Kingdom Hearts 4 Confirmed For Switch 2, New Gameplay Showcased

Nothing against OoT, I just came here to say:

Yes Yes Yeees. Woo

Been forever SquareEnix finally yay

Just that we got the first new gameplay of this during a Direct says a lot. What did I say yesterday? It seems even more true today. We've come a long way from the Wii and Wii U days.

Amazing!!!!!! Can’twait

Very much looking forward to these!

If there's one thing I did expect to be shown in this Direct, it's absolutely not this

Square Enix and Capcom just carrying the Switch 2 on the 3rd party front at this point.

Stellar Blade from Shift Up is coming to Switch 2 as well.

Meanwhile Atlus: Metaphor port. Not even a Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 announcement.

The fact that new KH and new FF were announced by Nintendo Direct shows how dead PS is in Japan now.

Square Enix and Capcom playing it smart. Atlus is playing it dumb.

Glad they're finally porting these, and that 1 and 2 are getting Switch 1 versions as well. Played through 1 on my Legion Go a few weeks back and these games translate super well to handheld so glad other folks will get the chance to experience that.

Might end up getting them on the Switch 2? I dunno. I only have 1 & 2 on Steam so depending on the bundle cost it might be more cost-efficient to get the Switch versions, but also 1 and 2 are the only games in the series I particularly care about in the first place. Though either way 4 looked pretty good.

It is WILD that Nintendo of all companies got first dibs on more KH4 footage when that would've been inconceivable 10 years ago

My WALLET after this Direct will be $0.

I would had been more excited for this game had Square Enix not screw up KH1-3 and its spinoffs on Switch. It looks like those same games will still get screw up on Switch 2 too as game key card garbage releases. I had no excitement for this one, if it's a game key card release then yeah it's not surprising, if it's a native game then it's just okay. I had bad experience with those games and this game is connected to those bad experiences.

@anoyonmus I'm convinced Atlus will milk P4 and P6 sales before putting them on Switch 2.

Strange times we're in when Nintendo gets to show off the first bit of gameplay for KH4. It looks good, though. On top of that, I love that Capcom and Square are strongly supporting the Switch 2.

So glad to finally see these games free from cloud prison. And the fact that KH4 is also being released on switch 2 is even more awesome.
@Vivianeat Me too. Me too.

Can't wait for that sweet sweet Game Key Card

Finally. My day is awesome. Day 1 purchase

Favourite part of the Direct.

Great news! But has always with these late Switch ports, it’s probably going to take an age to get to a parity on sales with the other consoles. No way I’m paying full price yet again for these. The All in One package regularly goes on sale for 60% off on the PS Store.

Cool and all. But realistically, this game was announced years ago and is still years away and the footage we saw wasn't really new.

Pumped my fist in the air for this one. It’s about time!

Of course, of course they had to FINALLY announce all of this after I had given up hope and bought an Anbernic RG455 or whatever the codename was.

Regardless, easily the highest point of the Direct (third party-wise), if slightly dampened by the fact we're getting a 2002 game only now.

I've been wise to wait for the ports before playing the games on PlayStation and Epic Games Store. Yes, I've been dumb enough to buy them twice. But at last, I'll play the games natively on a Nintendo platform!

@Vivianeat Not even 0.

It will be in the negatives

I was more excited about the promise of launch parity! I guess I will finally actually play this series.

@Ooyah This includes everything except some mobile games, 358/2, and Re-Coded, and the cutscenes for the latter two are included. And generally the viewpoint on those games is, "358/2's plot is good, its gameplay is not," and, "Why does Re-Coded even exist?" so you're not missing out in regards to those ones.

Birth by Sleep and Chain of Memories are included with 1 and 2 while Dream Drop Distance is in 2.8.

Ha! In your face, Playstation fan fanboys! Get on our level with the Switch 2 getting an exclusive trailer and new footage in the Direct! So glad to be a Switch 2 only owner!

My kid and I watching this both thought KH4 was already out and we were waiting on KH5. 😂. That's probably b/c we bought KH3 so long ago but never played it b/c 2.8 was never on sale or in any of the bundles we own. Might be time to go search for them all. I think I own 1 & 2 on PS2 discs but don't own a PS2 to play them, but a compilation or 2 is around here somewhere. Or maybe digital. This series is such a mess. 😝

I really hope Xenoblade Genesis is stand alone story wise, even if it's a sequel to 3, just don't bring it up. No on are OK, they're like chocobo.😂

I getting it for Nintendo Switch 2 version!!

I had two hopes for this Direct, new Xenoblade and KH collection, I got both so I'm happy. Funny how the new collection that contains everything is 80€ while the cloud versions are 100€.

And getting 1-3 collection this October too for Nintendo Switch 2 version. 😬😁😁😁

As someone who didnt hide their disdain for the Cloud Ver. decision, I gotta give it to SE for FINALLY righting this wrong.

And not to be a choosy beggar, but I wonder if there'll be a physical release? According to the eShop, the individual collections seem to be small enough to fit on carts.

ngl, Nintendo Direct is the last show I expect KH4 will appear but I'm happy it did! Glad it's also gonna be a same day launch

OF ALL PLACES for 4 to pop back up it was in the freaking Direct. We will NOT be playing on Super Switch though, because Key-Cards are The Chernabog

I love the fact that the message is "Available at launch on Nintendo Switch 2" unlike Sony's shows that fake third-party exclusivity just showing the PS logo. That was Square Enix's idea and explains why they didn't reveal their games at Sony's show but at Xbox and Nintendo's.

And that's right, Cloud only makes sense if it's optional like on Xbox, but paying full price for playing a Nintendo Switch 1 cloud version that might be removed is the worst deal in gaming, which is why Google refunded Stadia buyers.

Do you have to buy them again if you already own the cloud versions ?
Or is there any discount, upgrade path ?

Very very sold, I’ve been hoping for native handheld versions of 1-3 for a long time!

only thong in the Direct that got me excited just shows how lifeless Nintendos own game announcements are

Capcom and Square are very much stepping forward as the lead 3rd party support for SW2 .... and thats a very good thing indeed.

Where you at Microsoft?

I'll be picking this up day 1...whether it is physically or not depends on if they are keycards.

@Duncanballs We got Minecraft and... that's it.
Was really hoping for Forza, but Minecraft means we won't have to suffer through the Switch 1 version of Bedrock anymore

It just KH4 storyline looks very BS and have zero sense.
What is the point with Organization XIII and Heartless that still not defeated yet?
Also, the KH 1.5 + 2.5 , 2.8 and 3 are already on PS4 long time ago and they are cheaper now so I can always pick the PS4 version, but considering I'm already tired with Kingdom Hearts BS storyline....

I guess it might be too much to hope for a Physical edition of these games...😮‍💨

@Anti-Matter are you ever happy dude?

@StarCollector But no upgrade available so time to spend ANOTHER 30 USD.

From MS, we only got Minecraft.

And ofc Activision and Bethesda but thats it.

I'm confused - I thought the newest Kingdom Hearts games were already on Switch 2, released as "Final Fantasy 7: Remake and Rebirth"? 😉

@anoyonmus I don't think we know if there'll be an upgrade path yet, but I'd wager the answer'd be yes considering both the Switch and PS5 versions of Bedrock had a free upgrade available

What I found curious with this one (the collection I mean) is that they mentioned zero improvements, didn’t call them S2 Editions either. How are they going to differ from the S1 versions then?

@nintendolife I think there will also be a native version of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 and 2.5 as well for Switch 1 iirc.

@NintendoWife Well you can play these games on Switch 2 without needing an internet connection.

@anoyonmus Yeah I saw that (and it’s great news, wouldn’t have bought them previously), but beyond that? Any graphics improvements?

looks incredible.

@NintendoWife Probably not. This is a port from the PS4 version. Not much to go on.

@anoyonmus Probably 4K then, right? That would be something at least.

@NintendoWife Maybe. Idk tho

Gave up on Kingdom Hearts after Birth-By-Sleep
Let's be honest. That story is a ***** of nonsense (but then again Nomura and Nojima, one over hyped artist and a guy who doesn't know how to write stories, not really a surprise) and while they are relatively fun to play, I can't stand that level of emo cringe anymore

This was the shock of the direct for me- thrilled it’s coming day 1 to switch 2! I’m also one of the 7 people to buy the cloud version (lol) so I might double dip since there’s a 50% discount

At long last, and at $75 for the three-piece bundle of what, a dozen surreal crossover JRPG classics? Almost the entire collection (the dual screen entries are likely still reduced to cutscene recaps, but it's not like I lack the hardware for the real deals) and the ever higher odds of me never getting to restart Oblivion this year unless I splurge out on a separate 256 Gb.😆 Speaking of gigabytes, Deku Deals almost gave me a jump scare with 1.5+2.5's grand "Download size: 541.992 GB" line, but I believe it's an honest typo, especially with the aforementioned bundle summing up to 131 Gb.😅

@Mjplaysgames kudos for sponsoring the poor indie publisher to release eventual native ports.🍻😄 It certainly makes sense to reinvest now - besides the discount, the cloud versions' save files were specifically highlighted as transferable to NS2.

EDIT: and in an ode to my reading comprehension past midnight (although it went over my head earlier when watching the Direct as well)... only NOW I realize that 1.5+2.5 is also coming to Switch.🤯 Perhaps the Deku page conflated the two versions' 54 and 19 Gb into one number?😄

Y'know, I was excited, but then I saw the art on Donald and Goofy and the AI accusations behind it.

I really hope it was just a bad trace job, but, HOW DO YOU SCREW UP DONALD'S FINGERS LIKE THAT?! OR HIS BEAK?!

I cannot stop laughing about me at the presentation:

They: "If you bought the CloudVersion on Switch1, which we can shut down at any time, then..."

ME: "Yes, you get the Switch2 version for free?" "Yes, you get a discount on the Switch2 Edition for buying it again?" "You get free items if you buy the game again?"

THEY: "You can take over your Switch1 save game."

LOL

Barely even $40 bucks for everything is wild 😆

Mind blowing announcement! This Direct was awesome

Out from cloud jail and straight into digital/key card jail. Kingdom Hearts on Nintendo platforms just can't catch a break.

If the game releases on fully physical card , I will purchase for support. If the game is over 64GB, I will respect on the game release on game key card. Even I will not purchase any SE game releases on switch 2.

@InfamousOrange apologies if someone has answered your question already-I have so many chuds "ignored"-the game was already announced with a trailer about 4-5 years back? Not sure. But this is the first time we've seen the game in years and Nintendo got dibs on the re-reveal.