During the D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, California, Kingdom Hearts III was given an official release year of 2018, via a new trailer shown at the event.

 

This follows last month’s Kingdom Hearts III Orchestra Trailer and the recent reveal at D23 of a trailer and of the new Toy Story world officially confirmed to be playable in Kingdom Hearts III.

 

After the game was announced at Sony’s E3 2013 Press Conference, fans have been waiting for a release date and now we can mark our calendars and wait a bit longer!

 

Are you guys excited to finally receive a release date? Do you think this is the final release date or do you expect delays? Let us know you think in the comments.

 

UPDATE: Square Enix Holdings have released their Financial Briefing Report for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 ("1Q FY2018/3"). While discussing their future pipeline in the report, they reiterated, once again, that Kingdom Hearts III has been announced to be releasing in 2018. View the full quote in the screenshot below:

 

 

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YES!!! LOVED THE TRAILER TOO!

I CAN'T!!!

Edited July 15, 20178 yr by RuDoe Ry

I CRIED!!! I loved the trailer and the release year announcement! I am happy!!!

I HAVE NEVER SCREAMED THAT LOUD IN MY WHOLE LIFE. I'm gonna die.

YESSSSSSS

THE NOW IN DEVELOPMENT JOKES WILL NOW DIE

 

Peace!

I LOVED THE WAY THEY TEASED IT BY PAUSING FOR A FEW SECONDS HAHAHA I LOVE YOU SQUARE

best of both worlds - a new world reveal and a "more accurate" release window. I wish they pressed Nomura more for when the next announcement would be - presumably any of the game shows coming up later in the year.

 

but HOLY SH*T cant believe they finally brought Toy Story to KH, since KH2 as Nomura said. I wonder how far down the street you can go hahaa they're really taking the larger maps to a whole new level.

What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY!? Don't rule out 2018 just yet, that's what I said! It might end up being late 2018, but hey, 2018 is 2018, as long as a window is out there now, I can wait as long as I need to. Let the year of Kingdom Hearts marathoning begin!

I'm so excited! Toy Story is my nr.1 favorite Disney movie!

I'm also very happy that it is the first Pixar world . 

Edited July 15, 20178 yr by KH4Real

IT'S FOR REALSIES NOW BOYS AND GIRLS!~

 

I may have skipped Everglow's feed for 2.8 but there's no way I'm missing this biz when the Japanese version comes out.

THE NOW IN DEVELOPMENT JOKES WILL NOW DIE

 

Peace!

 

Unfortunetly the "it will be delayed to 2019 and beyond" jokes took it's place...urgh this comunity REALLY needs to get a grip on when to let go of jokes.

I wonder when in 2018 it will come out. Maybe around the winter holidays? It would sell pretty big.

Rob has to wait a year to save Aqua? NO!!!!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS JOYOUS NEWS, NEIL!!!!

 

My God, what a time to be a Kingdom Hearts fan! Such a glorious time to be alive! I still can't believe the awesomeness we got in the form or a release window! Coming 2018! Just like I was thinking would happen, only that it was actually confirmed! God, I'm so happy! The promised time is finally upon us, everyone! Now, all we have to wait is until next year, and the coveted Kingdom Hearts III will finally be in our hands! The hype is real!!!!

 

I still can't believe it though, my mind went blank when I saw "Coming 2018" in the trailer! This is truly a joyous, momentous and historic moment in the Kingdom Hearts series! A moment for the ages! :'D

 

THANK YOU NOMURA!!!!!

I was so in shock after watching the trailer from D23 while I said Kingdom Hearts 3 is not gonna be released in 2018 OMG I was so wrong        

 

Not a fan of Toy Atory world myself but 4 party members holy shit 0_0 that is amazing and than 2018 appeared. Funny thing was everybody in live streams was freaking out over 2018 and I couldn't rewind the videos most of the times and than I found one I can..... I freaked out I woke up my parents, I messaged all my friends HOLY F*CK I screamed I was so in shock I was sweating and I can finally post this.

I expect it to release in the second half of 2018, defo Winter