CyberConnect2 president Hiroshi Matsuyama has confirmed that .hack//Z.E.R.O. will release worldwide as a multi-platform title designed for home consoles. According to translations provided by Final Weapon staff writer and lead translator Ryuji, Matsuyama also emphasized that .hack//Z.E.R.O. is not a “social game,” which likely means that it will release as a single-player focused title like past .hack entries.
Previously, Matsuyama shared a slew of new details regarding .hack//Z.E.R.O. in a new Famitsu interview. CyberConnect2 has been preparing the .hack//Z.E.R.O. project “under the water’s surface” for about the past 10 years or so, and the studio has been involved in all aspects of the game under the permission of Bandai Namco.
The game’s development team comprising of veterans who worked on previous .hack games and younger staff who grew up playing the games. The development of the Fuga: Melodies of Steel series and the “Revenge trilogy” (Fuga, Tokyo Ogre Gate and Cecile) served as the groundwork for .hack//Z.E.R.O.’s development system. The story of .hack//Z.E.R.O. is not connected to previous .hack titles, so newcomers can jump right into this game without prior knowledge.
Fans of .hack and newcomers can replay or catch up with the .hack series with .hack//G.U. Last Recode, which is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam.
