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Kingdom Hearts IV set for late 2027 launch

8/17/2026

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Kingdom Hearts Launch

Square Enix announced at D23 that Kingdom Hearts IV will launch in late 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC, with co-director Tai Yasue and director Tetsuya Nomura saying it is on schedule.
The trailer adds Pixar’s Coco as a world, showing Sora in the Land of the Dead.
A Kingdom Hearts anime series was confirmed for Disney Channel, with Nomura and Square Enix developing it.

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Disney+ Streams

Disney+ will stream the Kingdom Hearts anime in the UAE for AED 29.99 per month (AED 298.99 per year) and in Saudi Arabia for SAR 29.99 per month (SAR 298.99 per year).
The Kingdom Hearts franchise has shipped more than 39 million units worldwide across its games.
Disney+ has been available in the UAE since 2022 through Shahid and OSN+ bundles, where the series will stream.

History

Historical Context

In January 2006 Disney agreed to buy Pixar for about $7.4 billion, closing the deal on May 5 2006 and gaining control of Pixar’s characters. That ownership enabled Disney to place Pixar worlds such as “Coco” into new projects, including the 2027 Kingdom Hearts IV announcement and Disney+ anime launches in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The merger still drives cross-platform storytelling.

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Kingdom Hearts Launch

Square Enix announced at D23 that Kingdom Hearts IV will launch in late 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC, with co-director Tai Yasue and director Tetsuya Nomura saying it is on schedule.
The trailer adds Pixar’s Coco as a world, showing Sora in the Land of the Dead.
A Kingdom Hearts anime series was confirmed for Disney Channel, with Nomura and Square Enix developing it.

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