The most anticipated game of 2015 from Square Enix, Kingdom Hearts 3 was expected to be released in May as promised by the game developers, but new reports claim that it has been delayed due to management change and some technological upgrades. Other reports speculate that further optimization of the game's engine and operating system has been cited as the main reason.
Many have speculated that Kingdom Hearts 3 release date will be pushed back until December. These speculations were supported by a report from Motoring Crunch, claming that the information was obtained from Amazon where the highly anticipated game for PS4 was listed to be released in the Christmas season this year.
According to reports, Square Enix is determined to launch the game this year, but a specific date has yet to be announced.
In an interview with IGN, Tai Yasue explained the development of Kingdom Hearts 3 with director Tetsuya Nomura.
The game developer said, "Nomura has always been working on Kingdom Hearts III full-time, so nothing's really changed there. Nomura is really the visionary, so he doesn't work on the nitty gritty details. That's something we do in Osaka; alongside development, we do the technology."
"That hasn't really changed. We get Nomura's input but it's not a day-to-day thing, he just has these big ideas sometimes he tells us about. The pace really depends on how our team's doing and that was never affected," Yasue added.
Tai Yasue also clarified rumors suggesting that "Star Wars" characters will appear on the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3.
"I can't really go into any specifics or say anything about 'Star Wars', but when we come up with worlds we really want variety and to make sure that there's a lot of different types of worlds. Any world that looks special is definitely a consideration; everything from the characters, to how they look and the differences between them," Yasue added.
Other than Dart Vaders' appearance, fans are also clamoring for Walt Disney characters addition in the game. But the game developers are now on the crucial stages of finalization of the game's plot and setting and with a short span of time it may not be included in the game.
