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Kingdom Hearts Goes HD for PS3 in Kingdom Hearts 1.5

Posted on Thursday, September 20 @ 06:00:49 Eastern by Heath_Hindman

We already kind of knew Square Enix would be phoning it in during the Tokyo Game Show, given the shrunken size of its booth and complete lack of playable demos (Final Fantasy III's DS-to-PSP port is playable at Sony's booth, however).

The company's only real announcement of the show follows suit: an HD pseudo-collection of Kingdom Hearts games for the PS3, due out in 2013 in Japan. Called Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix, the new pack features the original Kingdom Hearts (in its Japan-only "Final Mix" version) as well as Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (PS2 version), both in HD for the first time.

The latter of those was originally on Game Boy Advance. The game will also feature HD upgrades of the cinematic scenes from the DS game Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, viewable in a theater section of the menu. I won't include that game, just its movies.

If this pattern holds up, we'll also see Kingdom Hearts II released in HD eventually, once again with a full price tag. Perhaps it will include Birth by Sleep for some actual value, but that's all just my own speculation. And then some day we'll see them all released together for $450. 

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Related Games:   Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Tags:   Tokyo Game Show


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  • thedarkstar
    thedarkstar
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 6:27 am
    I would rather have KH1, KH2, and Birth by Sleep in HD.

    But who am I kidding? This will probably be a Japan only release. :(
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  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 7:04 am
    I think they're fully aware of the money they stand to make by releasing it internationally. I'd give it like an 85% chance of leaving Japan.
    0 0
  • thedarkstar
    thedarkstar
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 9:09 am
    It would be nice to have KH1 Final Mix over here, I will admit.

    Oh, who am I kidding, I would probably buy it just to play the first one in HD. Damn you Square Enix!
    0 1
  • Keri_Honea
    Keri_Honea
    Joined: Dec 2011
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 7:20 am
    What a half-assed attempt at an HD collection. So disappointing.
    0 1
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 7:49 am
    Agreed. Rolling them all into one neat package would have been a far better option.
    0 0
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 7:50 am
    That is, for consumers.
    0 2
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 10:34 am
    Yeah that would totally be the right thing to do, but this is video game business logic after all....
    0 0
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 8:46 am
    Strange idea about the 3DS game. Also you wrote "I won't include...", but I think you meant "It won't include...". Someone really needs to give SE a good beating about their numbering systems. Roman numerals here, fractions there, now decimals...next thing you know they will be using Babylonian script base-60 numbers.
    0 0
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 10:33 am
    Final Fantasy XII-4.87 and 3/5ths!
    0 0
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 10:13 am
    Release it on the pc!
    1 0
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
    Wow, Kotaku reported that the DS game was getting a port, I was kind of excited.

    Nevermind now. I honestly couldn't bear to play through KH again, maybe Re:Chain of Memories. I've only played the GBA version, which I loved.
    0 0
  • Axelownz
    Axelownz
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
    This is lame. It has the movies for 358/Days but not the game, ok i guess, but where the hell in Kingdom Hearts 2.

    Ugh, if they make a second HD collection with Birth By Sleep and KH2, i would probably get that one though. I have little desire to play Re:Chain again, and this is so not worth it for KH1 alone.
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