Earlier today, Nintendo blew the minds of every single Kingdom Hearts fan on the planet by giving us an extended look at Kingdom Hearts 4, complete with gameplay. Many were on cloud nine, and a lot of people probably still are, but thanks to being a fanbase that lives and dies in tragedy, Square Enix really couldn’t let them bask in happiness for too long.
Shortly after the Nintendo Direct finished, Square Enix released a statement announcing that the cloud versions of the Kingdom Hearts series on Nintendo Switch are being discontinued immediately, meaning they’re no longer available to purchase. On top of that, they’re also going to be completely shut down on June 9, 2027, leaving them unplayable.
Kingdom Hearts 3 Can’t Be Played On The Original Switch
Now, there’s good news and bad news to this, and admittedly more of the latter. The good news is that Nintendo literally just announced Switch 2 ports for the entire Kingdom Hearts series, as well as proper versions of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 and 2.5 for the original Switch.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear as though an OG Switch version of Kingdom Hearts 3 is coming though, so that means that the game will just become literally unplayable on that system once the cloud version vanishes.
Kingdom Hearts Switch 2 Port Has Finally Been Revealed, Coming This October
After months of rumours and plenty of begging, Kingdom Hearts is getting a proper port to the Switch 2.
You may also be asking what happens to the people that bought the cloud versions of Kingdom Hearts, seeing as though the game they bought is essentially being taken away from them, despite being single player. Well, instead of getting the Switch versions for free, they’ll be able to get the Nintendo Switch 2 versions of the games they got for “a discounted price on Nintendo eShop.”
Yes, in an incredible act of consumer-friendly practice, you’re having your games taken off you so you can buy them. Granted, the cloud versions of the game weren’t great, and you had to queue to get into them, but they were purchased, and that purchase is being taken away. Not a great look just after announcing a bunch of new games.
- Released
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September 17, 2002
- ESRB
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E for Everyone: Violence
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 4
- Cross-Platform Play
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android, ios
- Cross Save
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yes
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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yes
