{"id":1855161,"date":"2026-03-30T09:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1855161"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:15:16","slug":"dont-worry-kingdom-hearts-fans-it-looks-like-we-might-get-some-new-info-on-kingdom-hearts-4-in-a-years-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1855161","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t worry Kingdom Hearts fans, it looks like we might get some new info on Kingdom Hearts 4 in&#8230; a year&#8217;s time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts-4\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Kingdom Hearts IV<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Don&#8217;t worry Kingdom Hearts fans, it looks like we might get some new info on Kingdom Hearts 4 in&#8230; 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hopes reignited for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts-4\">Kingdom Hearts 4<\/a> update.<\/p>\n<p>The illustration, posted on the official Kingdom Hearts 4 Twitter account, shows Xehanort holding an umbrella and looking away. He&#8217;s also surrounded by clouds, and standing next to purple flowers. This is a sequel illustration, of sorts, to a prior drawing by Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura for Kingdom Hearts 4 some years ago, made to celebrate Kingdom Hearts Union: Dark Road.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Kingdom Hearts 4 and Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary - Official Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pe5JzxwzNj0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Pe5JzxwzNj0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Kingdom Hearts 4 and Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the inital reveal for Kingdom Hearts 4 made nearly five years ago.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pe5JzxwzNj0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The illustration came with a message written in Japanese, which was not translated by the English social media account. This message <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KH_Damo\/status\/2038179855075057668\">appears to be<\/a> a thank you to fans for their support, and a note the team is working hard towards the series&#8217; 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This crumb from the Kingdom Hearts team isn&#8217;t much at all, but it has excited numerous Kingdom Hearts fans who have been waiting patiently for official communications about the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts 4. That game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-is-officially-on-the-way\">was announced as part of the series&#8217; 20th anniversary back in 2022<\/a>, with very little else coming out about the game in the years following.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bigboyboss1974\/status\/2038191130542493797\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9OT9nl2xAN\">pic.twitter.com\/9OT9nl2xAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Random_kid (@bigboyboss1974) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigboyboss1974\/status\/2038191130542493797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My crumbs are here&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/soya_tsun\/status\/2038355193545281926\">wrote Twitter user soya_tsun<\/a> in response to the post, including a video of series protagonist Sora begging on his knees. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ImanIman77502\/status\/2038190870684389535\">ImanIman77502 was more explicit in his frustrations<\/a>, writing: &#8220;At this point this ain&#8217;t nothing. Telling me you&#8217;re working hard towards the 25th anniversary means we ain&#8217;t getting anything until the 25th anniversary. Which would be 5 YEARS after you initially announced it.&#8221; Uxian <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Uxian_\/status\/2038177063576748187\">posted a gif<\/a> of Mickey Mouse slicing a wisp-thin slice of bread to the dismay of Donald and Goofy.<\/p>\n<p>Late last year, Nomura said that both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-final-fantasy-7-remake-part-3-are-making-great-progress-confirms-director\">Kingdom Hearts 4 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake were making &#8220;great progress&#8221;<\/a>, and a small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/first-look-at-kingdom-hearts-4-in-three-years-suggests-mickey-mouse-is-playable\">teaser back in May showing Mickey Mouse<\/a> also raised hopes significantly.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-will-lead-towards-a-series-conclusion-so-nomura-can-retire\"> Kingdom Hearts 4 will lead towards a series conclusion<\/a> so Nomura can retire, he explained in an interview last year.<\/p>\n<p>Whether we&#8217;ll see something substantial during the 25th anniversary next year is anyone&#8217;s guess, but if progress is being made, and developers are hard at work for this milestone year, who can blame fans for being hopeful yet again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A new illustration published to celebrate the 24th anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts\">Kingdom Hearts<\/a> has some fans&#8217; hopes reignited for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts-4\">Kingdom Hearts 4<\/a> update.<\/p>\n<p>The illustration, posted on the official Kingdom Hearts 4 Twitter account, shows Xehanort holding an umbrella and looking away. He&#8217;s also surrounded by clouds, and standing next to purple flowers. This is a sequel illustration, of sorts, to a prior drawing by Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura for Kingdom Hearts 4 some years ago, made to celebrate Kingdom Hearts Union: Dark Road.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Kingdom Hearts 4 and Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary - Official Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pe5JzxwzNj0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Pe5JzxwzNj0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Kingdom Hearts 4 and Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the inital reveal for Kingdom Hearts 4 made nearly five years ago.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pe5JzxwzNj0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The illustration came with a message written in Japanese, which was not translated by the English social media account. This message <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KH_Damo\/status\/2038179855075057668\">appears to be<\/a> a thank you to fans for their support, and a note the team is working hard towards the series&#8217; 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This crumb from the Kingdom Hearts team isn&#8217;t much at all, but it has excited numerous Kingdom Hearts fans who have been waiting patiently for official communications about the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts 4. That game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-is-officially-on-the-way\">was announced as part of the series&#8217; 20th anniversary back in 2022<\/a>, with very little else coming out about the game in the years following.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bigboyboss1974\/status\/2038191130542493797\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9OT9nl2xAN\">pic.twitter.com\/9OT9nl2xAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Random_kid (@bigboyboss1974) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigboyboss1974\/status\/2038191130542493797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My crumbs are here&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/soya_tsun\/status\/2038355193545281926\">wrote Twitter user soya_tsun<\/a> in response to the post, including a video of series protagonist Sora begging on his knees. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ImanIman77502\/status\/2038190870684389535\">ImanIman77502 was more explicit in his frustrations<\/a>, writing: &#8220;At this point this ain&#8217;t nothing. Telling me you&#8217;re working hard towards the 25th anniversary means we ain&#8217;t getting anything until the 25th anniversary. Which would be 5 YEARS after you initially announced it.&#8221; Uxian <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Uxian_\/status\/2038177063576748187\">posted a gif<\/a> of Mickey Mouse slicing a wisp-thin slice of bread to the dismay of Donald and Goofy.<\/p>\n<p>Late last year, Nomura said that both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-final-fantasy-7-remake-part-3-are-making-great-progress-confirms-director\">Kingdom Hearts 4 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake were making &#8220;great progress&#8221;<\/a>, and a small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/first-look-at-kingdom-hearts-4-in-three-years-suggests-mickey-mouse-is-playable\">teaser back in May showing Mickey Mouse<\/a> also raised hopes significantly.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-will-lead-towards-a-series-conclusion-so-nomura-can-retire\"> Kingdom Hearts 4 will lead towards a series conclusion<\/a> so Nomura can retire, he explained in an interview last year.<\/p>\n<p>Whether we&#8217;ll see something substantial during the 25th anniversary next year is anyone&#8217;s guess, but if progress is being made, and developers are hard at work for this milestone year, who can blame fans for being hopeful yet again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Kingdom Hearts IV Don&#8217;t worry Kingdom Hearts fans, it looks like we might get some new info on Kingdom Hearts 4 in&#8230; a year&#8217;s time? 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