Sega announced today via press release that Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd will have English lyric translations. I was really happy to hear this news, being a big fan of a lot of the tracks found in this title. This will make the lyrics easy for everyone to understand without having to search the net for a separate translation. Here is a quote from the press release:
“We are proud to finally announce this herculean translation project to bring Hatsune Miku fans English lyric translations,” said John Cheng, President and COO, SEGA of America. “We worked closely with our partners in Japan and the artists to ensure that the lyrical intent of the original Japanese is maintained so our non-Japanese speaking fans can better understand the meaning and context of the amazing world of Hatsune Miku.”
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd will launch this fall on the PS3 and Vita. You can check out the full press release below for more information.
FIRST EVER ENGLISH LYRIC TRANSLATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR HATSUNE MIKU: PROJECT DIVA F 2nd
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – July 3, 2014 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe, Ltd. today announced that Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA™ F 2nd , sequel to the ultimate rhythm game featuring the world’s most popular virtual singer, will feature English lyric translations for the majority of its 40 song track list when it launches this fall. SEGA will present this brand new feature for the first time this weekend at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA, at the SEGA booth in the West Hall of the LA Convention Center.
“We are proud to finally announce this herculean translation project to bring Hatsune Miku fans English lyric translations,” said John Cheng, President and COO, SEGA of America. “We worked closely with our partners in Japan and the artists to ensure that the lyrical intent of the original Japanese is maintained so our non-Japanese speaking fans can better understand the meaning and context of the amazing world of Hatsune Miku.”
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA™ F 2nd features twenty classic songs from the previously Japan-only PSP games making their first debut in the West, and twenty brand new songs to the Project DIVA series. In addition to the new songs, the game will feature updated gameplay mechanics and controls, more than 80 brand new and remade fan favorite modules, Cross-Save compatibility, Markerless AR Mode (PlayStation®Vita) and a revamped edit mode ranking system that showcases the most popular user generated content to provide gamers the best music game experience on the PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®Vita systems.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA™ F 2nd is slated for release on PlayStation®3 system, PlayStation®Vita system and via digital download on PlayStation®Network in fall 2014.
