At least, that’s what the game’s directors, Tetsuya Nomura and Tai Yasue, say. In an interview with Famitsu, we’ve got several interesting details about the highly anticipated Kingdom Hearts IV.

"The release is still scheduled for the end of next year, and the development team is in the final stages, so we’ll be focusing on that for a while."

They also hinted that something is planned for the franchise’s 25th anniversary next year. In addition, an exhibition celebrating the franchise’s 25th anniversary will take place in Roppongi (Japan) in February 2027. It’s therefore possible that new details will be announced there.

As for voice acting, the Japanese version has already been fully recorded, while the English voice recording is about 60–70% complete.