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[Tank Jr.]

PC is more of a possibility but even that is very low chance considering there hasnt been a KH game released (mainly due to Disney being against digital copies of the game right I think?).

There's already several Disney games on Steam. And the KH rereleases are available digitally on PS4.

I'm betting once KH3 is out, Square will hype up the PC crowd by releasing the rereleases on PC.

 

[moltonasty]

Ha is this a joke? The original PS3 versions of KH1.5 and 2.5 could work on Switch, nothing else.

UE4 runs just fine on Switch. Yes it would be a downgrade compared to the PS4 version (no shit) but I don't see why the Switch couldn't handle it if they actually wanted to?

But they won't obviously lol

 

[Astral Dog]

I will say it: KH3 looks far too ambitious for the Switch

 

[BurritoBushido]

I love the demands for switch ports

 

[Linkstrikesback]

There's already several Disney games on Steam. And the KH rereleases are available digitally on PS4.

I'm betting once KH3 is out, Square will hype up the PC crowd by releasing the rereleases on PC.

Given they didn't bother with them on Xbox, I'm not honestly sure they will. A switch port of the remakes and pc versions of everything is a nice thought though (and more feasible for the switch part than 2.8/3)

 

[DVCY201]

The bigger news is that the HD collection and 0.2 aren't coming to Xbox One ever it seems because of "timing". That's unfortunate for users.

 

[Cbajd5]

Why do Nintendo fans love to port beg so much?

I wanna play it on the gooooooooooooo.

 

[BurritoBushido]

Why do Nintendo fans love to port beg so much?

Because Switch has become the platform of choice for many owners. The flexibility of playing on console or on the go is huge.

 

[TwistedFreeze]

The bigger news is that the HD collection and 0.2 aren't coming to Xbox One ever it seems because of "timing". That's unfortunate for users.

Yeah, that's kind of baffling, seeing as this will be the first Kingdom Hearts on an Xbox console. You would think the Xbox One of all systems would have gotten the ports and remasters of previous Kingdom Hearts games to get them up to speed with the franchise

 

[NoctisVsStar]

The bigger news is that the HD collection and 0.2 aren't coming to Xbox One ever it seems because of "timing". That's unfortunate for users.

They committed to early for the XB1, i still think the audience is small for JP games on Xbox. Probably a waste of resources imo.

Because Switch has become the platform of choice for many owners. The flexibility of playing on console or on the go is huge.

While true, it isn't a powerhouse to make it easy to port. A lot of compromises need to be made to port it plus it's SE and they expect outrageous sales.

 

[badcrumble]

Yeah, that's kind of baffling, seeing as this will be the first Kingdom Hearts on an Xbox console. You would think the Xbox One of all systems would have gotten the ports and remasters of previous Kingdom Hearts games to get them up to speed with the franchise

I'm sure Square-Enix did the cost/benefit math on porting the remasters over vs. just doing a simple port of KH3 (because the unreal engine will handle a lot of the compatibility issues on its own) and found that the latter approach was more sensible from their perspective. Agreed that it'd be a good thing for XB1 owners to have access to those and it'd be a nice thing for Squeenix to do, but I'm sure they had sensible business reasons for not doing it.

 

[7roject28]

Well it is running on Unreal Engine 4. Disney will probably push them to put it on the Switch.

 

[TwistedFreeze]

I'm sure Square-Enix did the cost/benefit math on porting the remasters over vs. just doing a simple port of KH3 (because the unreal engine will handle a lot of the compatibility issues on its own) and found that the latter approach was more sensible from their perspective. Agreed that it'd be a good thing for XB1 owners to have access to those and it'd be a nice thing for Squeenix to do, but I'm sure they had sensible business reasons for not doing it.

But wouldn't the HD remaster being on the PS4 already kind of trivialize a lot of the difficulty in bringing them over to the XB1? Not to mention, I can see a lot of Xbox owners that may be interested in KH3 just skipping it as they'd be so far out of the loop with regards to what's going on. I'm sure they have valid business reasons for not bringing then over but I get the feeling their decision is gonna do more harm than good for the XB1 version

 

[Dremorak]

You can get any game running on switch if you are willing to make the sacrifices in visual fidelity. And from what we've seen/heard, unreal is pretty good about porting to switch.

Its just a matter of if they are willing to reduce the overall visual quality.

 

[BigEmil]

KH 2.8 struggled to run on standard PS4 at 900p and 30fps dropped a few times too so i can see why, KH3 pretty demanding we'll see how well they optimised it further

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

I didn't expect this to be on the Switch anyway.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

I didn't expect this to be on the Switch anyway.

Smart man. That's how disappointments are avoided.. I'm all about being hopeful but sometimes you gotta be a realist.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

UE4 runs just fine on Switch. Yes it would be a downgrade compared to the PS4 version (no shit) but I don't see why the Switch couldn't handle it if they actually wanted to?

But they won't obviously lol

there is far more to a game running on a system than just the engine running...there is far more to a game running on a system than purely graphical capabilities...

 

[Azuran]

Yeah, that's kind of baffling, seeing as this will be the first Kingdom Hearts on an Xbox console. You would think the Xbox One of all systems would have gotten the ports and remasters of previous Kingdom Hearts games to get them up to speed with the franchise

Kingdom Hearts 3 wouldn't even be on Xbox if they knew in advance how the console race would have gone this gen.The only reason they announced for Xbox was to cover themselves just in case.

The fact that they didn't even bother releasing the compilation leading up to directly to KH3 says it all.

 

[MAtgS]

KH 2.8 struggled to run on standard PS4 at 900p and 30fps dropped a few times too so i can see why, KH3 pretty demanding we'll see how well they optimised it further

Snake Pass was 864p on base PS4. People were still satisfied with the Switch version.

 

[Bl@de]

To be honest ... I fully expect a Steam release 1-2 years after the console release. Typical modern Square Enix strategy

 

[TwistedFreeze]

Kingdom Hearts 3 wouldn't even be on Xbox if they knew in advance how the console race would have gone this gen.The only reason they announced for Xbox was to cover themselves just in case.

The fact that they didn't even bother releasing the compilation leading up to directly to KH3 says it all.

True, I don't disagree with that but it does kind of seem like they're sending the XB1 version to die when they could be doing at least a little bit more

 

[Formosa]

Would that game even run on switch?

720p and no HDR. It's gonna suck.

 

[ffdgh]

Never expected it. Especially after 2.8.

 

[Death Penalty]

Why do Nintendo fans love to port beg so much?

Because of the state of Nintendo consoles generally speaking seem to get fewer guaranteed ports from third party developers than the other two of the big three or PC. I'm sure you'd see plenty of port begging from Sony/Microsoft fans if the Playstation/Xbox found itself in a similar situation.

Anyone expecting KHIII on Switch is probably not thinking too straight though.

 

[Tank Jr.]

Given they didn't bother with them on Xbox, I'm not honestly sure they will.

That seems more of a regretful promise they're obligated to do.

 

[BasilZero]

I'd say the chances are fairly high.
First, this hasnt prevented from KH3 coming to Xbox One.
Second, their stance on digital has changed.
More importantly, Nier Automata has sold over 500k on Steam. Considering KH3 is on UE4, a port is trivial and the sales would likely be there.

There's already several Disney games on Steam. And the KH rereleases are available digitally on PS4.

I'm betting once KH3 is out, Square will hype up the PC crowd by releasing the rereleases on PC.

I hope so.

I dont mind quad dipping it

 

[Blackage]

Why do Nintendo fans love to port beg so much?

I guess they've missed the memo over the last decade or so that you don't buy Nintendo consoles for 3rd party titles.