Yes, we're still not quite to Kingdom Hearts 3 yet. Square Enix revealed that Kingdom Hearts 2.8 is in development. What is Kingdom Hearts 2.8, you ask? Well just a few years ago, the most recent Kingdom Hearts was released for 3DS, Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance. Kingdom Hearts 2.8 will be the HD version of Dream Drop on the Playstation 4. It's not only an HD remaster this time, we've got some brand new content as well!
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 will also feature a brand new playable episode called Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage –. This new Birth by Sleep episode will feature Aqua and will take place after the original Birth by Sleep has ended. This new episode will connect the stories to Kingdom Hearts 3
On top of that, there will be a new movie for Kingdom Hearts χ [chi] Back Cover. This will tell the story of the Foretellers, which will connect earlier parts of the series history, and will be featured in the upcoming mobile game Kingdom Hearts Unchainedχ[chi].
So you'll be getting an HD Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance, a new Birth by Sleep episode, and a movie to recap Kingdom Hearts Unchainedχ[chi]. That's a lot to swallow!
Of course, they can't announce just anything and not give you a taste of what the new remaster looks like! They also released some beautiful screenshots today. Take a look!
Will you be getting Kingdom Hearts 2.8? Are you excited for a new entry into the Birth by Sleep saga? Did you even know they were going to release anything else before 3?
EDIT: A trailer has been released as well!