The Japanese version of the HD Collection was finished in most likely, January. They started recording dialogue for the English version in January. The only game that needed dialogue recorded for was 358/2 Days. Most of the text had already been translated in the past for their respective original releases. The only announced difference between the Japanese and English releases is the artbook which has obviously been finished.
I can't see any reason why the HD Collection is going to be released in September. The HD Collection's English version should be finished by now. And it can't just be because they want to feature it at E3 2013 because the HD Collection's English release is going to be a few months after the event.
Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]'s English version was released in late July. While the Japanese version's release was at the end of March rather than HD 1.5 ReMIX's Japanese mid March release. Kingdom Hearts 3D was a new, major release in the series for a new console, one that Square Enix didn't have a great deal of experience developing for. HD 1.5 ReMIX is for a console they have plenty of experience with.
I want to know why it's going to end up taking so long.
The only reason I can is they have made a "major" change such as something being added. But if they do that they would then have to release it as DLC in Japan. But DLC doesn't make much sense for a HD Collection.
The Japanese version of the HD Collection was finished in most likely, January. They started recording dialogue for the English version in January. The only game that needed dialogue recorded for was 358/2 Days. Most of the text had already been translated in the past for their respective original releases. The only announced difference between the Japanese and English releases is the artbook which has obviously been finished.
I can't see any reason why the HD Collection is going to be released in September. The HD Collection's English version should be finished by now. And it can't just be because they want to feature it at E3 2013 because the HD Collection's English release is going to be a few months after the event.
Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]'s English version was released in late July. While the Japanese version's release was at the end of March rather than HD 1.5 ReMIX's Japanese mid March release. Kingdom Hearts 3D was a new, major release in the series for a new console, one that Square Enix didn't have a great deal of experience developing for. HD 1.5 ReMIX is for a console they have plenty of experience with.
I want to know why it's going to end up taking so long.
The only reason I can is they have made a "major" change such as something being added. But if they do that they would then have to release it as DLC in Japan. But DLC doesn't make much sense for a HD Collection.