port after the 2 initial ports come out. Plus, it IS possible for them to port the collections to the X1 if they feel it’s warranted. http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/16/kingdom-hearts-3-director-switch-version-maybe-possible-after-xbox-one-ps4-versions-are-released And I also just realized that the “Only on Playstation” moniker doesn’t mean a game is explicitly exclusive, it’s just that the game isn’t on other platforms, which is most likely why the moniker existed on the EU box arts of the PS2 versions of the games & the PS3 versions of the collections. 2.8 didn’t have the moniker at launch & neither did 1.5+2.5, otherwise they’d have it if they were meant to just be on that console. Need to get second opinions on this. I had a thread before a few months or so ago on this forum about the “exclusivity deal” being a crock that was just being spread around by Sony fanboys because nobody had another explanation as to the games only being on PS2 & 3, but not GameCube or Xbox. I mean, if they were exclusive, Square wouldn’t even try to put the games on to other consoles. Square is a company that loves money. I DO think that just focusing on the Japanese market for releasing games (which is what Nomura said is apparently a big factor in deciding to release ports of the collections on the Xbox after 3 comes out) is incredibly shortsighted, especially when it’s the worldwide audience combined with the Japanese one that have yielded the most sales, but it’s Square. I mean, a region-specific limited physical release with a digital release as well like with Bandai Namco & their release of the ports of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm trilogy on to PS4 & Xbox One last year, but whatever. I still believe that the games aren’t bound by consoles & it’s up to Square to release these games on whatever platforms they can & want to. Is the moniker being on these games in certain regions, & only one release each in NA, indicative of their “exclusivity” status, or no? I’m genuinely curious about this if anyone has anything to add here.

I can probably answer most of these right now. - No, since Disney doesn't own the distribution rights to any of the films they dubbed anymore (the rights transferred to GKIDS last year). Plus, they're not originally Disney products. - Ralph's movie came out several years ago while this game's been in development. It's the same reason for including Tangled & Big Hero 6 in the game. It's the same reason Tarzan & Hercules was in the first game, it's the reason for Chicken Little being in KH2 as a summon & Pirates of the Caribbean being in 2 as a world. It's one of the reasons people are speculating that there's gonna be a Frozen world or summon. Promotion of recent Disney movies. - Probably at the end. - Because he likes Iron Man? Because Disney owns the MCU? Because KH3 is essentially The Avengers? Take your pick. - He most likely is familiar with that series, but that has very little relevance to KH. - Not until they wanna reveal more info story-wise. - Maybe, especially since the Switch port of the game's coming out, but since they only exist in that dream dimension (which doesn't make any sense), it'd probably be more trouble to include them than not. - Radiant Garden, yes. Remember, it's what Castle Oblivion originally was before it got transformed into it. Destiny Islands hasn't been playable since the first game, DDD if we're being generous. - Maybe, but Meow Wow's the one partial to Sora. I'd say probably not, unless we get to play as Riku again.

New video from GameSpot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27TKHRY_7YY Edit: Apparently, GameSpot privated the video after I found it. I'm pretty sure it's Jim.