{"id":16876,"date":"2026-02-17T10:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/?p=16876"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:33:25","slug":"hack-zero-announced-cyberconnect2-new-rpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/hack-zero-announced-cyberconnect2-new-rpg\/","title":{"rendered":"CyberConnect2 Announces New .hack\/\/Z.E.R.O. Action RPG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CyberConnect2 brought a big surprise right on the heels of the studio's 30th Anniversary celebration. The Japanese developer officially announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cc2.co.jp\/hackzero\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">.hack\/\/Z.E.R.O.<\/a> as the latest Action RPG title from the legendary franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This announcement is a landmark moment as CyberConnect2 will take full control of the entire production process independently. This is a major step that is unprecedented in the history of the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Serious Mode<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/hack-zero-announced-cyberconnect2-new-rpg\/#Status_Project_hackZERO\" >Project Status .hack\/\/Z.E.R.O.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/hack-zero-announced-cyberconnect2-new-rpg\/#Kisah_Baru_di_Dunia_The_World\" >New Story in The World<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/hack-zero-announced-cyberconnect2-new-rpg\/#Detail_Visual_Teaser_Trailer\" >Teaser Trailer Visual Details<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/hack-zero-announced-cyberconnect2-new-rpg\/#Staf_Produksi_dan_Musik\" >Production and Music Staff<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/hack-zero-announced-cyberconnect2-new-rpg\/#Platform_dan_Rilis\" >Platforms and Releases<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Status_Project_hackZERO\"><\/span>Project Status .hack\/\/Z.E.R.O.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, the .hack series has always been synonymous with Bandai Namco Entertainment as the Publisher. However, the situation has changed drastically for .hack\/\/Z.E.R.O.. Bandai Namco has given official permission to CyberConnect2 to fully manage this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything from planning, development, to publishing will be done in-house by CyberConnect2. This move signals a new era for the long-awaited revival of the franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its official description, CyberConnect2 states that <a href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/tag\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Game<\/a> will blend the duality of fantasy and reality with modern expectations. The project is claimed to have been planned for the past 10 years and is now finally realized as their first self-published title for the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kisah_Baru_di_Dunia_The_World\"><\/span>New Story in The World<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CyberConnect2 CEO, Hiroshi Matsuyama, explains in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202602\/66142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Famitsu<\/a> that the title .hack\/\/Z.E.R.O. reflects the message of \u201crestarting .hack from scratch\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dot-hack-ZERO_2026_02-16-26_027.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16878\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that this game has no relationship with Yokote Michiko's previously released .hack\/\/ZERO light novel. This is a completely new original story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game takes place about 10 years in the future. The story will again center on an MMORPG called \u201cThe World\u201d. The main difference lies in the portion of real world drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous games had limited budgets and publisher constraints in depicting the real world, usually only through email or internet browsers. This time, CyberConnect2 promises to bring a much more immersive real-world drama without those limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matsuyama mentioned that the theme of duality between the game world and reality will remain at the core of the story. The monochrome teaser visuals released are meant to illustrate that contrast, such as the opposition between public persona versus inner feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Detail_Visual_Teaser_Trailer\"><\/span>Teaser Trailer Visual Details<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The teaser trailer for the game was produced by animation studio <strong>Kamikaze Douga<\/strong>. The video doesn't show gameplay, but it gives strong visual clues to the game's atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e.hack\/\/Z.E.R.O.\u300f\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fc\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc #hackZERO #dothack #\u30c9\u30c3\u30c8\u30cf\u30c3\u30af\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UcjZq9RWAH8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scene opens with a real-world situation, showing someone in a hospital surfing the internet. The screen then fills with various blocking notifications before turning into a digital glitch that brings the viewer into \u201cThe World\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some iconic characters are glimpsed in the video. Viewers can see a figure running in the dungeon, which closely resembles the character of <strong>Kite<\/strong> from the original series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also quick cuts of images featuring young women with the \u201cinfinity\u201d symbol belonging to the <strong>Aura<\/strong> on his chest. This certainly provoked the curiosity of old fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The action scene shows a Heavy Blade character that resembles <strong>BlackRose<\/strong> is fighting against a white-armored figure with blue eyes. The video closes with a mysterious sentence: <em>\u201cThis world is at \u2018Dusk,\u2019 it matches with us so well.\u201d<\/em> This sentence sparked strong speculation regarding a reference to the series <em>.hack\/\/Legend of the Twilight<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Staf_Produksi_dan_Musik\"><\/span>Production and Music Staff<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Music is a vital element in building the atmosphere of this series. CyberConnect2 specially engaged world-renowned violinist Taro Hakase to handle the theme music to start the Project on a grand note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Game development involves a mix of veteran staff who have been working on the .hack series for a long time and young talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the list of key staff working on .hack\/\/Z.E.R.O.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Executive Producer:<\/strong> Hiroshi Matsuyama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Character Design:<\/strong> Seiichiro Hosokawa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creative Producer \/ Art Division General Manager:<\/strong> Akihiro Anai<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creative Director:<\/strong> Hiroto Niizato<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Art Division General Manager:<\/strong> Takahito Washisaka<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Program Division General Manager:<\/strong> Yasuhiko Tsuneoka<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Game Design Division General Manager:<\/strong> Tomoyuki Kato<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sound Division General Manager:<\/strong> Norikatsu Fukuda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Theme Music:<\/strong> Taro Hakase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sound:<\/strong> Chikayo Fukuda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Platform_dan_Rilis\"><\/span>Platforms and Releases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To date, CyberConnect2 has not provided an exact release date for .hack\/\/Z.E.R.O.. They only confirmed that the genre is Action RPG with adventure elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intended platform is <strong>Home Console<\/strong>, However, no detailed engine specifications have been mentioned yet. More information regarding gameplay and release schedule is expected to appear in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let's wait for the next development of this ambitious project.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CyberConnect2 membawa kejutan besar tepat di perayaan 30th Anniversary studio mereka. Developer asal Jepang ini secara resmi mengumumkan .hack\/\/Z.E.R.O. sebagai judul Action RPG terbaru dari franchise legendaris tersebut. Pengumuman ini menjadi momen penting karena CyberConnect2 akan memegang kendali penuh atas seluruh proses produksi secara mandiri. Ini adalah langkah besar yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya dalam [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,5],"tags":[10,65],"class_list":["post-16876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","category-news","tag-game","tag-news"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dot-hack-ZERO-clean-up.webp","author_info":{"display_name":"Tesla","author_link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/author\/zheilla\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16876"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16881,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16876\/revisions\/16881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}