{"id":1980770,"date":"2026-06-09T15:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1980770"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:03:06","slug":"4-years-later-we-finally-got-another-look-at-kingdom-hearts-4-and-its-coming-to-switch-2-at-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1980770","title":{"rendered":"4 years later, we finally got another look at Kingdom Hearts 4 (and it&#8217;s coming to Switch 2 at launch)"},"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\">4 years later, we finally got another look at Kingdom Hearts 4 (and it&#8217;s coming to Switch 2 at launch)<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Sight for Sora eyes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/HKYUiq4acAEa2-D.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"HKYUiq4acAEa2-D.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Square Enix<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/dom-peppiatt\">Dom Peppiatt<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Deputy Editorial Director<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-09T15:03:06+00:00\">June 9, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-new-trailer-switch-2-at-launch?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          7 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"e2fedf36-b13e-45be-9717-6093825aca0d\" data-name=\"Kingdom Hearts IV\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Kingdom Hearts IV\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Kingdom Hearts IV\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Kingdom Hearts IV\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Kingdom Hearts IV\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Kingdom Hearts IV\" title=\"Follow Kingdom Hearts IV\"><br \/>\n  Follow Kingdom Hearts IV<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-direct-june-2026-live-reporthttps:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-direct-june-2026-live-report\">at Nintendo Direct June 2026&#8217;s showcase<\/a>, we finally got another look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts-4\">Kingdom Hearts 4<\/a>. Yes, it&#8217;s real, and yes, it looks like development is progressing well.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dont-worry-kingdom-hearts-fans-it-looks-like-we-might-get-some-new-info-on-kingdom-hearts-4-in-a-years-time\">a new illustration was published to celebrate the 24th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts<\/a> earlier this year. That announcement seemed to tease the fact that we&#8217;d have to wait a year for more information &#8211; but, it seems, that turned out not to be true.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"KINGDOM HEARTS IV \u2013 Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kIpQz_9zQS0?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\/kIpQz_9zQS0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">KINGDOM HEARTS IV \u2013 Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kIpQz_9zQS0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;KINGDOM HEARTS IV is coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> and will be available day and date at launch!&#8221; says a blurb for the trailer. Not much other information is available in text, but you can certainly pick up some hints about what&#8217;s to come from the footage. For my two cents, it seems we&#8217;re going to get Final Fantasy Versus 13 at long last, in essence. It can&#8217;t just be me that sees that, right?<\/p>\n<p>There is still no release date &#8211; not even a release window &#8211; for the game, so I wouldn&#8217;t expect it any time soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts\">Kingdom Hearts<\/a> fans, of course, have been waiting patiently for official communications about the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts 4 ever since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-is-officially-on-the-way\">it was announced as part of the series&#8217; 20th anniversary back in 2022<\/a>, with very little info coming out about the game in the years following.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, director Tetsuya 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 Revelation were making &#8220;great progress&#8221;<\/a>. And rightly so, since it seems<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-will-lead-towards-a-series-conclusion-so-nomura-can-retire\"> Nomura would like to retire<\/a> when he finally sees the conclusion of this series take place.<\/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>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-direct-june-2026-live-reporthttps:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-direct-june-2026-live-report\">at Nintendo Direct June 2026&#8217;s showcase<\/a>, we finally got another look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts-4\">Kingdom Hearts 4<\/a>. Yes, it&#8217;s real, and yes, it looks like development is progressing well.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dont-worry-kingdom-hearts-fans-it-looks-like-we-might-get-some-new-info-on-kingdom-hearts-4-in-a-years-time\">a new illustration was published to celebrate the 24th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts<\/a> earlier this year. That announcement seemed to tease the fact that we&#8217;d have to wait a year for more information &#8211; but, it seems, that turned out not to be true.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"KINGDOM HEARTS IV \u2013 Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kIpQz_9zQS0?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\/kIpQz_9zQS0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">KINGDOM HEARTS IV \u2013 Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kIpQz_9zQS0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;KINGDOM HEARTS IV is coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> and will be available day and date at launch!&#8221; says a blurb for the trailer. Not much other information is available in text, but you can certainly pick up some hints about what&#8217;s to come from the footage. For my two cents, it seems we&#8217;re going to get Final Fantasy Versus 13 at long last, in essence. It can&#8217;t just be me that sees that, right?<\/p>\n<p>There is still no release date &#8211; not even a release window &#8211; for the game, so I wouldn&#8217;t expect it any time soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts\">Kingdom Hearts<\/a> fans, of course, have been waiting patiently for official communications about the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts 4 ever since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-is-officially-on-the-way\">it was announced as part of the series&#8217; 20th anniversary back in 2022<\/a>, with very little info coming out about the game in the years following.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, director Tetsuya 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 Revelation were making &#8220;great progress&#8221;<\/a>. And rightly so, since it seems<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-will-lead-towards-a-series-conclusion-so-nomura-can-retire\"> Nomura would like to retire<\/a> when he finally sees the conclusion of this series take place.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Kingdom Hearts IV 4 years later, we finally got another look at Kingdom Hearts 4 (and it&#8217;s coming to Switch 2 at launch) Sight for Sora eyes. 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