After releasing to critical acclaim and record-setting commercial success, Kingdom Hearts III will officially get post-release DLC.

Tetsuya Nomura, the game's director, confirmed that development is underway for upcoming DLC, with smaller expansions to be released over the course of the year for free to players. Additionally, Nomura teased that the DLC would include an extra-hard difficulty setting and a paid DLC expansion that is expected to continue the game's story in some capacity.

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"Up until now, we have prepared a separate package as the 'Final Mix' but I would like to add all the additional elements with DLC this time. I think that free DLC will be issued in the form of additional updates as it is completed, but paid DLC has been planned for a complete package," Nomura explained in a translated interview from Japanese site Dengeki Online. "It will take some time to produce paid DLC but, as soon as possible within the year, I would like the team to begin work."

Though final marketing for Kingdom Hearts III had indicated that the game marked the end of the game's main trilogy, Nomura revealed that there has been talk about the future of the franchise. "As for the future of the Kingdom Hearts series, we've discussed if there's a future, it's really unplanned right now," he continued. "All of my own plans have been filled up to the end of the year."

Kingdom Hearts III is developed by Square Enix. It is on sale now for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.