This Mobile Game Will Probably Be Required for Kingdom Hearts 4 on PS5

Missing link

by Sammy Barker Mon 30th Oct 2023

Kingdom Hearts is no stranger to shoving essential snippets of lore into spin-off mobile and browser games, and we doubt the upcoming Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link will be any different when it comes to the implications for Kingdom Hearts 4. In fact, just look at that name – it practically confirms it’s going to contain key plot details.

The release is officially due out in 2024, but there’ll be a closed beta test in Australia and the UK before its official launch, with registrations open now. The game itself has GPS elements like Pokémon Go, although there is a more traditional adventuring component, and there will be complete controller compatibility with the DualSense and DualShock 4.

You can get a glimpse of the gameplay in the trailer embedded above, which shows off various adventuring aspects, as well the battle system featuring classic Disney characters. Obviously, we’re all awaiting more information on Kingdom Hearts 4 here, but hopefully the impending launch of this mobile spin-off leads to more information in the near future.

[source youtube.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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themightyant
Mon 30th Oct 2023

Once upon a time this might have irked me. But they have milked this franchise to death with BS like this. I just don't care enough about Kingdom Hearts anymore to jump through their hoops. At best I will watch a recap video on YouTube.

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EchoRange
Mon 30th Oct 2023

I am so ready! I feel KH starved.

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Nekomichu
Mon 30th Oct 2023

I'm sad, I hate mobile gaming but i love KH....

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Martijn87
Mon 30th Oct 2023

I love this franchise. But wow... It's really difficult to keep track on the story and make sense of it all. Especially with all these side games.

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Rob_230
Mon 30th Oct 2023

@themightyant Yep sadly thats how i feel about the franchise now too.

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Drago201
Mon 30th Oct 2023

I don't play mobile and I know hmk on YouTube and twitch will be all over this game just like the previous mobile games and he does really well

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LifeGirl
Mon 30th Oct 2023

@Martijn87 I lost track of the story about 20 minutes into the first game. Sora and co live on a tropical island with the cast of two Final Fantasy games and are getting ready to sail off to another land on a raft... but Sora also clearly has a mum? And he sleeps in a perfectly ordinary looking house overlooking said island?
I just assumed he was just your typical RPG orphan but apparently he was trying to run away from home?
I dunno. Maybe these things are answered somewhere but I don't remember getting too much further into this game before having even more questions.

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Flaming_Kaiser
Mon 30th Oct 2023

@themightyant The least they could do is make a recap on the new game instead I hate this nonsense. But it probably will get a rererelease with all content in package instead.

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freddquadros
Mon 30th Oct 2023

Hope my cellphone can run this. As my profile picture shows, I'm a KH fan!!

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PocketHotDogs
Mon 30th Oct 2023

Maybe I'll give it a try but their last KH attempt on mobile went 'gacha' so hard, had to quit. I'm sure this won't be too far though.

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Browny
Mon 30th Oct 2023

Or it could make virtually zero impact on the actual plot, kinda like how I'm sure there was something something important about the final world of the third game and a million different keyblades or whatever and it tied into the last mobile game.

The diehard fans will eat it all up. But for those of us who only play the mainline games, it'll be explained in 10 seconds haphazardly, make about as much sense as anything else in the series, we'll shrug and move on to beating up more baddies without a care in the world.

That's the beauty of the series, IMO. You can have ZERO clue what the heck is going on, but the game is fun enough and flashy enough to not care and just enjoy the theme park ride.

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nessisonett
Mon 30th Oct 2023

That other mobile game was an utterly egregious gacha game that hid fairly essential bits of lore for the upcoming game behind late missions that required either months of grinding or paying money to get to. They completely mismanaged this series.

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rjejr
Mon 30th Oct 2023

What do you mean KH4, I thought the whole point of KH3 was ending the series. And no I’m not joking. I own everything except 2.8 across many different discs, still haven’t played anything besides 1 and half of 2. 😂

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themightyant
Mon 30th Oct 2023

@Flaming_Kaiser I already shudder at what they rereleased compilation might be called. Suggestions?

Kingdom Hearts: 4 minus 0.1: Missing Link: Hearts Friends + χ

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themightyant
Mon 30th Oct 2023

@nessisonett 100% right. They are doing similar with Final Fantasy 7 right now on mobile. Having key lore and interesting Stories like Sephiroth's origins or characters arriving in Midgar for the first time locked behind mobile BS.

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Flaming_Kaiser
Mon 30th Oct 2023

@themightyant As funny as this sounds its such a terrible way to make money it also makes the story so much worse to follow. I have to be honest I lost track of the story ages ago and I just play them..