Kingdom Hearts X Manages to Appear Again!

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Published on June 19, 2007 @ 09:52 pm

Written by monkeybutt

Alright, alright, I can't believe this is coming back again. Before I even show this segment of an article written by Gamingtarget, I will just go ahead and throw it out this is completely speculation and is pretty much untrue. (I explain why after the article).

The gist of it is, GamingTarget was listing the Top 21 Surprises of E3 2007. They do specifically state that everything is a rumor and all in good fun, but seriously it seems they completely made up the Kingdom Hearts bit. Check it out by clicking read more!

#20 Kingdom Hearts X refers to an Xbox 360 version
Square-Enix doesn't do cagey. They let you know what they're up to and when they'd like it to happen. Then whatever they said is negated a few months later when whatever it is they're working on gets inevitably delayed. But they don't seem to want to discuss anything relating to the project company executives are referring to as "Kingdom Hearts X." Why? Because I believe the X stands for Xbox 360.

This belief jibes with two recent statements from the company about their future projects. First, an executive was quoted as saying "The Xbox 360 slate is empty as far as it comes to Final Fantasy." Meanwhile, the company's CEO, Yoichi Wada, stated that the company will focus on multiplatform gaming because that's what the market demands. Before this, Square-Enix has basically ignored the 360 (a port of Final Fantasy XI and the unproven Last Remnant don't count) and if the PS3 and Wii have Final Fantasy games locked up, what's left for the 360? Kingdom Hearts X, that's what. The 360 gives the company the install a game like Kingdom Hearts needs and the graphical abilities that developer Tetsuya Nomura wants.

Alright, it is time to break it down. Everything above is completely false.

A) We have proved time and time again that Kingdom Hearts X is a rumor, the last time I even remember seeing it was months ago.
B) We already know the next Kingdom Hearts game is not being announced at E3, but at Tokyo Game Show 2007.
C) These quotes are actually very recent, but it truly seems like the article writer tried to find random excuses to justify Kingdom Hearts on the Xbox 360. The last I heard it was between the handhelds, the Wii, and the PS3. Square Enix is a Japanese company and really, the 360 does not seem like the premier console for a Disney and Final Fantasy type game.

Feel free to discuss what you think, even if you disagree with me!

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