Today's Nintendo Direct stream caught many Kingdom Hearts fans by surprise, as it included two major announcements after a long drought of news.

First off, a new collection containing 'Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX', 'Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue', and 'Kingdom Hearts III' (including the ReMind DLC) will be releasing on October 8 this year for the Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and will be titled 'Kingdom Hearts Collection [I ~ III]'. Check out the boxart and trailer for this collection below:

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Following the collection's announcement, fans got an even bigger surprise in the form of a new trailer for 'Kingdom Hearts IV', the first one since the initial one back in 2022! The trailer shows a bit more of gameplay in Quadratum, and includes some familiar faces confirmed to return in the game. The game is also confirmed for a multiplatform release, available for the Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (through Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store) upon launch. Check out the new trailer below:

In addition to the trailer, a new overview of the game was released by Square-Enix, which you can read below:​