Overview
- Square Enix used Disney’s D23 event to announce a late‑2027 release window for Kingdom Hearts 4, giving the first clear timing since the game was revealed in 2022.
- Series director Tetsuya Nomura appeared at D23 and told fans the late‑2027 target will not be delayed and that more marketing and updates are planned.
- A new trailer shown at the event confirms the game begins a new story called the Lost Master Arc and is primarily set in Quadratum, the series’ Tokyo‑like setting.
- The trailer also reveals Coco’s Land of the Dead as a playable Disney world, and Disney and Square Enix said an animated Kingdom Hearts series is in development for Disney+ and Disney Channel.
- Disney framed Kingdom Hearts as a high‑value franchise for the company, which helps explain the renewed cross‑media push and signals more frequent news and promotional activity ahead of the launch.