PlayStation Experience 2016 announced, with a possible appearance by Square Enix

*Eye twitches at the mention of Kingdom Hearts III having a possible appearance at PSX!*

PSX, you say...?  This December, you say!?  AND BY THAT TIME WE'RE IN WINTER!  COULD THIS MEAN KINGDOM HEARTS III WILL HAVE A SHOWING AT PSX!? OH MY GOD, TO HOPE, TO DREAM!!!!!

God, now I'm praying that we get some info on Kingdom Hearts III at the Playstation Experience! That, or Jump Festa, but please, let one of these events have that news burst of KHIII we've been waiting for!

Thanks for the news, Raxaimus!

Edited September 28, 20169 yr by The Transcendent Key

Oh boy! If it's going there! 

I forgot all about PSX though. 

God, now I'm praying that we get some info on Kingdom Hearts III at the Playstation Experience! That, or Jump Festa, but please, let one of these events have that news burst of KHIII we've been waiting for!

 

Thanks for the news, Raxaimus!

Yeah, considering Square's habit of showing up for Sony-related events, and the announcement in the E3 trailer for 2.8, I'd personally say this is almost a guarantee! Of course, being a big FF fan, I'm also hoping we get more news about FFVIIR sometime soon. It's been almost a year, Square, come on!

As far as Jump Festa goes, I think that's where we'll see the last 2.8 trailer (because Nomura did say that the TGS one wasn't the last, IIRC), as well as maybe more KH3 news. They've got to pace this stuff out, after all, and "this winter" could point to any time between December and March, so I think these two events are the most likely candidates for that.

That's interesting. I was thinking it would be Jump Festa later in December, but hey, no complaints here.

Technically, "this winter" is also January-February lol.  With 2.8 coming around, I could see them making some KH3 announcements at the end of January.  From a business standpoint, it's not wise to make huge announcements for KH3 with 2.8 so close to release.

Not to mention, KH3 isn't a PS exclusive.  The VII Remake however is.  

Technically, "this winter" is also January-February lol.  With 2.8 coming around, I could see them making some KH3 announcements at the end of January.  From a business standpoint, it's not wise to make huge announcements for KH3 with 2.8 so close to release.

 

Not to mention, KH3 isn't a PS exclusive.  The VII Remake however is.  

This is all true, yes, but KH3 is one of Square's highest-profile games in years, next to FFXV and VII Remake. It makes a lot of sense (at least to me) to show it off at a big event. Not to mention they've done exactly that in the past (E3 2013, D23 Japan, E3 2015, etc). I could be wrong about this, but as far as gaming events in winter go, PSX and Jump Festa are the only two that Square would have much of a chance of revealing news or trailers at, and neither of those extend into next year. That's not to say it can't happen, it's just unlikely because of how press conferences and the like are structured when it comes to this time of year.

Regarding announcements close to 2.8's release date, as both a fan and someone who's studied business trends regarding creative works, I think drumming up attention to the KH series close to 2.8's release date is a good move, because it gets people noticing KH again if they weren't already very invested. This then leads to a potential increase in sales for 2.8. Now again, that's not to say that KH3 can't appear at the end of January. In fact, given 2.8's original release window, I'd personally pinned a KH3 announcement in mid-December to be about an 80 percent chance. So hey, maybe the week of 2.8's release, we'll get something! It'd certainly be nice!

Time to get hyped!

Fans will count down the days until PSX. KH3 will not appear. Then the fans will count down to Jump Festa. 2.8 will be shown, but still no mention of KH3. The "fans" will through a tantrum into the new year. Nomura will release a KH3 trailer in January. Then the "fans" will change their tune, act like they weren't just a bunch of babies for the past few weeks, and say "Oh yes Nomura senpai, of course Nomura senpai, may I have another Nomura senpai?".

Oh well. Let it begin!

 

Fans will count down the days until PSX. KH3 will not appear. Then the fans will count down to Jump Festa. 2.8 will be shown, but still no mention of KH3. The "fans" will through a tantrum into the new year. Nomura will release a KH3 trailer in January. Then the "fans" will change their tune, act like they weren't just a bunch of babies for the past few weeks, and say "Oh yes Nomura senpai, of course Nomura senpai, may I have another Nomura senpai?".

 

Oh well. Let it begin!

Yay, someone who thinks like I do.

Anyway, PSX is more of an event for exclusives. PSX is where Sony show off their very special exclusives, their icons and the games that people will buy PS4s and PS4 pros for. FF7 remake, Crash Bandicoot remake, Horizon 0 Dawn etc. KH3 is more suited for Jump Festa.

 

Yeah, considering Square's habit of showing up for Sony-related events, and the announcement in the E3 trailer for 2.8, I'd personally say this is almost a guarantee! Of course, being a big FF fan, I'm also hoping we get more news about FFVIIR sometime soon. It's been almost a year, Square, come on!

 

As far as Jump Festa goes, I think that's where we'll see the last 2.8 trailer (because Nomura did say that the TGS one wasn't the last, IIRC), as well as maybe more KH3 news. They've got to pace this stuff out, after all, and "this winter" could point to any time between December and March, so I think these two events are the most likely candidates for that.

It was confirmed that FF7 remake would get news this year in winter, after XV came out. Nomura said he would personally announce the news himself.

I'll happily post the link to said news when I have a minute.

 

It was confirmed that FF7 remake would get news this year in winter, after XV came out. Nomura said he would personally announce the news himself.

Let's hope for something.

I'm not getting my hopes up, but at least a little something would be rad. Just saying.

I can't wait to see the backlash if there's nothing Kingdom Hearts III related at this event. Personally, I don't mind. 2.8 is intriguing enough for me to wait for Kingdom Hearts III news for next year.

Highly doubt that KHIII news will be at PSX since it's not a PS exclusive as a game like the FFVIII remake or 2.8, plus with Jump Festa coming up later in December, that is where the earliest and best chance at this moment where KHIII will appear. I do believe that the 2.8 demo will be there as this will be the first event after the release of FFXV just days before this event. 

The "fans" will through a tantrum into the new year. Nomura will release a KH3 trailer in January. Then the "fans" will change their tune, act like they weren't just a bunch of babies for the past few weeks, and say "Oh yes Nomura senpai, of course Nomura senpai, may I have another Nomura senpai?".

I can't wait to see the backlash if there's nothing Kingdom Hearts III related at this event. Personally, I don't mind. 2.8 is intriguing enough for me to wait for Kingdom Hearts III news for next year.

I know the KH community gets a lot of crap for being impatient, but speaking personally, I've waited long enough for every game, for the Final Mixes, for KHUX's NA release, and so on...that I'm dulled to the experience, and KH3 is no exception. I'd like to think I've got a level head on my shoulders, at that. I know you two weren't speaking specifically of me, but I just wanted to get that out there. #NotAllFans, I suppose I could say.

If a trailer or some news comes, it comes. If it doesn't, it doesn't. Simple as that. In the meantime, I'm -hopeful-, yes, but certainly not going to act entitled to it. Like I said in prior comments, we could very well be getting something around 2.8's release or Jump Festa, and that'd be fine by me. In the meantime, we've got FFXV, 2.8, plenty of other games, and one final 2.8 trailer. That's -just- from Square, and -just- this holiday season (2.8's in January, but you get my point). That's not even counting the plethora of games from other studios that we'll all be playing. And you know what? That's awesome.

I do believe that the 2.8 demo will be there as this will be the first event after the release of FFXV just days before this event. 

I can't imagine that Square wouldn't bring 2.8 to PSX, honestly. Given the details of the event, it'd be the perfect time to really highlight any improvements or changes that have been made to 2.8 since the E3 and TGS builds (if those two even happen to be different, at that).

Fans will count down the days until PSX. KH3 will not appear. Then the fans will count down to Jump Festa. 2.8 will be shown, but still no mention of KH3. The "fans" will through a tantrum into the new year. Nomura will release a KH3 trailer in January. Then the "fans" will change their tune, act like they weren't just a bunch of babies for the past few weeks, and say "Oh yes Nomura senpai, of course Nomura senpai, may I have another Nomura senpai?".

 

Oh well. Let it begin!

The KHIII curse will tear this fanbase apart, I've already seen enough Youtube comments that are people complaining about no KH3. At least I'll enjoy it.