Plenty of news regarding Nintendo andKingdom Heartshas made the rouds in recent weeks. The biggest saw protagonist Sora included asthe last DLC Fighter forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, which was met with much excitement. The other reveal that came during the digital event was the announcement that the entireKingdom Heartsseries was coming to Nintendo’s hybrid Switch console. This includesKingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 HD Remix,Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and evenKingdom Hearts 3. They’ll bereleased at a later date, making it the first time the main entries in the series will be playable on the console.
However, even though these games are all coming to the Switch, they’re not ports designed and built for the Switch’s hardware. TheseNintendo SwitchKingdom Heartsportswill all utilize cloud streaming technology, which all require a strong and fast internet connection to best experience it. This part wasn’t met favorably with fans, as many were baffled at this decision. Some cited other games likeFinal Fantasy Xbeing optimized and not needing a cloud version when venting their frustrations.
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A recent interview with Nintendo Life andKingdom Heartsseries producer, Ichiro Hazama, gives some details on how fans ended up with Cloud streaming ports on the Switch. He explains that director Tetsuya Nomura had expressed interest into bringing the series onto the Switch. However, after much consideration, there were a lot of factors that ended up making native ports “difficult” in his words. One of these includes the low storage space on the Switch itself, where if one were to compare the size of the game collections on PS4, they require 50-80 GB of data storage.
Hazama was then asked if if there was still a possibility thattheKingdom Heartsseriescould eventually get native ports for the Switch. He explains that the production for an optimized Switch port is undecided, and that Square Enix is standing by the belief that bringing the games as Cloud versions to the Switch would be the best way for fans to experience the series. However, the team is open to feedback, and will be looking forward to hearing from the fans when the games drop.
Despite fans clamoring for a version ofKingdom Heartsthat will be optimized for the Switch, it doesn’t seem to be in the cards at this time. However, even if it’s not the way people expected, it’s still great to see Square Enix expanding its scope of platforms, as the series is basically on every platform now. For now, streaming the games will be the only way Nintendo Switch users can get intoKingdom Hearts.
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