When are we expecting news?

[MATGSY]

happy valentines day, waiting crew!

may your day be filled with wonders and love bc it definitely won't be filled with kh news

Mom spent the last 2 days in a hospital due to a heart attack but may be coming home today. Girlfriend unable to see me today so we rescheduled for tomorrow. Not that I can afford any sort of date for us when the latest round of emergency ebike repairs (shit keeps breaking every month lately) cleaned me out. So we're basically just staying home.

 

[Darkspawn]

If NateTheHate is as reliable about SE stuff as he is about the State of Plays and Directs, this is what we might be looking at for this year and next from SE.

2025:

FFXVI Xbox port (rumor)
FFVII Remake Switch 2/Xbox ports (rumor)
DQ1&2 HD2D (confirmed)
Missing Link (likely)
FFXIV mobile (likely)

2026:

FFVII Rebirth Switch 2/Xbox ports (rumor)
FFIX Remake (rumor)
FF Tactics Remaster (rumor)

With the Remake ports claimed to be coming this year and next, I think SE will want to keep that momentum going by releasing Part 3 on all platforms in 2027. It could be multi-platform from Day 1 or they could release the ports asap after the exclusivity window ends. But I think they want it all to be out during that 30th anniversary year.

it kind of worries me that he’s heard about all these games, but seemingly nothing about KH4.

 

[maryadavies]

I think it depends on when Missing Link actually comes out. The pattern with the FF7 remake was first the mobile >>>then the main game the one time they had a mobile type game, I noticed. (I mean Ever Crisis; didn't they release that one, then the next FF7 remake game soon after, within a year or two?)

Don't grab my miqot'e's tail and yoink it if I'm wrong tho.

 

[Darkspawn]

I think it depends on when Missing Link actually comes out. The pattern with the FF7 remake was first the mobile >>>then the main game the one time they had a mobile type game, I noticed. (I mean Ever Crisis; didn't they release that one, then the next FF7 remake game soon after, within a year or two?)

Don't grab my miqot'e's tail and yoink it if I'm wrong tho.

Ever Crisis released about six months before Rebirth. So yeah I’m hoping they want to do the same with ML and KH4. And that could be part of the delay if they want it to release it closer to KH4. Maybe the latter was pushed back from 2025 to 2026, so they moved ML from 2024 to 2025.

It’s either that or they plan to stretch ML over the next three years to carry the franchise until 2028… I really don’t think that is the case though unless they have another smaller game in the works to release between now and then.

I’m thinking we’ll get Switch 2 ports of the series this year and they’ll do a trailer for those, ML, and KH4 all at once. So they just have to wait until April 2nd for that. (My guess is an event in 4/10 again.) Maybe they’ll show other things like Sora in Fortnite or a tv series announcement too.

 

[Squood!]

I really hope for the day when the words "KH" and "Switch port" are no longer used together.

 

[Perkilator]

I’m starting to worry if KH is starting to become the “No-Respect Guy” for Square Enix.

 

[SuperNova]

I'm not too worried about KH yet it's still early in the year so they have plenty of time to start the marketing cycle for KH4 and ML. The marketing cycle for FF7:Rebirth was relatively short up until its release, so I'm hoping for something similar for KH4. Nomura did say he didn't want to repeat the mistakes of KH3 so I have some hope.

 

[MATGSY]

I’m starting to worry if KH is starting to become the “No-Respect Guy” for Square Enix.

In spite of KH3 selling multiple millions, there's still the possibility the series doesn't really fit into either company's MO. FF is still the bigger overall brand and one S-E has more direct control while Disney doesn't see any need for KH in their own projects if Step is any indication. So what's it truly worth to either of them?

 

[Darkspawn]

We got Roxas expecting a baby before Missing Link.

Jesse McCartney and Wife Katie Peterson Announce They're Expecting Their First Baby — See the Exclusive Photos!

Jesse McCartney and Katie Peterson revealed they're expecting their first baby later this year through an Instagram post shared on Feb. 14, and shared exclusive photos with PEOPLE. The couple tied the knot in California in 2021 after seven years of dating.

people.com

 

[Launchpad]

We got Roxas expecting a baby before Missing Link.

Jesse McCartney and Wife Katie Peterson Announce They're Expecting Their First Baby — See the Exclusive Photos!

Jesse McCartney and Katie Peterson revealed they're expecting their first baby later this year through an Instagram post shared on Feb. 14, and shared exclusive photos with PEOPLE. The couple tied the knot in California in 2021 after seven years of dating.

people.com

Omg.. they should name the baby after a Kingdom Hearts character, like Urd, or The Doorknob

 

[Squood!]

In spite of KH3 selling multiple millions, there's still the possibility the series doesn't really fit into either company's MO. FF is still the bigger overall brand and one S-E has more direct control while Disney doesn't see any need for KH in their own projects if Step is any indication. So what's it truly worth to either of them?

It really does feel like that sometimes. That KH is really...just there for both of them.

Nier Automata keeps having its sales milestones reported on more than other SE games ffs

 

[Zettaflare]

Omg.. they should name the baby after a Kingdom Hearts character, like Urd, or The Doorknob

I was thinking an anagram of either of the parents names with an “X” added

 

[MATGSY]

We got FF in Magic The Gathering before KH in Lorcana:

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1iroqf9/fic_cloud_exsoldier

 

[Megavoltage]

I've been out of the game for a while so I don't know for sure. But these cards seem pretty good, but not so good they'll be banned. What do you think of them so far?

Terra essentially casting the Life spell is pretty cool. I'd want to make a deck with her.

 

[MATGSY]

We got FF in Magic The Gathering before KH in Lorcana:

Well, kinda sorta spoke too soon:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Lorcana/comments/1irrtca/new_donald_duck_changes_win_condition

I've been out of the game for a while so I don't know for sure. But these cards seem pretty good, but not so good they'll be banned. What do you think of them so far?

Terra essentially casting the Life spell is pretty cool. I'd want to make a deck with her.

For context, these are for Commander format decks, which are typically 4 player free-for-alls rather than 1v1. Which means often times the player with the strongest deck is getting ganged up on by the other 3 & becomes the 1st one eliminated. That said, these cards will also be legal in Standard tournament format (the 1st crossover set to get this honor), so there's still the chance of them being busted.

Terra's apparently meant to reflect the World of Ruin portion of FF6 where you're rebuilding the party after the destruction of the world. In which case, one would think Celes would've been the commander.

Cloud is what players call a "Voltron" deck: a card that gets big & powerful when other cards are combined with it. In this case, equipment. I assume not only will there be multiple of Cloud's swords be in there but also the weapons of other party members, whom will likely be among the creature cards. Incidentally, the only commander deck I own atm moment is a Dogmeat from Fallout precon I got for Christmas. Dogmeat is also equipment focused and in the same 3 colors. If I only get 1 FF deck, I might be skipping this one for redundancy.

Tidus loves counters, maybe that reflects scoring points to him? This likely will mean stacking +1/+1 counters for making all of your creatures stronger, but the proliferate ability also covers things like poison or energy counters, the latter of which would fit Al Bhed perfectly.

Y'shtola's the odd one out by not relying on other creatures but going for big spells instead. Green is usually the go-to color for mana acceleration, so her deck may be slow to get going.

 

[maximumlight8]

Ever Crisis released about six months before Rebirth. So yeah I’m hoping they want to do the same with ML and KH4. And that could be part of the delay if they want it to release it closer to KH4. Maybe the latter was pushed back from 2025 to 2026, so they moved ML from 2024 to 2025.

It’s either that or they plan to stretch ML over the next three years to carry the franchise until 2028… I really don’t think that is the case though unless they have another smaller game in the works to release between now and then.

I’m thinking we’ll get Switch 2 ports of the series this year and they’ll do a trailer for those, ML, and KH4 all at once. So they just have to wait until April 2nd for that. (My guess is an event in 4/10 again.) Maybe they’ll show other things like Sora in Fortnite or a tv series announcement too.

kh unchained came out years before KH3, it's not out of the realm of possibility for them to put out gacha garbage until the next game

 

[Darkspawn]

kh unchained came out years before KH3, it's not out of the realm of possibility for them to put out gacha garbage until the next game

It’s not, but the circumstances with UX were pretty different. Browser Chi had already been a thing since 2013, coming out just a year after DDD and right as KH3 was first announced. UX was a rework/expansion of that. If I remember right, the bulk of the new story content really started when the Union Cross rebrand happened in 2017. Which was the year prior to KH3’s planned release at the time.

I think ML will be more like Union Cross in that way. It will release this year and KH4 next year. Hoping they learned from the mistake of starting Union Cross too early, which is why they delayed ML until KH4 has a firm release window. That way they don’t have to stretch out the time between story updates. Similar to UX, there’s likely a key point in the story they want to reach prior to KH4 and then pick up after.

 

[Phoenix]

Has the news drought felt particularly bad this week for anyone else? Not sure why, there's nothing really different about it.

 

[olu]

this week personally doesnt feel any different from any of the other weeks, no.

probably because im anticipating something else other than kh news atm

 

[Cyborg009]

i just go on with my life as usual. my lonely, dull life.