I can't quite believe I'm writing this, but we just got a brand new look at Kingdom Hearts 4 in today's Nintendo Direct, with Square Enix's long-awaited RPG on its way to Switch 2… at some point.
During today's Direct, we got a fresh look at some cinematics as well as gameplay in Kingdom Hearts 4. It's been a long four years since it was first announced, with very little information released in the meantime – seeing it dropped in near the end of today's stream was honestly a little surreal.
The latest trailer also confirms Kingdom Hearts 4 will be "available at launch on Nintendo Switch 2," but when that launch is is another matter entirely. Square Enix still hasn't given any indication of when it'll be released, but for now, we have almost a minute and a half of new footage to pore over, which should keep ravenous fans fed for a little while longer.
This ended up being a surprisingly exciting Direct for Kingdom Hearts fans – right before the Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer, we also got confirmation that Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5, 2.8 and 3 (plus its Re Mind DLC) are coming to Switch 2 (as well as PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S) on October 8. A full collection is also being launched alongside the individual releases, and anyone with save data from the Switch 1 cloud versions of the games will be able to transfer their progress over.
Obviously, that was very quickly overshadowed by the latest Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer, but hopefully those releases will be able to keep us busy for however much longer we have to wait for the next game in the series.
Be sure to check out our roundup of everything announced at the Nintendo Direct June 2026 to catch up with all the exciting new games.
