Some of you may be questioning this already, but hear me out.
You all know that being a committed fan, or at least a fan who wants to be committed, of Kingdom Hearts (before the release of 1.5 and 2.5 HD ReMix) needed to jump through a lot of hurdles to follow the franchise.
The original started off on the Playstation 2, then it jumped to the Gameboy with COM, then back to the Playstation 2 with KH2, and then it jumped to both the DS, PSP, and 3DS for Days, then BBS, then Re:Coded, and finally DDD, respectively.
That would mean you have needed to play seven games on five different consoles, and depending on your financial situation, that might be a bit of a hassle. I mean, really, if you were the richest people alive back then, you'd still need to pay quite a pretty penny to get all this stuff, especially brand new.
Obviously, we don't have that problem anymore. We have the 1.5 and 2.5 HD ReMixes. Granted, it's not perfect, considering that Days and Re:Coded aren't playable and DDD is being heavily debated on if it'll get a remaster or not, but for now, it stays on 3DS. So now you only need three games on two different consoles. A much better deal, right? Right.
That is until KH3 was announced to be on Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
Now, I'm not complaining, because I think at this point, KH3 can benefit a lot from being on current-gen consoles and whatnot. However, I think we as fans still deserve a little commendation. Why do I say that? Because Playstation Now exists.
Playstation Now, if you don't know, is a currently-being-tested streaming services that allows Playstation users to stream games (if I remember correctly, I could be wrong) that were originally released for Playstation 3, Playstation 2, and the original Playstation.
In that scenario: I think it would make sense if, maybe around the time that KH3 does come around (in about twenty years or so), that the two HD ReMixes will be available to purchase through PS Now. That why you could play those as well as KH3 all on one console, that being the PS4.
I know there are a lot of problems with this idea: First off, PS Now is sort of iffy with some people right now. To be fair, it's still being worked on so we should at least try to put our best foot forward with it. Also, there's the issue of cheating out Xbox fans, considering KH3 will also be available for Xbox One and yet there are no Xbox 360 releases for the HD ReMixes. Plus, DDD is still up in the air in terms of re-releasing that game as well. The only argument I could honestly pose to those problems would be: well, sorry, but tough luck. I mean, unless Microsoft cares enough about their gamers not getting the full KH experience or if somehow, DDD is allowed to be re-released on current-gen consoles other than the Wii U without sparking even more debate, there's nothing you can really do about it.
But that's not the point. My point is that we have a way, for the most part and definitely more of a way than we've ever had before, to play the entire KH franchise without shifting through another console cycle. So why not go for it? What harm could it really do?
Some of you may be questioning this already, but hear me out.
You all know that being a committed fan, or at least a fan who wants to be committed, of Kingdom Hearts (before the release of 1.5 and 2.5 HD ReMix) needed to jump through a lot of hurdles to follow the franchise.
The original started off on the Playstation 2, then it jumped to the Gameboy with COM, then back to the Playstation 2 with KH2, and then it jumped to both the DS, PSP, and 3DS for Days, then BBS, then Re:Coded, and finally DDD, respectively.
That would mean you have needed to play seven games on five different consoles, and depending on your financial situation, that might be a bit of a hassle. I mean, really, if you were the richest people alive back then, you'd still need to pay quite a pretty penny to get all this stuff, especially brand new.
Obviously, we don't have that problem anymore. We have the 1.5 and 2.5 HD ReMixes. Granted, it's not perfect, considering that Days and Re:Coded aren't playable and DDD is being heavily debated on if it'll get a remaster or not, but for now, it stays on 3DS. So now you only need three games on two different consoles. A much better deal, right? Right.
That is until KH3 was announced to be on Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
Now, I'm not complaining, because I think at this point, KH3 can benefit a lot from being on current-gen consoles and whatnot. However, I think we as fans still deserve a little commendation. Why do I say that? Because Playstation Now exists.
Playstation Now, if you don't know, is a currently-being-tested streaming services that allows Playstation users to stream games (if I remember correctly, I could be wrong) that were originally released for Playstation 3, Playstation 2, and the original Playstation.
In that scenario: I think it would make sense if, maybe around the time that KH3 does come around (in about twenty years or so), that the two HD ReMixes will be available to purchase through PS Now. That why you could play those as well as KH3 all on one console, that being the PS4.
I know there are a lot of problems with this idea: First off, PS Now is sort of iffy with some people right now. To be fair, it's still being worked on so we should at least try to put our best foot forward with it. Also, there's the issue of cheating out Xbox fans, considering KH3 will also be available for Xbox One and yet there are no Xbox 360 releases for the HD ReMixes. Plus, DDD is still up in the air in terms of re-releasing that game as well. The only argument I could honestly pose to those problems would be: well, sorry, but tough luck.
I mean, unless Microsoft cares enough about their gamers not getting the full KH experience or if somehow, DDD is allowed to be re-released on current-gen consoles other than the Wii U without sparking even more debate, there's nothing you can really do about it.
But that's not the point. My point is that we have a way, for the most part and definitely more of a way than we've ever had before, to play the entire KH franchise without shifting through another console cycle. So why not go for it? What harm could it really do?
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