

By comparison, it’s almost impossible to guess what Kingdom Hearts 4 has in store.Īside from kicking off the new Lost Master story arc, main hero Sora has been whisked away from the fairy tale Disney universe fans know and love to a realm known only as Quadratum.

Kingdom Hearts 3’s status as the finale to the Dark Seeker saga, that began with the first game, meant fans had some rough ideas of what to expect. In terms of the game itself though, there’s almost no official information at all. With Kingdom Hearts 4 using Unreal Engine 5 from the get-go, that should mean things will progress far more smoothly. However, we feel confident that there’ll at least be another trailer, and maybe even confirmation of a release date, by the end of 2023, since Square Enix has (hopefully) learned its lessons and rumours suggest the game is further along than many fans imagine.ĭirector Tetsuya Nomura admitted that Kingdom Hearts 3 was revealed far too early and wound up suffering internal delays due to switching to Unreal Engine 4 midway through development. It was only announced last year and while its trailer did provide glimpses of what looked like real-time gameplay, there was 14 years between Kingdom Hearts 2 and 3 – so this is not a franchise that Square Enix tends to rush themselves with.Įven beyond that, there was a five and a half year gap between Kingdom Hearts 3’s reveal trailer and its release, so there’s not even any guarantee Kingdom Hearts 4 will be out this decade. Kingdom Hearts 4 is almost certainly not going to be released in 2023, in fact it’d lucky to arrive in 2024 or even 2025. GameCentral examines everything that’s currently known about Kingdom Hearts 4 and when it might be released. Kingdom Hearts 4 – Sora’s less spiky hair is the least weird thing about the game so far (pic: Square Enix)
