'I Want to Set the Record Straight: That Is Not Happening' — Kingdom Hearts 4 Devs Say KH4 '100%' Will Not Be Delayed Past Late 2027 Launch | D23 2026

Kingdom Hearts 4 co-director Tai Yasue and bid creator Tetsuya Nomura person assured fans that it is simply a "100% thing" the crippled volition not beryllium delayed past its precocious 2027 motorboat window.

While the squad down the caller Kingdom Hearts crippled stopped abbreviated of sharing a last merchandise day during its large D23 2026 presence, they consciousness beauteous assured the existent docket volition stick. Yasue, Nomura, and manager of merchandise improvement astatine Disney and Pixar games Nana Gadd doubled down connected Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts 4 motorboat plans during a sheet astatine this year's show.

"One past happening I wanted to share: We announced the crippled volition travel precocious 2027," Nomura said. "Online, immoderate radical were saying the merchandise day whitethorn get pushed back. I privation to acceptable the grounds straight: That is not happening."

"There's galore things underway, galore plans we person underway," helium continued. "Now that we are approaching the 25th anniversary, we're reasoning astir what the 30th day [looks like]."

"Development is precise smooth, it's a 100% thing," Yasue said. "We volition get determination for sure."

Kingdom Hearts 4 volition motorboat successful precocious 2027. You tin drawback up connected everything announced during the D23 sheet close here.

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