‘Final Fantasy 15’ Release Date and Live Stream Special Event; Will ‘Zootopia’ Be in The Next ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Game?

By Mark Rollins
Final Fantasy XV
A scene from the Episode Duscae demo from Final Fantasy XV.

Square Enix is going to have a good year and the one after that as Final Fantasy 15 and Kingdom Hearts 3, two very big game franchises, will be released one year apart.  As far as Final Fantasy 15 is concerned, the long-awaited release date will be announced at a special event that will be livestreamed.  As far as Kingdom Hearts 3 is concerned, it is possible that the recent hit film Zootopia will make its way into the game. 

If you don't know anything about Kingdom Hearts series, but the game is about Sora traveling through some interesting worlds, and some of them are Disney-related.  Yes, Disney often has some of its licensed characters and worlds show up in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3.  One of these worlds could be Zootopia, according to Yibada.    

That's right, Disney's most recent animated hit film could actually make its way into the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts game.  There is good reason for putting Zootopia in Kingdom Hearts 3, as the film was an incredible hit with audiences.  Not only that, its anthropomorphic world is a good fit for the universe of the game that already contains classic characters like Mickey, Donald and Goofy. 

The problem with putting Zootopia in the game is that the world of Zootopia is downright huge, and putting it into a game might be difficult.  However, it might be just what the fans want as the new film really has an incredibly vast world of animals.  Considering that Zootopia was a 3D animated game, is it possible to just import the 3D graphics from the movie into the video game?  Fortunately, the game is due out in 2017, so that should be plenty of time, theoretically. 

This is just another one of the rumored Disney-related worlds that could appear in Kingdom Hearts 3, which could include Tangled, Hercules, and possibly Big Hero Six.  Then there is possibility of other Disney worlds like Frozen, Wreck-it Ralph, Brave, Toy Story, The Jungle Book, The Emperor's new Groove, and Wall-E.  Oh, Disney also has rights to Star Wars and Marvel comics, but there is a lot of rumors about that one. 

In addition to the Disney worlds, the world of Final Fantasy will also be making its way into the game as actor Steve Burton is going to be in the game as Cloud Strife as well as Sephiroth, who have appeared in previous versions of the game. 

As for the release date of Final Fantasy 15, that is probably going to be revealed at the end of the month.  This event will take place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 7 PM PDT.  Those that want to watch the event can online as Square Enix will be livestreaming it on YouTube and Twitch.  It is expected that Final Fantasy should be released sometime in 2016 on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.  

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