Summary
A well-known gaming industry insider has claimed thatKingdom Hearts 4will be released sometime next year.Kingdom Hearts 4fans have been incredibly eager for more updatesabout the upcoming fourth mainline entry in Square Enix’s long-running series. The game was first revealed during the franchise’s 20th anniversary event, where a trailer showed Sora’s situation after the events ofKingdom Hearts 3. This included a brand-new look for Sora, an apartment and city that resembled modern day Tokyo, and even some gameplay footage where Sora battled a giant Heartless.
Following this trailer, Square Enix has been silent aboutKingdom Hearts 4’s progress. The company has been putting its attention towards marketing the release ofFinal Fantasy 16andFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirththroughout 2023-2024, which has leftKingdom Heartsfans without much to go on. The last official updateKingdom Hearts 4received was the aforementioned reveal trailer two years ago, and fans have been starving for more info since. This new piece of information from a notable insider should be good news for fans of the franchise.
Leaker and industry insider Daniel Ritchtman (also known as DanielRPK) made a post on hisPatreon, claiming thatKingdom Hearts 4will release in 2025. While thispotential release window forKingdom Hearts 4seems a little bit soon, it’s entirely plausible. The first trailer forKingdom Hearts 4showed a bit of gameplay footage, meaning it is potentially further in development than some might expect. WithFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthout, this will likely give series director Tetsuya Nomura a chance to refocus onKingdom Hearts 4.
Kingdom Hearts 4 Could Release in 2025, says Leaker
This statement from DanielRPK comes after another recent claim he made about the franchise, leaking thatan adaptation ofKingdom Heartsis reportedly in the works, though he didn’t reveal if it was a TV show or a movie. While DanielRPK’s statement isn’t much to go off on, and insiders like him have been wrong before, fans should both be excited and wary of these claims.
Whilespeculation aboutKingdom Hearts 4has been pretty rampant, the series hasn’t been entirely radio silent. A mobile action RPG spin-off,Kingdom Hearts: Missing Linkis also currently in development, though the latest update the game received was when Square Enix released aMissing Linkteaser trailer back at the end of October 2023. Fans will just need to patiently wait until Square Enix is ready to give them more information aboutKingdom Hearts 4.
Kingdom Hearts 4
Kingdom Hearts 4 is an action RPG developed by Square Enix and represents the fifteenth installment in the franchise. Players once again are put in the shoes of Sora who is suddenly trapped in a more realistic world called Quadratum, with companions like Donald and Goofy attempting to rescue him. Kingdom Hearts 4 is a direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts 3 and Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory.
