Four Years Later, Kingdom Hearts 4 Surfaces With a Surprise Switch 2 Launch Window
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Square Enix finally showed off a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 4 during a Nintendo Direct, confirming the long-awaited title will launch day and date with the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2.
It has been a long four years since Square Enix first pulled back the curtain on Kingdom Hearts 4 during the series twentieth anniversary stream. Apart from a celebratory illustration earlier this year that hinted at another long wait, fans have had virtually nothing to chew on. That radio silence finally broke during the latest Nintendo Direct, where a brand new trailer gave players a fresh look at Sora and confirmed that the upcoming action RPG is slated for a day one release on Nintendo's successor console, currently referred to as the Switch 2.
While the new footage stopped short of giving us a concrete release date or even a broad launch window, the visual direction has already set the community buzzing. Sharp-eyed fans are quick to point out distinct stylistic callbacks to the long-lost Final Fantasy Versus 13, breathing new life into theories about how the game's tone and universe will evolve. For a fandom that treats these lore drops as major cultural events on social media and streaming platforms, simply seeing the game in motion is a massive relief, especially following the recent cancellation of the mobile spin-off Missing-Link.
This platform confirmation also signals interesting things for Nintendo's next hardware generation, securing a massive third party blockbuster as a day one title. As the industry looks toward upcoming showcases like next month's Disney fan event, anticipation for Tetsuya Nomura's sprawling narrative conclusion is ramping up again. You can read the original reporting and check out the trailer over at Eurogamer.
Tags: Kingdom Hearts 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Square Enix, Gaming News, RPG
Original article: Eurogamer