Kingdom Hearts 4 fans are so desperate they think a Tokyo Game Show teaser hints at impending news, but I wouldn't be so sure

Kingdom Hearts 4 hopefuls are once again back with the hopium as a Tokyo Game Show teaser has folks convinced that news is on the way very soon, but I'm not quite so sure.

Earlier today, the official Tokyo Game Show Twitter account posted a mysterious tweet – a whole bunch of question marks in a box, followed by tomorrow's date (May 12) and the words "COMING SOON…" Below that, though, is an image that's gotten everyone talking – it simply says "LOADING…" with a familiar-looking font and a green bar below it.

It didn't take long at all for folks to start speculating that this could be a teaser for news about Square Enix's RPG series. "That green bar and font... Don't tell me…" one fan writes, sharing some comparison screenshots. "DONT GIVE ME HOPE I KNOW THAT FONT," another says. Another fan simply screams what everyone else is thinking: "KINGDOM HEARTS 4 ????????????????????????"

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This desperation probably isn't helped by the fact that over the last few days, we saw a surge of supposed Kingdom Hearts 4 leaks on ResetEra, from someone claiming to be posting "on behalf of a former colleague who I am very close with outside of work." This included everything from the game's supposed planned release window to gameplay details, although it's definitely worth noting that the user behind this has now been permanently banned, with ResetEra labelling them a "troll account," so maybe don't put too much stock into any of it.

Even so, to say fans are hungry for news would be an understatement, and it seems that the leak – no matter how unlikely it is to be true – may have served to rile folks up further.

Does this Tokyo Game Show post mean anything Kingdom Hearts-shaped, though? Unfortunately, I wouldn't be so sure – sleuths have noticed that the "loading" picture is actually a stock image, so it definitely hasn't been purpose-made to tease something specific. Could the folks behind the Tokyo Game Show account have seen the similarity to Kingdom Hearts and used it on purpose? Ehhh, potentially, I guess? But I wouldn't get your hopes up – as others have speculated, it seems more likely that whatever is seemingly going to be revealed tomorrow is more to do with the show itself, like perhaps this year's official key art.

I'd love to be proven wrong, as I'm sure all the other doubters would, too, but I certainly wouldn't hold your breath. Either way, we won't be waiting long for answers, as whatever it is, we should be seeing it tomorrow.

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