In a lengthy interview about the future of Kingdom Hearts - and to celebrate Kingdom Hearts 3 Re Mind’s release - the Japanese Twitter account for the series revealed that a new Kingdom Hearts game will be coming “surprisingly soon,” although he failed to disclose any context about exactly when “soon” would be. Kingdom Hearts is in the midst of a major DLC release with Re Mind, which is set to jump around the narrative that was established during Kingdom Hearts 3 but ultimately dive much more deeply into Kairi’s rescue and the DLC’s ending will connect with the ending of the main game.
Of course, Kingdom Hearts is a lot more than the main trilogy of games that have been released over nearly two decades. Kingdom Hearts is also famous for housing an incredible number of spin-off titles across several different platforms, the result of which has been one of the most convoluted narratives in gaming history - alongside a fan base that spans millions of consumers who play on different consoles and devices. Kingdom Hearts 3 managed to tie up a lot of the narrative in surprisingly efficient fashion, but the DLC is meant to elaborate on Sora, Riku, and Kairi’s story even more before the series shifts its focus to a new tale.
That new tale may begin sooner rather than later, too. According to the account (and translated by Twitter user _KH_ENGLISH), a new Kingdom Hearts game will be coming “surprisingly soon.” The answer was delivered when the team was prompted with a question about future Kingdom Hearts projects, and they revealed that the Kingdom Hearts UX team will have an announcement tomorrow. The account also made the shocking announcement that on top of the Kingdom Hearts UX and Kingdom Hearts 3 teams, there are actually two new teams in operation, and one of them has a title that will be on the way soon.
A new Kingdom Hearts game could genuinely mean anything when taken in the context of how the series has been explored thus far. Spin-offs have been completely adjacent to the main story, prequels, or back story for major characters, and it’s unlikely there’s anything related to a Kingdom Hearts 4 coming anytime soon. It seems a safe bet to assume that the new Kingdom Hearts game will be another spin-off title, perhaps one that will begin to establish new characters in anticipation of them inheriting the mainline games’ top billing. Of course, this is Kingdom Hearts - a series that features Donald Duck as a court wizard who slays heartless demons alongside anime-style teenagers - so truthfully, anything is possible.
For now, though, it seems Kingdom Hearts fans won’t have to wait long to discover what the future of the series will look like. On top of Kingdom Hearts 3 Re Mind, fans will soon find out what a new Kingdom Hearts game looks like - and what platforms it will be available on, a key element that has historically been difficult to predict.
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The next Kingdom Hearts game has yet to be announced.
Source: _KH_ENGLISH/Twitter
