While we knew this was coming (as Hollow Fragment did sell quite well on Vita in all regions
), its nice to get this confirmed
!
I wonder if it is going to take place in GGO or in Underworld; the former would introduce shooting mechanics to the series alongside giving positioning of your character greater importance (ex: Sniper Rifles work better from long range) while the latter could be a good excuse to bring back a lot of mechanics from Hollow Fragment in addition to having a clean slate to work with character wise (could have Krito and his friends, or just him).
The bigger question is if the game will be coming to Vita or not. Hollow Fragment was a greatly expanded port of Infinity Moment (a JP-only PSP game) while Lost Song was built in mind for multi-platform development (Vita and PS3 initially, latter with PS4 port).
With this new game, I wonder if they are going to only be PS4 or if it will be like Lost Song and be a multi-platform title (PS Vita and PS4). I'm leaning on the latter being the case (as Hollow Fragment did very well on Vita in NA/EU considering it was digital only and had a 'quality' translation) but I'm not expecting anything.
Looking forward in seeing more come from this news and I will be very excited when they announce the games setting
!