Seems like Square Enix was making Kingdom Hearts 2.9 for PS3 and PS4 in the shadows.

Richard VanDeventer, the person from where the leak is coming from has worked 11 months with SE and this has been found on his linkedin profile

“Kingdom Hearts 2.9” (PS3, PS4) Development (10 Months)

• Game idea planning and documentation
• Game check and balance
• Boss planning
• Attraction Flow planning and documentation

“Kingdom Hearts Ⅲ” (PS4, Xbox One) Development (10 Months)

• Original level planning, documentation and execution for 2 worlds including enemy, item, secrets and event management
• Mockup creation of 3 worlds including temporary asset creation
• Game idea planning and documentation
• Game check and balance
• Enemy planning and documentation
• Gummi Ship system planning and documentation
• Multiplayer planning and documentation
• Attraction Flow planning and documentation
• Main scenario planning for 2 worlds
• Various in-game dialogue writing
• Translation and interpretation of contact between involved English and Japanese parties including Disney and Pixar
• Publicity video recording and editing
• Communication with outsourced companies
• Holding meetings with Disney and Pixar
• Team management, meeting management and proceeding recordings

SE hasn't yet announced the game but they did say that a secret project is gonna be revealed at this years Tokyo Game Show which will happen on the 19th of this month.

Source: Gematsu

 

[Ericzander]

I actually love KH, the reason I hate the title is much is because it's like the biggest cocktease in the world. 2.9, .1 away from giving me KH3. Seriously?!?!

That's true. It's driving me crazy. My plan was to wait for KH3 to be released and then play through the whole series in timeline order (so starting with BBS and working my way up to DDD or 2.9). Then when I'm ready KH3 will probably be available used so I can grab it, rent a PS4, and go crazy with it for about a week before never playing KH again (assuming that Sora's story really does end with 3).

 

[CathyRina]

Guys! Guys! Valve's gonna announce Half Life 2.9 at TGS too!
But seriously, why? KH DDD was already supposed to be the gap filler between KH2 Re:coded and KH3. Why squeeze another game in between with such a stupid name?
I love KH but this is f*cking stupid.

 

[TecXero]

It's still not the worst KH title name I've seen. I doubt I'll check it out, though. KH2 was bad enough, then the story just drops off a cliff after that. The gameplay itself isn't enough to keep me going. The gameplay wasn't that bad, just mindless.

 

[Zanoab]

I actually love KH, the reason I hate the title is much is because it's like the biggest cocktease in the world. 2.9, .1 away from giving me KH3. Seriously?!?!

Just hope they aren't taking lessons from other companies and make KH 2.99 as full priced DLC.

 

[KingVamp]

Well, some of the games do have summaries to catch you up..., but it isn't the same.

 

[TheHaxForU]

wtf 2.9. i mean im going to buy it and probably love it, BUT C'MON!

 

[_v3]

2.9 is a funny name, could it be a sequel leading up to the events of KH3???
Regardless, I just hope it's not another ReMIX, cause that weren't really great (those loading times are ludicrous)

 

[Catastrophic]

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they released a KH game after KH3 for the 4DS titled Kingdom Hearts 2/20 that explains what happens in the 0.1 segment between 2.9 and 3.

 

[jumpman17]

Sqaure-Enix troll level = master

You've been waiting for Kingdom Hearts 3 for 10 years. We released 2.5, then 2.9, now, the next step you've all been waiting for....Kingdom Hearts 2.99!

 

[the_randomizer]

Naming a game with an odd decimal and not a whole number is a surefire way to make us all OCD over it.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Square-Enix can't even troll right.

 

[HaloEffect17]

Prediction in the next five years:

2.99, 2.999, 2.9999 HD Collection.

 

[gamefan5]

Wow, an actual worse naming than New Nintendo 3DS.
I am impressed XD

 

[DarkCoffe64]

2.9? How... How does that even work?
I mean... What? So, it's a prequel? A sequel? and interquel? What happened to 2.5?
AND WHILE WHERE AT IT, WHAT HAPPENED TO 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4...


AND DO I AM EVEN CARING IF I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT KH???
Wahtevs, I'mma gonna go back playing Lisa.

 

[The Catboy]

Done, I am just fucking done.

 

[Social_Outlaw]

My mind is slowly running away from reality with that...odd...ass...number

Me: "Do you speak whole numbers?"

Square Enix: "Cease and decease is currently in progress, thank you, and have a nice day"

 

[Kurt91]

If I had to guess, it's a remake of Dream Drop Distance, and possibly Re:Coded, since out of the two DS titles, it has the closest to the console gameplay. Since we need a cutscene-only feature to fill out the pattern, I'm going to go with a visual novel or short video version of the scrapped Birth By Sleep sequel. Finally, since they mention Attraction Flow, they're going to include a short playable demo of KH3.

Well, considering that 2.9 will be on PS3 and KH3 is on PS4, I'm going to guess that their "demo" will incorporate assets from the existing remakes (character models and textures), reshaped into a small playable area, and one or two new features from KH3 simplified and backported into it, to get people excited for KH3.

 

[tony_2018]

Must be selling well if they decided to keep doing these games. I rather a remake as well but whatever keeps the cash flow coming in.

 

[SS4]

I already own KH 1.5 and 2.5 so is there really a point to 2.9? Will it add DDD to the collection and will it be even more HD
I dunno, seems like a quick and lazy cash grab attempt before KH 3 comes out imo . . .

 

[KineticSonata]

I'm a long time KH fan, so it doesn't bother me so much when they make more games.

Although the story does get a bit convoluted.

While they were making 1.5, 2.5, Re:Coded, 365/2, 3.14 x r squared and whatever else, they COULD have made:

-A new Chrono Trigger
-A new The World Ends With You
-A new 'Mana' Title
-A bag of money to send to every KH fan for being made to wait a decade for an actual sequel
-Keyblade Flyswatters
-Anything that wasn't Bust A Move Universe