Disney touts Kingdom Hearts as a billion-dollar franchise ahead of D23 panel

fr.ign.com (French)

Disney has confirmed Kingdom Hearts is one of its nine billion-dollar video game franchises, just ahead of its highly anticipated D23 panel where Kingdom Hearts 4 news is expected. The announcement came in a Disney blog post, which also revealed that Disney games generated over $4 billion in consumer spending last fiscal year. More than half of these billion-dollar franchises were created in the last 12 years, highlighting the brand's commercial strength. Kingdom Hearts 4 was teased at a Nintendo Direct in June 2026 and will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The D23 panel, featuring voice actors and developers, streams on August 15.


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