Hey,Kingdom Heartsfans are used to it – this is thedefault setting
Kingdom Hearts 4updatesdo not seem to be in the cards for the near future, a newFamitsu interviewconfirms.
Series steward andKH4director Tetsuya Nomura notes that the team is “prioritizing development,” and there are “no plans” forKingdom Hearts 4updates for a while. That said, he did provide a few details that inform the reveal. Nomura says that although the trailer was crafted via Unreal Engine 4, the game is actually using UE5 for the final version: which is something they could pivot to in future trailers.
The team is in a tricky position withKingdom Heartsin general, given the high expectations; but also the announcement schedule as a whole. It’s the 20th anniversary ofKingdom Hearts, so the team should give fanssomething. With that said, it’s heavily implied that barely any progress has been made for this presumably lengthy action-RPG, and Nomura and company have their work cut out for [x amount of years]. NoKingdom Hearts 4updates in years make Homer go something something.
It’s the classic “early trailer” Square Enix strategy that’s criticized year after year. At this point we’re used to it though, and hopefully by the timeKingdom Hearts 4actually arrives, it delivers. For me, it’ll heavily hinge on what Disney property worlds are included. Doing something drasticlike going in aStar Warsdirectionwould be interesting: and prior games even go hard on the lightsaber motif as it is.
