CyberConnect2, creators of the beloved .hack// franchise, tease that something exciting is coming that fans will love.
Hiroshi Matsuyama, the head honcho of CyberConnect2, shares his aspirations for the new year as part of Famitsu’s annual end-of-the-year special feature. He mentioned that as the company marks its 30th Anniversary this February 16, 2026, there are plans to announce a new title to celebrate its three decades in the industry. Matsuyama adds that “...a lot of people all over the world will be delighted by,”
While no concrete details about what the CEO stated have been revealed, fans are already hopeful that this might be related to a new .hack// game. Some believe that this is the long-anticipated remake or reboot that fans have been dying to get their hands on since the last game of the series.
One of the earliest franchises to embrace the ‘isekai’ genre, CyberConnect2’s .hack// franchise has resonated among old school gamers due to its novel approach to storytelling. It put an interesting spin on the way the internet works, turning it into a serious narrative space where life and death are possible. It was basically one of the first media to adapt a “metaverse” approach to technology.
.hack// games were teeming with MMO-like features in an offline game. This includes fake message boards, in-universe news and events, and NPCs logging in and out like real players. Fans immediately fell in love with the concept of its virtual reality known only as “The World,” and were sucked into its overarching storylines, from OVAs, anime, light novels, and games.
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It’s a series that debuted as an anime first back in the early 2000s, and was then transformed into various multimedia projects, hence the existence of multiple .hack// games.
Since the last trilogy (Rebirth, Reminisce, Redemption) of .hack// games, fans have been rallying to play a remake of the first four .hack// games. Being part of the early 2000s zeitgeist, not many players were able to get their hands on the story of Kite and his friends, making it far from reach for the average gamer without buying a physical PlayStation 2 copy or using illegal ROMs.
With that cryptic announcement from CyberConnect2’s Representative Director, the entire .hack// community is giddy with anticipation. Could it be the remake or remaster they’ve always dreamed of? Or is it a new .hack// trilogy?
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