Square Enix Delists Kingdom Hearts Cloud Versions on Switch

Square Enix pulled every Kingdom Hearts cloud release from the Switch eShop on June 9, minutes after announcing native versions during the Nintendo Direct. The delisting covers HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind, and the all-in-one Integrum Masterpiece bundle. If you own them, you can keep streaming until June 9, 2027. After that the servers shut off and your purchase stops existing.

The replacement is real this time. Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] hits Switch 2 on October 8, 2026, and a native version of HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX is coming to the original Switch. Cloud owners get 50 percent off the corresponding digital versions and can carry their save data over. Nobody is getting a free upgrade.

The cloud versions launched in February 2022 and were a problem from day one: input lag, performance hiccups, a constant connection requirement, and full retail pricing for games you never actually possessed. Four years later, Square Enix has confirmed what everyone suspected. You did not buy those games. You rented them, and the lease is up.