Fans of the .hack series shouldn?t expect an MMORPG title from developer CyberConnect 2 anytime soon. In a Q&A style video, CyberConnect 2 President Hiroshi Matsuyama comments on the possibility of the series going in an online direction. To sum it up quickly, Matsuyama-san essentially says that he doesn?t feel ?the same attraction? to the idea when comparing it with the goals of the original titles.

.hack is a drama-driven single-player JRPG series set in the world of an online MMORPG. While Matsuyama-san admits that seeing some of the popular abilities used in an online environment could be very interesting, it would just be another online game at the end of the day. What set the .hack series apart at the time of its original release in 2002 was the fact that the single-player story revolved around the players in the fictional online world as opposed to being a real MMORPG. Matsuyama-san does go on to say that CyberConnect 2 always keeps fan feedback in mind, and while the idea won?t come to light anytime soon, it?s never out of the question.
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