News ► Kingdom Hearts 3 Confirmed Playable at PAX West 2018

[Dandelion]

 Square-Enix has announced its lineup for the PAX West Expo,held at the Washington State Convention Center from August 31-September 3rd. Square has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts III will be in attendance.

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 23, 2018) – From August 31 - September 3, SQUARE ENIX® will host gameplay demos, giveaways, panels and a variety of interactive events at PAX West 2018, held at the Washington State Convention Center. At Booth #2141 attendees will be able to play DRAGON QUEST® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™, KINGDOM HEARTS III, LIFE IS STRANGE® 2, Shadow of the Tomb Raider™, and THE QUIET MAN™. Advance tickets to play the KINGDOM HEARTS III demo will be distributed at the booth at 10:00 a.m. Pacific each day.
 
SQUARE ENIX will also host a series of developer panels and events at PAX West, providing fans with an in-depth look at the latest game developments and upcoming updates.

Kingdom Hearts III's presence won't be limited to just the demo. Square has also confirmed that there will be a photo booth with Kingdom Hearts backgrounds as well as Keyblade props (Shooting Star and Toy Story's Infinity Badge Keyblade) for you to interact with. They will also be giving away KINGDOM HEARTS III phone holders, each day at 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. while supplies last. 

For more information, check out Square-Enix's press release.

UPDATE: PlayStation have confirmed that they will have the Kingdom Hearts III demo available to play on PlayStation Pro at their own booth:

Between August 31 and September 3, our new home will be booth numbers 103, 109, 203, and 209 in the Washington State Convention Center.

And we’re bringing a lineup of the newest PS4 and PS VR games, including Kingdom Hearts III from Square Enix, FIFA ’19 from Electronic Arts, and Marvel’s Spider-Man from Insomniac Games.

Check out the full list of games below.

PS4 Pro

• Divinity 2
• Dreams
• Falcon Age
• FIFA ’19
• Heaven’s Vault
• Hong Kong Massacre
• Kingdom Hearts III
• Luna
• Mark of the Ninja Remastered
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Omen of Sorrow
• Shakedown Hawaii
• Spelunky 2
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy
• Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Edition
• Tetris Effect
• The Forest
• The Gardens Between
• Trover Saves the Universe

PSVR

• Astro Bot Rescue Mission
• Beat Saber
• Blood & Truth
• Creed: Rise to Glory
• Evasion
• Firewall Zero Hour
• Tetris Effect
• Trover Saves the Universe

Thanks to Zip from the forums for bringing this to our attention. 

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[Recon]

Wait, is the Shooting Star new? Because I recall it being the Kingdom Key at previous events. Also, I'm curious to know what the phone holder will look like!

Looks like the focus is still on LiS, Just Cause 4, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. They're all presented in theaters where KH3 is not ;~;

Also, Opera Omnia, but no NT is hilarious.

 

[Zettaflare]

Kind of odd they aren't using the Olympus keyblade alongside Infinity Badge. Olympus is in the demo alongside Toy Box.

 

[Dandelion]

Looks like the focus is still on LiS, Just Cause 4, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. They're all presented in theaters where KH3 is not ;~;

To be fair, this is one of the last chances they have to showcase LiS and Tomb Raider before they release.

 

[gosoxtim]

To be fair, this is one of the last chances they have to showcase LiS and Tomb Raider before they release.

yep dadlion then it full on kh3 stuff cant wait for they have plai post tgs though if there will be panel here or there

 

[destiny seeker]

Hi! I know I haven’t been super active on here, but I will be at PAX on the Sunday! (Could have a khi meetup) Can’t wait to see everyone and player KH3!!!!!!

 

[Seighart]

Ugh i wish they'd have these demos playable at Gamestop or Best Buy

 

[DizneyXBirds95]

Same old news as usual, but obviously might get an interview from Nomura or the people from SE regarding the progress for KH3 and gameplay of the game.

 

[horto12485]

Kind of odd they aren't using the Olympus keyblade alongside Infinity Badge. Olympus is in the demo alongside Toy Box.

Probably Because they didn't want to have the Part where Sora is in Mount Olympus for the Demo with Hercules as a Party Member.

 

[UltimaXOmega]

I knew I should have gotten a badge. F***.

 

[Chaser]

I knew I should have gotten a badge. F***.

The website says tickets for Monday are still being sold, if you can make it then as well as afford the $50. Even then it's a gamble since you'd have to be very quick to get the reservation ticket at the Square Enix booth.

 

[UltimaXOmega]

I got the tickets for Monday. What time should I be there?

 

[Chaser]

I have no idea when the doors to PAX will open, or how long it will take to get in there, but I imagine a few hours before doors will open? Since tickets are distributed at 10, you might be inside before then but you can’t loiter around the area due to safety regulations.

 

[Launchpad]

One thing in the demo, that I've observed in the many videos people have recorded, is a very reassuring graphical detail that sets KH3 apart from 0.2.

In 0.2, all on-screen characters and objects would draw high resolution shadows beneath them, shadows that would dynamically respond to different light sources and grow and stretch to account for proximity.

In KH3, however, shadows are lower in resolution, with a jaggier flat look to them. It also seems like less objects are drawing large shadows, and they only fade in when Sora draws nearer to them. While this is less visually refined, it conveys to me that the KH Crew have set their sights on solid framerates for this game instead of 0.2's more wobbly FPS. I've been sure for a while that the game would run great on my PS4 Pro, but I don't want PS4 Standard players to be given an underperforming version of KH3 after waiting for 7 years.

 

[Chaser]

Kingdom Hearts III will be playable on PlayStation Pros at the PlayStation booth at PAX West, which opens up a few more opportunities for people to go hands-on.

 

[the red monster]

I don't want PS4 Standard players to be given an underperforming version of KH3 after waiting for 7 years.

That's my biggest worry tbh, i got normal ps4, if it won't be locked 30fps that will kinda suck.

 

[Chaser]

That's my biggest worry tbh, i got normal ps4, if it won't be locked 30fps that will kinda suck.

You shouldn't fear that. Kingdom Hearts III has years of development time and care behind it, whereas the most 0.2 had was a year and a half of development time and a lower budget. They are working hard to ensure a fantastic experience on base PS4 and Xbox One.

 

[Replica]

I just hope that performance on PS4 Pro is good. I went to the trouble to buy one so I could play KH3 at 60fps, so I hope that the game can hold 60fps for the majority of the adventure.

 

[UltimaXOmega]

I got lucky and only had to wait 30-40 minutes at Microsoft's booth. Mirage Staff is amazing and fun to use. I wish the magic changed with it though. The Toy Story music is great and it seems there's a lot of hidden chests and is not a hallway simulator like KHII. My 1 complaint is that running across the map feels slow and tedious.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

I got lucky and only had to wait 30-40 minutes at Microsoft's booth. Mirage Staff is amazing and fun to use. I wish the magic changed with it though. The Toy Story music is great and it seems there's a lot of hidden chests and is not a hallway simulator like KHII. My 1 complaint is that running across the map feels slow and tedious.

Yay! Grats on playing!

Slow? I wonder if they slowed down Sora's running. The biggest complaint about the demo back in May and June was that it felt like Sora was crossing the map too fast and was like a god damn tank on steroids. Like I distinctly remember being very irritated about how fast he moved on the map.