Kingdom Hearts IV, extended D23 trailer adds Coco world; Switch 2 release set for late 2027

gamingAug 16, 20261525,936

Kingdom Hearts IV’s extended trailer debut at D23 introduced a Coco world and highlighted playable sections for Goofy and Donald, with fans also pointing out a memorable playable Mickey moment. Many posts homed in on La Plaza de la Cruz and Mexican Día de los Muertos representation, with creator reactions like Sarah Key’s screenshot used to convey the joy around that inclusion. Square Enix reconfirmed the series has sold over 39 million copies, and directors including Tai Yasue and Tetsuya Nomura doubled down that a Switch 2 launch in late 2027 is certain.

DisgustingFilm

@disgustingfilm.bsky.social

Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that Sora is Latino

163047d ago

Iron Joe153

I think you mean Latinχ

chacrawarrior7

I can see his parents are from Argentina 🤣🤣😂

Matt S3

... Ok... Good for Sora. I personally never looked at that character and thought, Spanish but cool. 🤷🏻

Catsup3

Finally some good fucking news

FanosSlapVt1

i didnt see the trailer cause i never even finished #2, but I'm hoping Star Wars world that'd be cool. Or Marvel. They got IPs dont fuck up worlds

replicat🧩zero.1

No idea what's going on in this screenshot but Coco was a cool movie.

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Wes 🔞 (Commissions Closed!)35

Oh yeah? What are his King of Fighters trio?

Ivan10

Fine. I'll play Kingdom Hearts again.

Eva Lees 😈👧🎼🍂6

I need to hear Donald Duck say “No mames” when Sora does the collab attacks

Eddie R Correa5

Sora and crew are the biggest chismosos of all time, this wouldnt be surprising at all lol

Mads 👽🔞 CMMS OPEN4

Sora is Mexican I DONT MAKE THE RULES

‎3

if this came out 20 years ago he would be wearing a sombrero and the mexicans would have loved it

NEC 94x Mini 🇲🇽2

Me the Mexican boy in 2006 knew this as he was featured extensively on my MySpace profile.

Wario64

@wario64.bsky.social

Kingdom Hearts IV - "can confidently say and promise that it will launch in 2027. Schedule wise, development is very smooth. It's not like an 80% or 90% thing, it's a 100% thing." - Tai Yasue (Square Enix)

100446d ago

Mitchell Swingle28

Nomura just doubled down on that, too.

Bander11

Do people think KH3 was delayed like crazy? It was announced for the 2018 and then delayed a month

limp007.bsky.social5

Wonder how much Disney is in there this time.. i want you to remember Frozen..

mongoosedave.bsky.social5

It better, I want that physical!

Nanashi3

I swear if Kingdom Hearts 4 winds up on What Happened with Matt McMuscles and this post is used, I'm gonna laugh so hard.

AuraChannelerChris2

I'll believe it when I see it, Tai.

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Janet Garcia73

I gotta get going on kingdom hearts 2 and 3 + some YouTube videos.

Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality)24

You can count on this release date because the last decade of Nomura titles have at least one co-director aka “the game finisher”

Titan 🇵🇸FreePalestine16

"I don't believe it. You remember how many times KH3 was delayed?" Let's set the record straight. Kingdom Hearts 3 was delayed ONCE, and that delay was only by ONE month; from 2018 to January 2019.

CatKingKeefie11

KINGDOM HEARTS 4 WILL BE ON DISC!!!! I WILL OWN EVERY SINGLE KINGDOM HEARTS GAME PHYSICALLY! AHHHHH! I NEED IT! (Except for the I-III Collection IF I get a free upgrade from PS4 to 5. But one day I'll own the discs)

VGAfanatic10

You know we're gonna hold you to that.

J-Pep of Kingdom Chaos 🌃🕵‍♂️⚔️🍳4

Well, if everyone is slamming the hammer down on that late 2027, then it may be safe to start marking calendars.

D. Brady4

The fact that KH4 is gunna probably be the last Playstation disc game I get is crazy

Mimi🌟🏳️‍⚧️4

I sure hope so with how long this been in development yasue and Nomura tend to be good about that sorta thing

Spyounet3

Je veux ma boite PS5 tu n'as juste pas le choix Tetsuya

Gonzalo2

Tai Yasue y Nomura juran y perjuran que lo vamos a tener para 2027. A ver si no cambian los planes porque menuda bajonaza si no sale en físico 🥲 bsky.app/profile/wari...

Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷

@toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk

Now seems to be a good time to repost the time I asked Tetsuya Nomura why he added so many belts and zippers to his Kingdom Hearts designs.

44146d ago

Brad L7

"why did they delay it?" "So Nomura could put the zips and belts back in"

The Bonsai Treehouse2

“I will increase the fucking thing.”

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No Escape from the Tyranny of Virtue 🏴🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸35

The people: “please finish your game” Nomura:

Ryan Bloom14

I admire this kind of petty bitchiness. "Oh, you think THIS is annoying? You ain't seen nothin' yet"

Mando8

final fantasy x's lulu might not be Nomura's most famous character, might not be Nomura's best character, but she's definitely the most representative of a certain era of Nomura's art style

🗝Sorawolfkiba👑🎮

@sorawolfkiba.bsky.social

KINGDOM HEARTS 4 NEXT YEAR!!?? YESSS!! 😭 I HAD A FEELING!!! 🔥 NEXT YEAR IS SO STACKED!! 🤩🥳

19147d ago

Playtendo4

When I saw the news, I knew you would freak out and I was right! I can’t believe it’s really happening and bonus: Assuming it doesn’t get delayed, it’s on a disc!!

MagusUnion2

So thankful we get a PC port right off the rip! Praying my hardware can at least run the game on medium! 😂

Bergsche Andy2

And the trailer that came with this information...

Author Mike "ElectricDC" Current2

Dang I hope it might be spring 😭 but I think FF7 Rev spring and Fall KH4 makes more sense for Square and also helps my bank account lol

Daniel the Viceroy2

Oh, so you heard about a little series called Kingdom Hearts huh? Took ya time.

DecodeVen2

WE ARE WINNING NEXT YEAR, I CAN'T WAIT! also we're matching pfps again 😁

Ryan🦈

@sillysharkk.bsky.social

had to draw this as fast as I could #kingdomhearts #kh4

11247d ago

Lady Emily ☄️

@ladyemily.nebula.tv

That extended KH4 trailer… the playable Mickey………….. Xehanort back…….. goddamn….

20246d ago

Lady Emily ☄️46

@bendiskin.bsky.social hey uhhhh you good?

Ducky Winks3

Playing as Donald and Goofy, holy shit.

Sundaisy1

I’m gone be real, KH4 might evangelize me back into being KH-pilled again.

Tevor the Third1

What do you mean back?! I thought the whole point of KH3 was wrapping that shit up and moving on! 😵‍💫👿

headfallsoff

@headfallsoff.com

making a kingdom hearts series playthrough order to help newcomers and including the biden/trump video, the just a pancake videos and the bloodybizkits gdq run on there

17846d ago

headfallsoff117

kh1 > chain of memories > this 30 page compilation of threads from 2005 about BHK > KH2

BlueHighwind Ver.BlueSky14

KH1, Chain of Memories, KH2, read all of Homestuck, go to a four year college, 358/2 Days…

Soleil (7.5 spoilers)7

358/2 Days on the DS bc you vaguely remember the old kh1 ads bc of the song so the title is familiar > accidentally buy CoM on the ps2 1st > KH1 > KH2 > Demyx Time > BbS on a broken 2nd hand psp > RE: Coded> DDD > go to college > get unreasonably attached to the KHUX mobile game > KH3

ash5

ME: now, you might see the youtube links in there and wonder how they could possibly be relevant, but they are, trust me FRIEND: okay, i believe you ME: oh, my apologies. i didn't know you were already familiar

Miriam!4

The true play order (www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVla...) is actually pretty much like that if you were to view it as uncharitably as possible. "What do you mean TWEWY is on there. There's a concert that's also canon? Most of the latter half is part of lost media gacha game?"

foxowl2

after kh3 you have to watch 80 hours of 2020-2021 kh2fm randomizer races MINIMUM

Stealth40k

@stealth40k.bsky.social

Tetsuya Nomura said he already saw people saying online that Kingdom Hearts IV would be delayed. He wanted to set the record straight that it's absolutely not happening. Kingdom Hearts IV is releasing in 2027.

15246d ago

TheXVthshadow1

I ain't believing that for a second, but sure Tetsuya

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Mike Minotti76

hell yeah temp that fate

Zac2

It's wild that there aren't three side games on various exclusive systems, all with different mechanics but ultra important to LORE that will release over five years before KH4 is out.

Nova Crystallis

@novacrystallis.com

An extended trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV was shown at today's D23 panel, which you can catch here: novacrystallis.com/2026/08/coco...

9446d ago

KH13 · for Kingdom Hearts

@kh13.com

UPDATE: An extended version of the new Kingdom Hearts IV trailer has been shared at the Deep Dive Into Kingdom Hearts panel at D23! www.kh13.com/news/new-kin...

9946d ago

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Lesley-Anne 🩵🤍💎✨5

Musste gerade dran denken: Ende 2027 könnte ja POTENTIELL zum Tag der Toten (bzw Halloween) sein - aber vielleicht bin ich auch delulu wegen Coco. 🤭🧡🧡 Hauptsache Weihnachtsgeschäft mitnehmen! xD

Nova Eos 🌟🌸3

*explodes for the third time in two days*

Aida 🩷⋆｡˚ 🏳️‍🌈

@aichan92.bsky.social

🌟 Once we go through, there's no turning back. It's victory...or oblivion. 💙 #cosplay | #kingdomhearts

5646d ago

E.Nero5

you both look amazing 💜

Aida 🩷⋆｡˚ 🏳️‍🌈3

Close ups, porque literalmente we ate con estos maquillajes 🌟

@kzxcellent.live

🚨NEW VIDEO🚨 Here's my full reaction to the Extended Kingdom Hearts IV Coco Trailer from D23! This can tide everyone over until tomorrow when I'll release the edited down reaction to the full panel and a trailer Deep Dive. youtu.be/o1W2ZDJMQ4Y

6246d ago

Boofdaddy Werethrope 💪🏼🐺💖

@werethrope.bsky.social

Just waking up and I'm immediately blasted by kingdom hearts news from being pinged and DM'd everywhere AAA SO MUCH HYPE FOR IT YESSS THE NEW SERIES TOO??

7747d ago

Kat 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇷🌴☀️✨2

We’re gonna get more news today possibly!!

Gritou TheOrca🇫🇷🇮🇹1

And we might still have more stuff tomorrow!!

Daniel Alba

@daniel.gvg.io

So happy to hear the song of my people with Coco. La Plaza de la Cruz is such a good and natural addition to the Disney worlds. Screenshot of Sarah Key’s reaction that embodies the joy I feel from this too~ Also! It’s just crazy to see Mexican representation and Día de los Muertos in Kingdom Hearts