<p>Famitsu, as well as getting the scoop on the fifth <em>Star Ocean</em> installment, has also found out more details on the future of <em>Kingdom Hearts</em>, and the series may have a smartphone title on the horizon.</p>
<p>When speaking to Kingdom Hearts director, Tetsuya Nomura, <a href="http://gematsu.com/2015/04/kingdom-hearts-iii-news-set-d23-expo-series-smartphone-announcement-teased" target="_blank">the magazine was told that</a> &#8220;Development on <em>Kingdom Hearts III</em> is going smoothly, but there will also be new announcements connected to it. &#8221; He continued, &#8220;As one of those new announcements, I think we should be able to announce a smartphone-specific development for the series in short order.&#8221; Also notice that Nomura is teasing multiple announcements. There will be more than just &#8220;smartphone-specific development.&#8221;</p>
<figure id="attachment_80774" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-80774" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/05010341/Anti-Sora.png"><img class="wp-image-80774 size-full" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/05010341/Anti-Sora.png" alt="Anti Sora" width="650" height="366" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-80774" class="wp-caption-text">Sora&#8217;s heartless in Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX (Square Enix)</figcaption></figure>
<p>These announcements will be taking place this November at the D23 Expo in Japan. Whether or not E3 is to be the home for <em>Kingdom Hearts III</em> news remains to be confirmed.</p>
<p>Fans were previously teased at multiple <em>Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX</em> launch events that there will be more news about Kingdom Hearts to be shared this year.</p>
<p><em>Kingdom Hearts III</em> is expected to release on the PS4 and Xbox One, and is currently in development with no release date.</p>
<p>Source: Famitsu (via <a href="http://gematsu.com/2015/04/kingdom-hearts-iii-news-set-d23-expo-series-smartphone-announcement-teased" target="_blank">Gematsu</a> and <a href="http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/8130332.html" target="_blank">Hachima Kikou</a>)</p>

Kingdom Hearts Seems To Be Heading To Smartphones Soon

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