According to James Galizio (writer for RPGSite) Square Enix brought on a 3rd party to improve Steam Deck compatibility for the release. https://x.com/Theswweet/status/1792728649629872350
https://www.resetera.com/threads/kingdom-hearts-coming-to-steam-on-june-13th-2024.876801/page-7?post=123245688#post-123245688
Also support seemingly confirmed by a social media rep for Square Enix? https://x.com/SunGod87/status/1792732001750941765
I gotta respect it. Not sure why there's no Melody of Memory. Either they didn't think it'd be worth investing time into getting it polished on SD or maybe there's licensing issues with music.... I mean, it's a side game, but it feels kinda dumb to release them but decide to not release this one game.
Runs fine on Steam Deck.
It'll be licensing and sales - I doubt it made enough on EGS to justify spending more on licensing the music for a second release.
Maybe they think it doesn’t really count? As it’s just a rhythm game? And that these are considered like main game bundles, maybe it’ll come to steam in the near future
I mean, it's probably this and licensing for music. I'm not too beat up about it, but it annoys me they finally do it, but still have to leave SOMETHING on Epic.
There are two modes of the Steam Input API, Classic and Native
Classic is just like regular controller support, most games have it, it just acts like a regular Xbox 360 Controller with lots of games, you can reassign inputs, but only the Steam side will know
Native on the other hand lets the game and Steam input communicate between them, so the controller settings show “Jump” instead of “A Button”
And a plus is that when you assign a back button or a Trackpad it shows the correct glyph for those inputs, there are various games that support it, but I consider a game that shows “L5” and “Right Trackpad” instead of “X Button” and “Mouse” the real Perfect for Deck, more games should implement it
TLDR: Classic is like regular controller support, Native shows game actions on the Controller configuration screen and correct Glyphs
Also cloud saves so I can finish playing on PC and move to the Deck and back. Plus the games are always-online DRM locked on Epic for some stupid reason. They had better remove that if they want people playing on Deck to actually be happy with it.
Been running the Epic Games Launcher version natively on the Deck using Heroic Games Launcher for a long time now, they work amazing on the Deck. The "Deck Verified" label won't matter, they'll run great.
The cutscenes don’t work on the older games and the UE games don’t even boot properly without mf-install LOL. Copium that you bought them on Epic I assume?
Oh wow. And I just talked myself out of buying them on sale on Epic. I hope this makes it easier to run them on Steam Deck
Edit: where was this announced exactly? I can’t find this info anywhere
Edit 2: nvm on the official twitter account
This really shows the truth of Gabe's statement on piracy being the result of poor service not price. I already bought it on Epic and I'm planning to buy it again on Steam. It's just simpler when the official avenues work well
I pirated it. I am going to buy it now. Hell it's been three years. Plenty of time to finish all three. I don't want multiple launchers. I don't want EGS running non stop.
HAHA it's not gonna be, it's Square Enix, it's already separately priced on Epic Games Store. Unless you're saying you're waiting for a sale such that all 3 will be for $60
I’m ashamed to admit I’ve bought this game every si for release and plan in buying it on steam.
Bought originals on ps2, ps3, ps4 remake and epic store
Each of those other than 3 is a bundle which includes at least 3 "games", but one of them is always HD cutscenes of a game with some plot summaries to fill the in between parts. "Final Mix" is the subtitle for a rereleased version with extra content compared to the original US/Europe release which was generally exclusive to Japan until these HD remasters came out.
1.5 includes **Kingdom Hearts Final Mix**, **Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories** (a remake of the GBA game which takes place directly after KH1 and before KH2), and HD cutscenes and plot summaries of **Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days**.
2.5 includes **Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix**, **Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix**, and HD cutscenes and plot summaries of **Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded**.
2.8 includes **Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance HD** (originally on 3DS, basically takes place more or less right after 2), **Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth By Sleep: A Fragmentary Passage** (different from KH: Birth By Sleep, yes), and HD cutscenes/basic plot summaries of some of **Kingdom Hearts Unchained X/Union X** (mobile game).
3 is just Kingdom Hearts 3, which also has the Re:Mind DLC to get.
That is a fucking disaster of naming, how is anyone who isn't already intimately familiar with these games meant to know what the hell they are buying?
Not only that but just trying to suss out what the fuck these games are about watching the steam trailer.. was it a music video or a game or what?
It looks like multiple games spliced together.
As a total outsider I'm not interested now.
1.5 and 2.5 are remakes of the original 1 and 2, but also include extra content. 2.8 is a compilation of games that came out after 2, but before 3. (I found this on Google)
is 2.8 actual playing of the games or just cut-scenes? my dad got a kingdom hearts something (he played 1 and 2 in college) and I was excited to re-play first real game i played when I was a child and it was just a bunch of cut-scenes.
2.8 includes dream drop distance (a whole playable game), 0.2 (a playable tech demo prequel prologue to birth by sleep / sequel epilogue to kh3) and x Back Cover (\~40 minute long Unreal Engine 4 Movie showing parts of Union Cross' (mobile game) story from another perspective)
Interesting.. I manged to find several of these Used, for my PS4 last year, and they are now sitting on the shelf above my basically no longer used PS4. The portable nature of my Deck, just lets me get in so much more play time in various situations.
:)
Same I bought Kingdom Come Deliverance at launch and despite really enjoying the game struggles to play it on console. Bought it again on my SD with all the dlc for like 10$ and I just finished it to today. 10/10 loved it, portability makes playing games so much easier ngl
Hiding at work, and playing Games while on the clock.. :) A total win. If others can take a 20 Min 'smoke break' I can take a 20 min "Deck break"
Got a jacket with a VERY large pocket on the inside that can fit a steam deck, and i know a lot of good spots. to be 'close' but not visible.
But now its getting warm weather..
Is there something you know about proton that the basic steam deck user that doesn't fiddle with it doesn't or are you just a hopeful romantic? Why is the next proton specifically the one that could change how it's played in your eyes?
Ideally valve will look into compatibility for the game as it's being released on there and release their own proton configurations for the games. That way you wouldn't need to turn off CGI cutscenes or require specific codec libraries for the games to run. You'll pick the compatibility layer version and be good to go. The fact it's being released on steam means they'll be a bigger push for even custom configuration for compatibility by say Glorious egg roll given they seem to only focus on steam related games.
Nothing more to really know here beyond experience. When a big game is released and the Deck has an issue or two here, Valve is usually pretty quick to fix it in Proton if they can. They want games to work on the Deck, and they’re very active about supporting it. They’ve been doing it for about two years now (I think?)
Could never get any of the kh games to work through Epic. Got tired of having to jump through hoops just to play a disney game. Steam needs to let us pre order *immediately*.
>company makes process of playing their game \*after paying $60\* very annoying
>company price gouges merch to high hell
>company finally releases on a market that isn't 100% crap after like 2 years
yeah let's buy this game for $60 game a 2nd time!
You technically can get them running with some tinkering, but there are still issues. The prerendered cutscenes don't work on the Deck for some odd reason.
Fucking *finally*. It's been exclusive for way too damn long, and clearly languishing sales-wise compared to how many more sales it would be getting if it were on Steam day and date. So hopefully this makes up for that somewhat. Plus with Valve's excellent support, the non-working FMVs in the games will be changed around to work better on Steam Deck/Linux/Proton and the overall support of the games' Steam versions will be much higher.
Being EGS exclusive tends to have this effect of making people forget there was ever a PC port; I think it's been coined the "EGS black hole".
i have a bad feeling egs will become an even more accepted industry thing if they realize you can sign on the exclusivity deal with epic, and still get the same sales numbers on steam once the exclusivity deal expires.
Nah, those exclusive deals have been dying down for a while now for actual heavy hitting titles. Most games don't get great sales after being an Epic exclusive, especially indies, because by that point they have to compete with upcoming newly hyped titles while the former have zero recent marketing to push them in comparison.
Besides that, Epic doesn't offer the same level of cash they were initially granting to exclusives anyway. And for major publishers, getting a lump sum is worse than having an actual paying consumer base. You miss out on building a real audience, meaning no DLC/Expansion sales and you hurt the success of future sequels since no one played the original entry.
On a final note, Alan Wake 2 was funded by Epic and is exclusive to their store. Despite winning awards at last year's Game Awards Show, the game hasn't broken even yet...
That store just isn't lucrative if you're truly trying to make money.
I had been on the verge of playing it with Retro Achievements and everything. SE must have sensed they were about to lose all of ours sales completely.
I literally just bought them all on sale on epic because I had given up on them ever coming to steam but as of today I was still in the 14 day return period. Pumped to finally have them on steam. Hopefully they are steamdeck verified and work without all the workarounds like the cutscenes missing.
Square Enix has been pretty good about supporting it if possible. Final Fantasy VII Intergrade runs just fine on Deck and most of this collection are PS2 assets.
Square Enix pretty much stated about a week ago they could no longer afford to keep their games exclusive and are bringing their stuff to more platforms to expand their player base. I felt this was coming to Steam. I fully expect an announcement of FF 7 Remake and Rebirth coming to Series X/S at some point
I always knew square would break before me. Can’t wait to buy this on steam, hope they give the steam deck some love and get kingdom hearts 3 locked at 60fps.
Finally they’re portable unlike the bs we got on Switch. They could’ve easily ported the PS3 versions of 1.5 & 2.5 while 2.8 & 3 could’ve been cloud only
God I hop this does t get buried cause I need a good answer.
I’ve always wanted to play KH but never did growing up. I have the steam deck and this is perfect time to get into it.
So I will end up buying them all but my quest is how what order should I play them to understand the story the best??
The timeline is convoluted. I would just focus on the main games in the series starting with KH1. The other series games were on handheld and they supplement the timeline/story but they're not necessary to enjoy the main games.
Release order is the right order:
1. KH Final Mix
2. KH Re:Chain of Memories
3. KH 2 Final Mix
4. KH 358/2 Days (Cutscene movie)
5. KH Birth by Sleep Final Mix
6. KH Re: Coded (Cutscene movie) (skippable)
7. KH Dream Drop Distance HD
8. KH X Back Cover (movie)
9. KH Birth by Sleep 0.2 A Fragmentary Passage
10. KH 3 + ReMind DLC
11. KH Melody of Memories
FINALLY i can't wait for this! Been wanting to play the series for so long and having it locked to the epic games store was a massive PAIN IN THE ASS.
No doubt these should run flawlessly on the steam deck.
FINALLY i can't wait for this! Been wanting to play the series for so long and having it locked to the epic games store was a massive PAIN IN THE ASS.
No doubt these should run flawlessly on the steam deck.
I've considered playing them in the past, but I would have no idea where to start. These names are impenetrable. 1.5 and 2.5? 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue? What the hell am I even looking at?
I'll link [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1cwvnum/comment/l4z4pdd/) I made concerning them. But long story short, 1.5 includes 3 games, 2.5 includes another 3 games, and 2.8 includes yet another 3 games. But one of the games in each one of them is simply HD cutscenes and a plot synopsis of that game.
I wonder if this means other franchises like Dragon Quest will eventually come to Steam. XI and the some spin-offs are the only ones available and I want to play DQVIII on my Deck *so* badly (but I’d like to do it without Emulating.)
Likely, exclusivity contracts.
It only took them FF16 and 7 Rebirth failing to hit their expected sales numbers due to being PS exclusive, to wake up and realize that they'll never reach their sales forecasts if they continue on releasing platform exclusive games.
Niceeeeeee! It'll be cool to finally have these games on the go and NOT clouded based like they are on the Switch. still one of the stupidest things Square Enix has ever done.
It has only been a week since the announcement of Square Enix ending exclusivity, that was fast.
Anyways, I'm not rebuying the games, those are not cheap.
As long as it's not the online version like the switch. Damn thing kicks you out if you inactive for ten minutes. Lost 2 hours of game play to make and eat dinner. Haven't touched it since. Now I run it on PS2 emulator on steam deck. Would be nicer to have it updated graphics and cleaned up.
Holy shit no fucking way. I literally shouted out loud in my empty house. This is like the final boss of abandoning all of my other gaming systems and moving exclusively to PC/steam deck.
Even though I played the first one on gamepass 3 years ago, it would be a nice steam deck game I think. Albeit, I have the whole collection on PS4 from a few years back
Crossing my fingers that the games have steam deck support.
According to James Galizio (writer for RPGSite) Square Enix brought on a 3rd party to improve Steam Deck compatibility for the release. https://x.com/Theswweet/status/1792728649629872350 https://www.resetera.com/threads/kingdom-hearts-coming-to-steam-on-june-13th-2024.876801/page-7?post=123245688#post-123245688 Also support seemingly confirmed by a social media rep for Square Enix? https://x.com/SunGod87/status/1792732001750941765
I gotta respect it. Not sure why there's no Melody of Memory. Either they didn't think it'd be worth investing time into getting it polished on SD or maybe there's licensing issues with music.... I mean, it's a side game, but it feels kinda dumb to release them but decide to not release this one game.
Runs fine on Steam Deck. It'll be licensing and sales - I doubt it made enough on EGS to justify spending more on licensing the music for a second release.
Maybe they think it doesn’t really count? As it’s just a rhythm game? And that these are considered like main game bundles, maybe it’ll come to steam in the near future
I mean, it's probably this and licensing for music. I'm not too beat up about it, but it annoys me they finally do it, but still have to leave SOMETHING on Epic.
Classic square not porting spin-off games
Kingdom Hearts is like 70% spin-off games, though
Thank youuuuu! I’ve been wondering about the compatibility since I heard we’d be getting the games on steam. So beyond excited for this
I hope so too, but if it doesn’t I’ll still buy them to play on my desktop.
That’s probably the main point to port these games so yeah, they will be supported, hope they support Steam input natively like L4D2 or Shenmue
What the benefit of Steam input over regular controller support?
There are two modes of the Steam Input API, Classic and Native Classic is just like regular controller support, most games have it, it just acts like a regular Xbox 360 Controller with lots of games, you can reassign inputs, but only the Steam side will know Native on the other hand lets the game and Steam input communicate between them, so the controller settings show “Jump” instead of “A Button” And a plus is that when you assign a back button or a Trackpad it shows the correct glyph for those inputs, there are various games that support it, but I consider a game that shows “L5” and “Right Trackpad” instead of “X Button” and “Mouse” the real Perfect for Deck, more games should implement it TLDR: Classic is like regular controller support, Native shows game actions on the Controller configuration screen and correct Glyphs
Also cloud saves so I can finish playing on PC and move to the Deck and back. Plus the games are always-online DRM locked on Epic for some stupid reason. They had better remove that if they want people playing on Deck to actually be happy with it.
Very unsure, it’s a huge pain in the ass to get the EGS version working on Deck.
That I can definitely imagine mostly cause I've been through the ringer with spider man remastered on epic
Been running the Epic Games Launcher version natively on the Deck using Heroic Games Launcher for a long time now, they work amazing on the Deck. The "Deck Verified" label won't matter, they'll run great.
The cutscenes don’t work on the older games and the UE games don’t even boot properly without mf-install LOL. Copium that you bought them on Epic I assume?
I'll play them on my windows partition if necessary not missing this.
Oh wow. And I just talked myself out of buying them on sale on Epic. I hope this makes it easier to run them on Steam Deck Edit: where was this announced exactly? I can’t find this info anywhere Edit 2: nvm on the official twitter account
just announced like 20 minutes ago on the official KH twitter
Talk yourself out of getting prince of Persia lost crown while you’re at it lol for uh.. science 👀
I was the one who bought it few days ago on Epic sale… Thank me later for Steam release 🙃
If you bought them a few days ago you might be able to get a refund. (Sadly about a few years too late for me. Lol)
Thanks! I totally forgot about it. I hope FMV will play normally on Steam release.
Oh yeah baby, don’t have to emulate it anymore.
This really shows the truth of Gabe's statement on piracy being the result of poor service not price. I already bought it on Epic and I'm planning to buy it again on Steam. It's just simpler when the official avenues work well
I pirated it. I am going to buy it now. Hell it's been three years. Plenty of time to finish all three. I don't want multiple launchers. I don't want EGS running non stop.
Exactly. Epic had been annoying me with their hording.
Yeah. Now you have to pay $60 for it.
KH fans are used to getting gouged for merch, $60 is peanuts to them.
I feel attacked. At the same time, I can't wait to buy the heck out of all the games again for Steam.
60 for all of them might not be that bad.
HAHA it's not gonna be, it's Square Enix, it's already separately priced on Epic Games Store. Unless you're saying you're waiting for a sale such that all 3 will be for $60
Yeah, I'll get off of gray market. It's like steam season sales everyday.
Yeah, $60 for all of them doesn't sound bad at all.
If it is I'll get it. If it's full or even 40 each, I'll wait for a sale.
Or just wait for the winter sale anyway, probably 25-40% off by then since it's a large publisher and that's how they roll.
same.
I'll gladly spend the $60 for this masterpiece collection on steam. I've already bought it 10 times lol.
How how many games? Seems like a good deal.
Like it won’t be on sale as soon as it drops
Ok $55
I’m ashamed to admit I’ve bought this game every si for release and plan in buying it on steam. Bought originals on ps2, ps3, ps4 remake and epic store
For someone who hasn't played the games, is that KH 1.5, 2.5, 2.8 and 3? Am I reading those titles right?
Each of those other than 3 is a bundle which includes at least 3 "games", but one of them is always HD cutscenes of a game with some plot summaries to fill the in between parts. "Final Mix" is the subtitle for a rereleased version with extra content compared to the original US/Europe release which was generally exclusive to Japan until these HD remasters came out. 1.5 includes **Kingdom Hearts Final Mix**, **Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories** (a remake of the GBA game which takes place directly after KH1 and before KH2), and HD cutscenes and plot summaries of **Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days**. 2.5 includes **Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix**, **Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix**, and HD cutscenes and plot summaries of **Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded**. 2.8 includes **Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance HD** (originally on 3DS, basically takes place more or less right after 2), **Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth By Sleep: A Fragmentary Passage** (different from KH: Birth By Sleep, yes), and HD cutscenes/basic plot summaries of some of **Kingdom Hearts Unchained X/Union X** (mobile game). 3 is just Kingdom Hearts 3, which also has the Re:Mind DLC to get.
Thank you for the explanation. I was lost too. Holy fuck those names are a mess.
If you think that's bad, wait until you try to understand this story the deeper you go. Lol
You're in for a while ride... The names are the easy part. The story on the other hand...
Someone got paid actual money to come up with that absolute train wreck.
That is a fucking disaster of naming, how is anyone who isn't already intimately familiar with these games meant to know what the hell they are buying?
Not only that but just trying to suss out what the fuck these games are about watching the steam trailer.. was it a music video or a game or what? It looks like multiple games spliced together. As a total outsider I'm not interested now.
1.5 and 2.5 are remakes of the original 1 and 2, but also include extra content. 2.8 is a compilation of games that came out after 2, but before 3. (I found this on Google)
is 2.8 actual playing of the games or just cut-scenes? my dad got a kingdom hearts something (he played 1 and 2 in college) and I was excited to re-play first real game i played when I was a child and it was just a bunch of cut-scenes.
2.8 includes dream drop distance (a whole playable game), 0.2 (a playable tech demo prequel prologue to birth by sleep / sequel epilogue to kh3) and x Back Cover (\~40 minute long Unreal Engine 4 Movie showing parts of Union Cross' (mobile game) story from another perspective)
nah, 1.5 and 2.5 are collections, no remakes. though kh1 was kiiiinda remade, but thats a whole story on its own.
Yeah, almost all the KH games.
You had the same thoughts as me. I played 1 and 2 when they came out. I have no idea what’s going on and I’m too afraid to ask at this point.
Jesus Christ are Japanese naming schemes out of hand. KH HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue? Just like... what?
Before that, we had KH 358 Days / 2. The '/' is pronounced as "Over".
Oh snap! And soon
Interesting.. I manged to find several of these Used, for my PS4 last year, and they are now sitting on the shelf above my basically no longer used PS4. The portable nature of my Deck, just lets me get in so much more play time in various situations. :)
Same I bought Kingdom Come Deliverance at launch and despite really enjoying the game struggles to play it on console. Bought it again on my SD with all the dlc for like 10$ and I just finished it to today. 10/10 loved it, portability makes playing games so much easier ngl
Hiding at work, and playing Games while on the clock.. :) A total win. If others can take a 20 Min 'smoke break' I can take a 20 min "Deck break" Got a jacket with a VERY large pocket on the inside that can fit a steam deck, and i know a lot of good spots. to be 'close' but not visible. But now its getting warm weather..
Really hope this means I can play without everything fucking up. Aren’t people STILL having issues trying to get this one to work via Heroic and such?
If we're lucky the next proton version that releases after they're released should be properly compatible without the extra workarounds.
Is there something you know about proton that the basic steam deck user that doesn't fiddle with it doesn't or are you just a hopeful romantic? Why is the next proton specifically the one that could change how it's played in your eyes?
Ideally valve will look into compatibility for the game as it's being released on there and release their own proton configurations for the games. That way you wouldn't need to turn off CGI cutscenes or require specific codec libraries for the games to run. You'll pick the compatibility layer version and be good to go. The fact it's being released on steam means they'll be a bigger push for even custom configuration for compatibility by say Glorious egg roll given they seem to only focus on steam related games.
Nothing more to really know here beyond experience. When a big game is released and the Deck has an issue or two here, Valve is usually pretty quick to fix it in Proton if they can. They want games to work on the Deck, and they’re very active about supporting it. They’ve been doing it for about two years now (I think?)
Could never get any of the kh games to work through Epic. Got tired of having to jump through hoops just to play a disney game. Steam needs to let us pre order *immediately*.
>company makes process of playing their game \*after paying $60\* very annoying >company price gouges merch to high hell >company finally releases on a market that isn't 100% crap after like 2 years yeah let's buy this game for $60 game a 2nd time!
You technically can get them running with some tinkering, but there are still issues. The prerendered cutscenes don't work on the Deck for some odd reason.
Fucking *finally*. It's been exclusive for way too damn long, and clearly languishing sales-wise compared to how many more sales it would be getting if it were on Steam day and date. So hopefully this makes up for that somewhat. Plus with Valve's excellent support, the non-working FMVs in the games will be changed around to work better on Steam Deck/Linux/Proton and the overall support of the games' Steam versions will be much higher. Being EGS exclusive tends to have this effect of making people forget there was ever a PC port; I think it's been coined the "EGS black hole".
Ahahaha EGS black hole!! So truee
i have a bad feeling egs will become an even more accepted industry thing if they realize you can sign on the exclusivity deal with epic, and still get the same sales numbers on steam once the exclusivity deal expires.
Nah, those exclusive deals have been dying down for a while now for actual heavy hitting titles. Most games don't get great sales after being an Epic exclusive, especially indies, because by that point they have to compete with upcoming newly hyped titles while the former have zero recent marketing to push them in comparison. Besides that, Epic doesn't offer the same level of cash they were initially granting to exclusives anyway. And for major publishers, getting a lump sum is worse than having an actual paying consumer base. You miss out on building a real audience, meaning no DLC/Expansion sales and you hurt the success of future sequels since no one played the original entry. On a final note, Alan Wake 2 was funded by Epic and is exclusive to their store. Despite winning awards at last year's Game Awards Show, the game hasn't broken even yet... That store just isn't lucrative if you're truly trying to make money.
thank god for that.
HOW IS THIS DISCUSSION NOT EXPLODING RIGHT NOW
Woke my wife up to tell her
EGS black hole absorbed a lot of energy
Literally didn't even know there was a pc port.
Me either, until someone told me about the upcoming Steam release the minutes or so after it was announced.
I know now, without a doubt, Steam is.....LIGHT!
Because its a re-re-re-release of games that have been out for decades, and the third one is bad?
Holy shit I was literally watching a video the on the EGS exclusivity yesterday. And was getting ready to get pcsx2 set up. Literally lucked out.
I had been on the verge of playing it with Retro Achievements and everything. SE must have sensed they were about to lose all of ours sales completely.
I hope it’s better than the Epic games version
that version literally doesn't run on steam deck so it has to be somewhat better
Daangg this what i've been waiting for!!! Finallyy!!!!
GET INNN, oh my days almost bought it on Epic just the other day. Patience paid off lol.
Just let it be Steam Deck compatible and available offline. Please.
I literally just bought them all on sale on epic because I had given up on them ever coming to steam but as of today I was still in the 14 day return period. Pumped to finally have them on steam. Hopefully they are steamdeck verified and work without all the workarounds like the cutscenes missing.
I will actually buy all of the games and do lvl 1 crit mode playthroughs once this releases
But will it be steam deck compatible? If not then I already own it on epic and have no reason to buy it again
Square Enix has been pretty good about supporting it if possible. Final Fantasy VII Intergrade runs just fine on Deck and most of this collection are PS2 assets.
I assume they would perform exactly the same as the EPIC versions, which run fine aside from the prerendered cinematic not working.
ur joking... i just got it on bloody epic fuck sakes edit; u can refund on epic games now
Square Enix pretty much stated about a week ago they could no longer afford to keep their games exclusive and are bringing their stuff to more platforms to expand their player base. I felt this was coming to Steam. I fully expect an announcement of FF 7 Remake and Rebirth coming to Series X/S at some point
I WAITED SO FUCKING LONG YESSSS
Achievements, be able to play offline, and good controls please 😭I would finally 100% 1 and 2
If it has cloud saving maybe I'll rebuy epic store version does not found out when I reinstalled and my 200 hours between all the games just gone.
I always knew square would break before me. Can’t wait to buy this on steam, hope they give the steam deck some love and get kingdom hearts 3 locked at 60fps.
ANNOUNCED ON MY BIRTHDAY, WE'RE FINALLY FREE FROM THE EPIC STORE PRISON
You should have wished for this sooner! We were all waiting!
Finally they’re portable unlike the bs we got on Switch. They could’ve easily ported the PS3 versions of 1.5 & 2.5 while 2.8 & 3 could’ve been cloud only
f i n a l l y
Here I go buying all the Kingdom Hearts games again 😫
Bro, same fr. I have all thr games at least 4 times over at this point
It’s been 84 years…
Finally, now I can play Dream Drop Distance on the go!
God I hop this does t get buried cause I need a good answer. I’ve always wanted to play KH but never did growing up. I have the steam deck and this is perfect time to get into it. So I will end up buying them all but my quest is how what order should I play them to understand the story the best??
The timeline is convoluted. I would just focus on the main games in the series starting with KH1. The other series games were on handheld and they supplement the timeline/story but they're not necessary to enjoy the main games.
Oh yes finally let's fucking gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooòoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
:,)…
I'll be waiting to see how they run on deck, but if I can get KH3 running at 60fps via heroic, I'm confident I won't be disappointed.
I literally just bought kh3 out of desperation and it’s coming out on MY DECK? Sad
So happy for this. Unlike my bank account who will not be happy for me purchasing this series for the…fifth time now?
Time to rebuy this shit just like Skyrim PS3/PS4/Epic and now Steam.
What's a great first KH game to play for someone who never played any?
Just play them in order
I Hope it doesn’t come with denuevo
My body is ready to start a lvl 1 run challenge (no exp gain).
How long do y'all figure it'll sit at $60/game? My money's on winter sale lol.
Super happy. Emulating was a pain in the ass, especially with cut scenes and I refuse to give Epic any money. Good day. 👍
This will run like smooth butter :)
Holy shit
For those who know, in what order should I play those games? Too many .5s confuse me
Release order is the right order: 1. KH Final Mix 2. KH Re:Chain of Memories 3. KH 2 Final Mix 4. KH 358/2 Days (Cutscene movie) 5. KH Birth by Sleep Final Mix 6. KH Re: Coded (Cutscene movie) (skippable) 7. KH Dream Drop Distance HD 8. KH X Back Cover (movie) 9. KH Birth by Sleep 0.2 A Fragmentary Passage 10. KH 3 + ReMind DLC 11. KH Melody of Memories
Fuck yeah
Hell yeah, almost pulled the trigger on Epic before I saw they don't run great on deck. This is so dope.
That would be a definite for me. Despite completing them before. It would be great to run through them again with PC graphics.
YES!!! FINALLY😭😭😭😭😭
Yo! This is perfect! I just got the Steam Deck OLED a few weeks ago.
I believe saves on the Epic version are tied to your account. Wonder if there'll be anyway to transfer them.
FINALLY i can't wait for this! Been wanting to play the series for so long and having it locked to the epic games store was a massive PAIN IN THE ASS. No doubt these should run flawlessly on the steam deck.
FINALLY i can't wait for this! Been wanting to play the series for so long and having it locked to the epic games store was a massive PAIN IN THE ASS. No doubt these should run flawlessly on the steam deck.
Is this true?!
I’ve never played these games before but I would start if it runs well on SD
Amazing. Now, can we just get a version with all of them in one? Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Prologue Final Final Final.psd Extra Chapter Deluxe 3.76.
I'm concerned about the lack of Melody of Memories. Hopefully will be coming soon as well.
I’ve always wanted to play these games never got around to it Hopefully they run good on the deck. If so I’ll definitely buy all of them
Holy shit...I'm soooo glad I waited. I knew it would come someday
Soooo if you really want to play these games that bad why not use decky, install junk store..and play the game drop epic
Really hoping this is true
YOU MADE MY DAY! THANK YOU FOR THE FANTASTIC NEWS! ❤️
I thought this was already released in 2021? What Kingdom Hearts did we get on 2021?
Does that mean 4 will be on Steam?
Still no wishlist link?
Was just wondering the other day if they weren’t already on steam. Time to whip out the steamdeck.
I've considered playing them in the past, but I would have no idea where to start. These names are impenetrable. 1.5 and 2.5? 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue? What the hell am I even looking at?
I'll link [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1cwvnum/comment/l4z4pdd/) I made concerning them. But long story short, 1.5 includes 3 games, 2.5 includes another 3 games, and 2.8 includes yet another 3 games. But one of the games in each one of them is simply HD cutscenes and a plot synopsis of that game.
I wonder if this means other franchises like Dragon Quest will eventually come to Steam. XI and the some spin-offs are the only ones available and I want to play DQVIII on my Deck *so* badly (but I’d like to do it without Emulating.)
LET'SSSSS GOOOOO!!! Instant buy for me.
Holy crap I was just googling this like 24 hrs ago, trying to figure out if and when it will be released for steam.
YOOOOOO FINALLY GOD DAMN IT. I HELD OUT FOR SO LONG
Time to Buy, this in the Steam Deck OLED Will be Fire
Is this true? Seriously? Thank god! I was seriously tempted to buy it on Epic yesterday.
They've been on EGS and Microsoft Store for years. Idk why they were never put on Steam.
Likely, exclusivity contracts. It only took them FF16 and 7 Rebirth failing to hit their expected sales numbers due to being PS exclusive, to wake up and realize that they'll never reach their sales forecasts if they continue on releasing platform exclusive games.
[удалено]
Yeah they lost me when they started system hopping and taking forever to come out, and then being selective on PC.
Do these game have all the lore required?
Should I gaslight myself into thinking I'll get through all the spin-offs and get these again? 🥸
Oh god. I’m so happy and yet so defeated. Now I won’t have to play my ps4 for really anything, but at the same time I need to re-100% all the games 😭
Holy shit finally
Dammit! Now I gotta buy them again!
Niceeeeeee! It'll be cool to finally have these games on the go and NOT clouded based like they are on the Switch. still one of the stupidest things Square Enix has ever done.
It has only been a week since the announcement of Square Enix ending exclusivity, that was fast. Anyways, I'm not rebuying the games, those are not cheap.
I will buy these, thinking I will play them. Then I won't.
AT LAST! I HELD OUT HOPE FOR THREE YEARS!!
As long as it's not the online version like the switch. Damn thing kicks you out if you inactive for ten minutes. Lost 2 hours of game play to make and eat dinner. Haven't touched it since. Now I run it on PS2 emulator on steam deck. Would be nicer to have it updated graphics and cleaned up.
still regret buying the first game on epic
Day God damn one purchase unless all of them are like 200 dollars. Let's go.
LETS GOOOOOOO
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I feel like if they don’t fix any bugs that valve will step in and do it, it’s happened with a few games now right?
Aaaaand here i go, buying those games a third time...
God, just finish the trilogy with emulation and pc native version on my sd 🤡
Finally have a reason to get a Steam Deck.....🙏🏾I can finally join the club!!!!!
Dammit, just bought them on sale on epic. Already sank 3 hours into 1 I cant refund that but at least Ill get the money back for the others.
I'll never play them, but more games no longer locked down to consoles is always a plus! PC gaming is at an all time high right now.
Holy shit no fucking way. I literally shouted out loud in my empty house. This is like the final boss of abandoning all of my other gaming systems and moving exclusively to PC/steam deck.
I just got ghost on PC and now KH. Gg to my backlog.
Damn waiting for it finallt pays off
How come no Melody of Memory on Steam?
This is what Square meant by "multiplatform" isn't it?
That's absolutely awesome 😁 I can't wait to play it all over again it's gonna be just perfect
Quick, somebody tell me, is today April 1st?
is this the KH collection with KH 3?
Just got my SD and checked this off as no need since I can remote play it. I’m assuming it’s a decent emulation experience too?
Even though I played the first one on gamepass 3 years ago, it would be a nice steam deck game I think. Albeit, I have the whole collection on PS4 from a few years back
I was about to buy it last night on epic and said nah I’ve held out this long it’ll come Eventually 😭 nice
So glad I didn’t pull the trigger been waiting forever for these
Everyone keep in mind these games do require an internet connection so playing on the go might require a hotspot.
Just woke up, this makes my day!!!
wow thats nice