In celebration to the Kingdom Hearts series' 15th anniversary next March, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix will be launched for the PlayStation 4 on March 31, 2017 in Europe and March 28, 2017 in North America, exactly 15 years after the first game hit PlayStation 2 back in 2002.

The statement was made by Square Enix and Disney at Paris Games Week.

The release of the Remix collection will enable PS4 owners and Kingdom Hearts lovers to play nearly every game in the series on the console. Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue HD will be on PS4 first on January 24, 2017, a set which includes "Dream Drop Distance, "X Back Cover" and new adventure "0.2: Birth by Sleep."

Moreover, according to IGN, the collection brings a total of six Kingdom Hearts titles to Sony's latest console, counting in the main two games and their various spinoffs. The compilation includes the following:

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX

  •  Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
  •  Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
  •  Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (HD remastered cinematics)

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX

  •  Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix
  •  Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
  •  Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Game Spot also said that the next entry in the series is Kingdom Hearts III, announced in 2013. It's the first mainline entry in since Kingdom Hearts 2 in 2005. Although there are still no official statements about the release date, it's for sure that it's coming to both PS4 and Xbox One.

There's also a trailer that was released that shows some classic, graphically enhanced moments from across all six games, like Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 2 and Birth by Sleep. The upgraded, "final mix" versions of these and three more games - Re:Chain of Memories, 358/2 Days and Re:coded - will be included in the PS4 set.

As for the much-awaited Kingdom Hearts 3, it's also bound for PS4, along with Xbox One. There will be a release date to be announced soon.