Beloved PS2 Action RPGs Announce PS5 Remaster in Trailer

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A beloved trio of action RPGs from the PlayStation 2 era is coming to the PS5. Square Enix announced the news today as part of a surprising new batch of news.

Kingdom Hearts 1-3 Collection arriving on the PS5 later this year

During Nintendo’s Direct, Square Enix surprised fans by appearing and announcing a brand new Kingdom Hearts Collection. The new collection will present fans with a streamlined, all-in-one bundle of the first three Kingdom Hearts games, all available natively on current-generation consoles.

The new collection will include Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX-, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III plus its Re Mind DLC, and will be available on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC beginning on October 8, 2026.

The collection will also include a litany of other content in the new games. These include a ton of content from other spin-off titles in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. The full list of inclusions in the upcoming collection are:

KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- (Digital only)

KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX

KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Chain of Memories

KINGDOM HEARTS II FINAL MIX

KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (HD cutscene compilation)

KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep FINAL MIX

KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded (HD cutscene compilation)

KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Digital only)

KINGDOM HEARTS Dream Drop Distance HD

KINGDOM HEARTS χ Back Cover (movie)

KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2 Birth By Sleep

KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) (Digital only)

KINGDOM HEARTS III

KINGDOM HEARTS Re Mind (DLC)

KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III] (Physical and Digital)

All games from the KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) bundles

Players who purchase the games on specific platforms will also be able to receive special, platform-exclusive items, including:

Nintendo Switch 2: Buy the digital or physical editions of KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III] or the digital edition of KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) and receive a Long Night keyblade

PlayStation 5: Buy the digital or physical editions of KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III] or the digital edition of KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) and receive a Midnight Blue keyblade

XBOX Series X|S: Buy the digital edition of KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III] or the digital edition of KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) and receive a Phantom Green keyblade

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