Overview
- Square Enix released a new roughly 90‑second gameplay trailer on June 9, 2026 that put Kingdom Hearts IV back in the spotlight and showed Sora fighting giant Heartless in the realistic, Shibuya‑inspired city of Quadratum.
- The company confirmed a simultaneous, multiplatform launch is planned, listing PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store), and explicitly stating KINGDOM HEARTS IV will be available day one on Nintendo Switch 2.
- The trailer and announcements did not include a release date or window; brief retailer listings that mentioned a possible 2027 launch were removed and remain unverified, so any 2027 timing is still speculative.
- Square Enix also announced native Switch 2 releases of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, HD 2.8, and KH3 + Re Mind on October 8, 2026, which run offline and let players transfer save data from the earlier cloud versions.
- The update ends a four‑year quiet period around KH IV, restores momentum for the series, and could expand access by delivering a true day‑one native Switch 2 version while fans await further details and an official release timetable.