Today at SCEJA's 2015 press conference, Square Enix have officially announced Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue for the PlayStation 4, to release in 2016. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will lead into Kingdom Hearts III and contains:

 

- Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD

- Kingdom Hearts χ [chi] Back Cover (movie)

- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep 0.2 -A Fragmentary Passage-

 

Dream Drop Distance HD is a HD remaster of Kingdom Hearts 3D, which originally released in 2012. χ [chi] Back Cover is a HD movie based on Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ, and Birth by Sleep 0.2 is a new story based on the earlier concept of Birth by Sleep -Volume 2-, first teased in the Birth by Sleep Final Mix Secret Movie.

 

This announcement follows a leak earlier in the week about a mysterious game called Kingdom Hearts 2.9. It is unknown if they are one and the same or not.

 

Trailer (Square Enix NA will officially upload a HD version of the trailer on September 17):

 

Logos:

 

 

 

Screenshots:

 

 

The official website for the game has launched, and can be accessed here. Square Enix's TGS 2015 website has also been updated with an official page for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue. The official Japanese PlayStation website has also updated with Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and can be accessed here. Here's some official information about the games:

 

Originally released in 2012, KINGDOM HEARTS [Dream Drop Distance] HD is a full-HD remastered version of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance]. Series protagonists Sora and Riku take on the Mark of Mastery exam in preparation for coming threats. The signature action of the KINGDOM HEARTS series has evolved, allowing players to experience faster-paced battles and exploration at a blistering pace.

This newly remastered title also features:

 

· KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage –

o A completely new playable episode that links to the story of KINGDOM HEARTS III, taking place after the storyline of KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep played from the perspective of Aqua.

 

· KINGDOM HEARTS χ [chi] Back Cover (movie)

o A new HD movie that tells the mysterious story of the Foretellers, connecting the earliest parts of the series’ history, showcased in the upcoming mobile title KINGDOM HEARTS Unchained χ[chi].

Lastly, Famitsu.com have revealed that this week's issue of Famitsu Weekly (releasing on September 17) will contain an article on Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue. Here's a preview:

 

Click here to view the article

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO   x_x  i still got to buy a ps4 been waiting for something of kh to release before buying main while price drops  most likely buying it in December now because Christmas  discount !   i cant wait to play it already but .... what if they release for japan only first :L then we got to wait again longer *mumbles on* 

No yeah, I'm not saying 2.9 is a real thing, i just think its gonna be the demo nothing inportant just the demo, but you know how in Kingdom Hearts they love to name everything, so tey are gonna call the demo that, but it's not an actual game, just the demo

You misinterpreted my words! I was thinking that 2.9 might've been a typo!

Jaja All i know is that i want this and i feel like a little kid just waiting for kh3 !!

 

 

Here is the trailer in full HD . Do you guys think that KH BBS 0.2 will introduce and debut the new game mechanics for Kingdom Hearts 3 if it is a playable option. Would love to hear your guys thoughts on this.

Edited September 15, 201510 yr by CyberCrown

i nearly had a heart attack

THE HYPE REAL!!!

HOLY MOTHERFU-WATER MOM LOOKS SUPER GORGEOUS WHAT THE HECK.

im just confused because in the leak it mentioned it would be for both ps3 and ps4. maybe they changed their minds? maybe that was a mistake and this is the game mentioned in the leak and they just changed the number for some reason maybe? idk i just think 2.8 is a really random number. there's a very slim chance that 2.9 might be a real thing, but probably not.

HOLY FCKIN SHIT

Has anyone payed attention to what one of the foretellers is saying? 

 

I could gather:

All the world still hasn't

Master of Masters - the future something

Also that future - something

Now the story of us 6 apprentices that became 5 will be revealed

Something Future something

 

Book of prophecies heavily implied as well

 

This situation with the BBS volume 2 - it's the same one that we were told about back in 2011 when BBS FM came out and everyone went crazy waiting for a game like this for the Vita. Thankfully it's coming out now

I'm so glad my bae, Aqua, can finally have her story told in HD. We have been waiting for almost 10+ years. We can wait a little more for kh3. We want kh3 to be the best game and a excellent ending to the xehanory saga. Come on and take a seat on the patience train.

The hype... is to much... can't contain! IT'S TOO DAMN MUCH!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy right now.

"DDD HD will never be a thing."

"DDD HD will never be a thing."

Exactly hahaha. Oh god, I still am so hyped. Even though I was expecting a KHx "remake" and BBS V2. But I was expecting those AFTER KH3 not before! This is soooo soooo sooo good.

Wait did it say Square Enix NA is going to release a trailer for 2.8 on September 17th? I wonder if it will be English voiced or if it will just be the trailer we where shown but a little more official

I CAN FINALLY PLAY DDDHD! A fragmentary passage is a bonus, and wow Aqua looking good.( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Now I wonder if DDDHD will have something new like new bosses.

And since X Back Cover is going to be the whole of Unchained, do you think the story of Unchained will end next year?

"DDD HD will never be a thing."

 

Should I pull out the quotes when people told me otherwise last year that it wouldn't happen. I want people to eat crow

"DDD HD will never be a thing."

I can't tell you how many times people told me that and how many times I told them it's coming with the clear hints they had given.

 

This trailer just rubs it ALL in their faces.

HOLY FCKIN SHIT

This must be truly awesome for Aqua fans. :-)

This must be truly awesome for Aqua fans. :-)

Mah babe is starring in her own, new game! I'm so proud. :;-)

That naming convention, though. Kingdom Hearts 0.2 and 2.8...

0.2 + 2.8 = 3.0 = KH3

 

Loominaty conformed .__.

Mah babe is starring in her own, new game! I'm so proud. :;-)

I'm just as excited as you are! Summer release date please.

KH 2.9 was more logical final road to KH3.

The most reason why it was not for PS3 is probably of KHX.

KH 2.9 was more logical final road to KH3.

The most reason why it was not for PS3 is probably of KHX.

it's actually because of KH 0.2 BBS A Fragmentary Passage. It is running on the engine that kh3 is running on. 

it's actually because of KH 0.2 BBS A Fragmentary Passage. It is running on the engine that kh3 is running on. 

It will be more easier for them to make it same style as BBS.

They are sure that people will have then a PS4 ready for KH3.