Bandai Namco Entertainment have announced that the fourth console installment for Sword Art Online’s game series is heading to PS4 and Vita systems next year.
According to the press release, “players enter a new VRMMORPG world called “Sword Art: Origin”, which was created on the game’s original servers, setting the stage for new heart-pounding quests through a dangerous virtual world.” The game will also have players take the role of Kirito, the series protagonist in this new story written by Sword Art Online writer Reki Kawahara.
Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment and Sword Art Online Lost Song previously released this year on PS4. Lost Song came to Vita as well. The Vice President of Marketing for Bandai Namco Entertainment America states that, “The Sword Art Online franchise has experienced incredible growth in popularity on a global level with light-novel and anime fans. We are excited to bring Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, the next Sword Art Online game, to fans in the Americas.”
Sword Art Online Hollow Realization is releasing in North American and European territories in 2016 for PS4 and Vita.