Kingdom Hearts 4 Gameplay Emerges After Years of Silence, KH 1-3 Collection Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in October 2026

David Carcasole
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Jun 9, 2026 at 12:35pm EDT
The image features a collage with 'Kingdom Hearts Collection II & III' art, a Nintendo Switch console, and the logo for 'Kingdom Hearts IV.'

While today's Nintendo Direct was stuffed mostly with ports of games previously released elsewhere and a few new titles and DLC updates sprinkled in between, it capped off with a couple of major reveals. One was the expected reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, while the other was another look at Kingdom Hearts 4 after years of silence, alongside a reveal that the rest of the series will make its way to Nintendo Switch 2 in one jam-packed collection.

Kingdom Hearts 4 was first announced back in 2022, and since then we've barely seen any updates on the game since. A couple images of concept art and a comment from Square Enix that the game was "on schedule" in September 2025 is about all we've heard of the game in the last four years. Now, we actually have more than just a cinematic trailer to point to as proof that the game is being made and is on its way.

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We didn't get any hint towards a release window, but we did get confirmation that it'll arrive on Nintendo Switch 2 at launch, with a press release afterwards adding that it'll also arrive on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

What we did get a release date for however, is the big Kingdom Hearts collection that'll be coming to Nintendo Switch 2. A demo is available now for Switch 2 owners to check the collection out, which will show off a bit of Kingdom Hearts 3, starting you off at the beginning of the game in one phase of the demo and then skipping ahead to the middle of the game for the second phase of the demo.

As for what's included in the collection, Square Enix left no stone unturned as players will be able to dive into:

The Kingdom Hearts Collection will arrive on October 8, 2026, which will likely give you plenty of time to play through each game and its various additional bits ahead of Kingdom Hearts 4, since it seems like we'll still be waiting quite a while before it is ready to release.

About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.

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