.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Special Edition

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Special Edition is a collection consisting of Chrono Gear and RE: ENTER while also an updated version of the base game which available exclusively on PlayStation 5. The special edition will includes a new graphical enhancement exclusively for PlayStation 5, several new changes and a brand-new expansion which is a direct-sequel to three titles of .hack which is .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-, .hack//Quantum, and .hack//Bullet focuses on Tokio and Saika during their High School Days and the story which would directly lead to .hack//Link 2.

Special Edition later would be released on Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows (Steam), and Microsoft Windows (Epic Games Store) and will had their own specific enhancement, controller improvement, and more to allow players once again experiencing the story of .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.

Development
.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- was in planned to be re-released following .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- which not just intentionally for just commemoration, but also wanting for players to re-experience the game story and as they already play all-three games of CHRONO RISING which now that players found the several context that could be a clues and even foreshadowing from that game and also due to the developers is focusing on developing .hack//Link 2 and so players need restart Tokio's adventure all over again with clean slate with several new features that been added exclusively for Special Edition version.

Director stated that the features will not be too big, but balanced, since the developers focusing all biggest content in RE: ENTER expansion, while they admit that they really focusing on developing .hack//Link 2 following the releases of .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- which is how they wanted for fans to re-experience this storyline in order to understand what comes after in RE: ENTER and .hack//Link 2. While the game will received a PS5 enhancement performance graphics, it also features a brand-new surprising elements that allows players to be more excited more along with the expansion, while they also preparing for one new main scenario which set after the Post-Credit Scene and considered to be a last gameplay before moving on to other things, but this is perfected version of set up toward last secret and superbosses which now has their own new storyline, but players might need to find out while playing it, because it presents a brand huge surprised.

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear-
See .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-

A remake and reworked version of the original .hack//Link which powered with a brand-new engine, focuses on Tokio Kuryuu 's adventure in The World R:X in Kite 's favor to use Akashic Records and find Chrono Core from the legendary main heroes before the mysterious group hacker, Schicksal obtains for their own plans. The Special Edition will features a graphical enhancements, controllers improvements, camera works, and more which improved the players immersive experience with the powerful friends at his side during his journey, also a brand-new surprise features which came in unexpected turns will also presented in the special edition version.

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- RE: ENTER (Expansion)
See .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- RE: ENTER

The expansion features available exclusively on .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Special Edition which set to release along side with this game, which is a completely new story which set between .hack//Bullet and .hack//Versus once again focuses on Tokio Kuryuu and Saika Amagi in three years following the events of IMMORTAL DUSK as now they in a Senior High Schooler days, while login to The World R:X for their final days together in online game suddenly received a mysterious request from the former Schicksal members and Jyotaro Amagi's AI, Geist as a start of the new mystery. The expansion will features a free-roams of Mac Anu Town, Breg Epona and Netslum Tartarga, with new exploration fields & dungeon, new enemies, new bosses, new challenges, side-quest, mini-games and much more which players could immerse a joy of the powerful experience in The World R:X.

General

 * Several adjustment, reworked and improvements toward Trophy and Achievement support exclusively for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows (Steam), and Microsoft Windows (Epic Games Store).
 * Over 10-Subtitles language added to the game, which been released for all regions of international.
 * RE: ENTER can be accessed separately from the main game, players be able to start a new game and choosing the difficulties in order to play the game in it's version.
 * Players can freely jump to play the main game or RE: ENTER, but there will be caution notice that where players need to play the main game and unlocked all main scenarios through .hack//Integration alternate timeline main scenario which was in the post-game contents, in order to understand this plot storyline. Players can freely to take heed toward caution or ignore it, but be careful with spoilers in it.
 * New benefitted transfer data access for .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-, .hack//Link -RIVES-, .hack//Link -Chrono Link-, and .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- which allows you to earned more new bonuses, including new cutscenes, new emails, new items, new video bonuses, and few more can be obtainable in the main game.
 * Includes a new bonuses, .hack//LiVE -The New Twilight- video theater and orchestral has been added to the game.
 * Parody Mode has been added to the game.
 * UI Texture has been increased into higher-detailed and clearer than the original one.
 * Quick Save features has been added to the game.
 * Photo mode is accessible from the pause screen. It pauses all action and in battle and field scenes and hides UI elements and allows the player to toggle if the characters are shown and turn the camera. Photo mode in cutscenes simply pauses the scene, and the player can't change the angle.

PS5 Enhancement Features

 * Higher quality textures, lighting, volumetric fog and background details, as well as the option of two different display modes: "Graphics Mode", which prioritizes image quality and 4K resolution, and "Performance Mode", which prioritizes 60 frames-per-second display.
 * The game takes advantage of the PlayStation 5 system capabilities to minimize loading times and add DualSense controller support for haptic feedback.
 * Ray Tracing and HDR Support.
 * Far of View graphical support, along with some improvements toward lightings speed, anti-aliasing, and reflection due to the power of Ray-Tracing.
 * Basic Controller improvements for PS5 which makes it easier for players to play the game with compatible controls to use.
 * 3D Audio Support for PlayStation 5 has made an implementation to the game.

Xbox Series X Enhancement Features

 * Higher quality textures, lighting, volumetric fog and background details, supported in both of the images high-quality, 4K Resolution, and up to 120 frames-per-second display with High Dynamic Range support which has been optimized for Xbox Series X features.
 * The game takes advantage of the Xbox Series X system capabilities to minimize loading times and with additional of Smart Delivery support.
 * Ray Tracing and HDR Support.
 * Far of View graphical support, along with some improvements toward lightings speed, anti-aliasing, and reflection due to the power of Ray-Tracing.
 * Basic Controller improvements for Xbox Series X which makes it easier for players to play the game with compatible controls to use.
 * 3D Partial Sound for PlayStation 5 has made an implementation to the game.
 * Quick Resume features has been implemented to the game, exclusively for Xbox Series X system features.

Microsoft Windows (Steam & Epic Games Store) Enhancement Features

 * Higher quality textures, lighting, volumetric fog and background details, supported in both of the images high-quality, three-types of resolution (Full-HD, QHD, and 4K), up to 165 frames-per-seconds, and refresh rate up to 240Hz support.
 * Customization graphics system features has made an adjustment and improvements to match with the graphical improvements of the game.
 * Supported graphical options with Anti-Aliasing, Anisotropic, Post-Draw Anti-Aliasing, Environmental, Particle Effects, HBAO, and TXAA.
 * NVIDIA Gameworks support.
 * Dolby Atmos Sound Technology 2.0 and Nihimic Sound support.
 * DLSS Nvidia and NVIDIA Ray-Tracing 3.0 support.
 * HDR support had made an implementation to the game.
 * Additional works of User-Interface exclusively for Steam and Epic Games Store.
 * Basic Controller and Keyboard improvements for Xbox Series X which makes it easier for players to play the game with compatible controls to use.

Features

 * New Game+ features been added to the game.
 * Graphical Mode features has been added, allow for players to choose between Normal and Classic Quality which retains the quality from PlayStation Portable graphical visual.
 * Categorize and List Scenario of Akashic Monument Event Data has made an implementation to the game, which allows players to make it easier to choose what scenario that hasn't even done which can be categorize each scenario that Tokio needs to jump.
 * Booster are added to the configuration screen which grant players a maximum Link Points and Gil.

Storyline

 * Additional cutscenes and dialogue lines been added to the game, includes a showcasing a new side of characters and backstory for Tokio Kuryuu and Saika Amagi, including AIKA.
 * Including a new highlight cutscene as following scene Tokio fell into coma after AIKA sacrificial, the mysterious man (Davis) revealed had observing the events of their battle against Aura The Queen of Demise, with his invisible hologram mode which same as Saika has, however, Fluegel can sense someone watching them.
 * Post-Game story narratives has been improved for the existing sub-scenarios with the additional new dialogues lines, cutscenes, and more to match the continuities and consistent chronological also toward characters, since the post-game been took place a year following the event.
 * Additional new dialogue lines has been made implemented to highlight the plot holes that bridge a gap between main game and post-game story, which there's a new cliffhanger, new questions, and more, including regarding Saika's disappearance is ominously set something what it leads to.
 * The act, gestures, and dialogues lines been added toward Helba and Zelkova which how they act something that Tokio didn't even aware, possibility how this might had something to do with the connection of CHRONO RiSING Trilogy.
 * A brand new main scenario titled as .hack//0001 set following the Netslum Party which expand the story of their encounter against the Unknown Figures (Schwarz) in the Terminal End, includes a brand-new stories, cutscenes, dialogue lines, and more, it is intended and purposely to ties with RE: ENTER and .hack//Link 2, including it's connection with CHRONO RiSING Trilogy.
 * It is also considered as a secret-main scenario which can only be obtainable by unlocked all the main and sub-scenarios through 100% completion which allows you to accessed a new main story through Helba's Emails.
 * New endings has been added to the game which represents for .hack//0001 and it's a something that could surprise players for it.

Unison PCs

 * Other Tokio (RIVES) will become a new Unison PCs with his gear blade and amateur blade, however, his skills attacks in the combat are completely different from Tokio along with his character personality that goes brings a new tease toward something happens, but his unison PCs will be unique than the other one.
 * To unlocked this character, you need to extract the secret hidden data which can be obtained after defeating the unknown figure which Saika decrypted the lost data which results the creation of Other Tokio's log data.

Battle

 * Additional new types of enemies and bosses has been added to the game.
 * A brand-new secret bosses, The King of the Akashic Records, CHRONO which he has returned from .hack//Link -Chrono Link- as a new unlockable challengeable bosses which can be unlocked if you traveled through Akashic Records and going through the final level of the floor toward the areas where Tokio and Saika met with Aura.
 * Recommended to bring Saika and Fluegel in order to accessing a new bonuses story cutscenes and dialogues line in the game.

Bonuses

 * A new secret ending video titled "The War of the Twilight" can be unlocked as a new teaser for the upcoming project, which features direct link toward a new entries.
 * Additional new clips of Parody Mode has been added to the game, including a new Secret Theaters which contains an ultimate version of all Parody Modes which features a 4th Breaking Wall sense of Humor.
 * A new special trailers to advertising the several CyberConnect 2 self-published titles, which can be includes for FUGA -Melodies of Steel-.

.hack//IMOQ Re: Login

 * New emails from anonymous and Daisuke Uchiyama regarding a successfully to transferring a save clear data for players who had been played .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-, including a several new emails from Helba, Aura, Lios, Balmung, and BlackRose as it originally sent for someone and supposedly Kite would read it.
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Health Drink 10x, Soul Drop 4x, and Restoration Drop 3x.
 * Bonus Equipment:: Amateur Blade Metal, Wing Sky Gold and Rose Blade Platinum
 * Bonus Costume: Kite's Uniform, Balmung's uniform, and Tsukasa's uniform
 * Earning 100.000 Gil.
 * New Key Items: The Daybreak of the Twilight Key.

.hack//G.U. Last Recode Vol.4 Reconnection

 * New emails from anonymous and Daisuke Uchiyama regarding a successfully to transferring a save clear data for players who had been played .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-, including a several new emails from Atoli, Pi, Ovan, Aina, Yata, Piros 3rd, Shino, and more as it originally sent for someone and supposedly Haseo would read it.
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Health Drink 10x, Soul Drop 4x, and Restoration Drop 3x.
 * Bonus Equipment: Gai Gu Blade, Gate of Ouroboros, and DG-Blade.
 * Bonus Costume: Terror of Death, Xth Form, 1st Form, and Ultimate Steel Outfits.
 * Earning 100.000 Gil.
 * New Key Items: The Owner of the Truth and The Rising Key.

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear-

 * New emails from anonymous and Daisuke Uchiyama regarding a successfully to transferring a save clear data for players who had been played .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.
 * New bonuses items and equipments, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Health Drink 4x, Soma Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x.
 * Bonus Weapons : Dual Gear Chrono Blade EX.
 * Gil: 300.000
 * EXP: 12.000
 * New Key Items: A New Champion of Knight

.hack//Link -RIVES- RE: CONNECT

 * New emails from anonymous and Daisuke Uchiyama regarding a successfully to transferring a save clear data for players who had been played .hack//Link -RIVES- RE: CONNECT, including a collection of all emails from RIVES -RE: CONNECT- has been added which been categorize as a Old Message #1.
 * However, the name of Akira Kuryuu has been blurred with cryptic name which confused Tokio as much that what's behind of those message.

.hack//Link -Chrono Link-

 * New emails from anonymous and Daisuke Uchiyama regarding a successfully to transferring a save clear data for players who had been played .hack//Link -RIVES- RE: CONNECT, including a collection of all emails from Chrono Link has been added which been categorize as a Old Message #2.
 * However, the name of Akira Kuryuu has been blurred with cryptic name which confused Tokio as much that what's behind of those message.

.hack//Link -RISING GEAR-

 * New emails from anonymous and Daisuke Uchiyama regarding a successfully to transferring a save clear data for players who had been played .hack//Link -RIVES- RE: CONNECT, including a collection of all emails from RISING GEAR has been added which been categorize as a Old Message #3.
 * However, the name of Akira Kuryuu has been blurred with cryptic name which confused Tokio as much that what's behind of those message, however Geist's name this time has been blurred as well.
 * A new email from Saika Amagi which turns out to be something Tokio even shocked himself that how her lines of message is ultimately different things from what he knows about Saika, especially the email also has confession love in it and something sadder on it.
 * Which this message turns out to be a last message from Saika to other Tokio in Akashic Records which following the final battle.
 * A new cutscenes in Netslum Party of how Tokio explains to Saika about emails about sad, confession of love and everything, but she electric shocked him and says that he didn't even know what he talking about. Even Tokio get it what Saika mean, but all of those emails is even bothering him, including the blurred names on it.
 * A new message from the CC Corp Administrator which where they told to Tokio that this emails is automatically from outsider which could possibly a hacker, however, they unable to removed those emails at all or even reported them and so they want him to keep those emails which caused Tokio's frustration and confusion that even they had no clues how to delete it.
 * There's also a brand-new cutscenes, where Tokio at the start wanting to delete those mysterious old emails, but failed due to cryptic data that prevent him to delete those files, even CC Corp had no clues to solve those issues, which Tokio decide to keep those data and even thought he still didn't get it at all.

Trivia

 * Special Edition features is often inspired by Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut which features a expansion version of the game, including a new graphical and controller enhancement which exclusively for PlayStation 5.