Remember .hack? The Video game and anime property is making a return, as CyberConnect2 has confirmed that a new .hack game is in development! 

This was revealed by CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama at the 20th Anniversary .hack special event held recently. In the video interview, Matsuyama confirmed that a new .hack game is in development, though didn’t specify whether it will be a full-fledged release or a mobile game.

Here’s what Matsuyama had to say (translation via DeepL):

Since we are celebrating our 20th anniversary, I would like to talk a little about the future of Dot Hack.We are already working on a new game,

There’s more said, but that’s the important part. Again, it’s not mentioned whether this is a full-fledged new game, or a mobile game based on the IP. For reference, the last game released in the .hack universe was New World Vol. 1: Maiden of the Silver Tears for Android and iOS back in 2016, and was exclusive to Japan. The last mainline console game released was .hack/Versus for the PS3 back in 2013, which was released to coincide to release alongside the movie.

You can watch Matsuyama confirm it in video below (23:30 mark):

Hopefully, this will be a new .hack game for consoles and not just a mobile game. Once we know more, we’ll let our readers know.

Update: Multiple people have said that Matsuyama has not confirmed that a new .hack game is in development. We based our story on the translation and apologize if there’s any confusion that stems from this. We’ve reached out to CyberConnect2 regarding this as well, and will update the article if we hear anything back.

Receiving feedback that Matsuyama was joking about a new .hack game project being in development based on how he phrased & delivered his response, so it's not 100% confirmed if it's true now.

That's a bit cruel to do for an event, but it is what it is. Sorry for misreporting. https://t.co/zuZ8fLGMiy

— HDKirin (@HD_Kirin) March 12, 2023

Thanks, HDKirin!