Fans have been dying to hear more about what to expect from the highly anticipated Kingdom Hearts 3 ever since it was announced back in 2013. As the release date approaches, developers and directors for the game are releasing more information for fans to digest. In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, Kingdom Hearts 3 director Tetsuya Nomura sat down to divulge some more information as to what fans can expect, including post-launch DLC.

During E3, Nomura gave some hints that Kingdom Hearts 3 might get DLC, and in the Famitsu article, Nomura stated that the development team wants to expand gameplay rather than sell in-game items. So if Kingdom Hearts 3 gets post-launch DLC, then it will likely be story or gameplay-driven, and not just cosmetic items for the characters.

Cosmetics would likely be hard to do, since in most worlds, Sora and company typically have distinct outfits unique to that world. Nomura went on to state that if they did DLC, it would be standalone and not part of a Season Pass.

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The Famitsu article also contained some insight into how Kingdom Hearts 3 is coming along in development. Nomura is worried about the size of the game, and how the development team is turning more cutscenes into movies to reduce load times within the game. It also reaffirmed that Kingdom Hearts 3 was not delayed for development reasons, but rather as a result of “favorable circumstances for various related parties.”

Some of the new worlds were also discussed, including the Frozen and Pirates of the Caribbean worlds. The Frozen world takes place during the events of the popular animated film, while Pirates of the Caribbean will take place during the events of the third movie. Players will also get to meet Remy from the film Ratatouille during their time in Twilight Town, where they will prepare dishes in a mini-game to boost certain stats.

It seems that the development team for Kingdom Hearts 3 has a lot in store for fans, and some of it may spill over into post-launch DLC. While Nomura did express that their main focus in on the main story, hopefully the plan for DLC will not impact the main story’s presence in the game when it launches early next year.

Kingdom Hearts 3 launches January 29, 2019 for PS4 and Xbox One.

Source: Gematsu