Edited, March 1: Even Kingdom Hearts is celebrating the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with a social media post on Thursday.
Earlier today, the official Kingdom Hearts X/Twitter account shared an image of Sora on what looks like the streets of Shibuya, glancing up at various big-screen advertisements featuring Sephiroth. A previous version of this story called it a fresh look at Kingdom Hearts 4, given that it’s set in Quadratum, the bustling city in which the sequel will take place.
However, it’s since been pointed out that it’s actually an edited photo of the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts 3, which is also set in Quadratum. That’s our bad! (Hey, it is a secret ending, after all.)
#FF7リバース発売#FF7R#_KH pic.twitter.com/obneXBQTnT
— キングダム ハーツ (@_KINGDOMHEARTS) February 29, 2024
Quadratum is based on Tokyo, specifically the Shibuya district. In a cute touch, the image references a real-life ad campaign that’s currently taking place in Shibuya, with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth taking over various billboards and screens, as captured by @Genki_JPN on X/Twitter below.
SEPHIROTH IN SHIBUYA! #FF7R pic.twitter.com/IAKYmOO1Cg
— Genki (@Genki_JPN) February 26, 2024
Square Enix officially announced Kingdom Hearts 4 in 2022. We got a brief trailer back then, but little information since, including a release window (see everything we have managed to figure out right here).
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, meanwhile, officially released on PlayStation 5 today, so fans are just starting to dive in. For more, check out our 9/10 review, as well as our spoiler-filled breakdown on why that one script change from Remake actually makes perfect sense.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she’s not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
