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Kingdom Hearts 4 set for late 2027; Nomura says it will not be delayed

Tetsuya Nomura, co-creator and co-director, confirmed at D23 that Kingdom Hearts 4 will launch in late 2027 and will not be pushed back. Disney's D23 revealed Pixar's Coco as a major world and showed Sora fighting alongside Hector in a new trailer. Donald and Goofy are confirmed playable for the first time, and the game will release on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and has been announced for Nintendo's Switch 2.

• Tetsuya Nomura appeared onstage at D23 and stated the announced late-2027 release window "is not happening" to be delayed.
• Pixar's Coco is a featured world in Kingdom Hearts 4, with trailer footage showing Sora fighting alongside Hector.
• Donald and Goofy will be playable characters in the series for the first time.
• Kingdom Hearts 4 was first announced in 2022 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and was added for Nintendo's Switch 2 in June; the Kingdom Hearts franchise has generated over $1 billion for Disney.