General Project Diva Discussion
- Thread starter Move->Forward
- Start date
replying from the live events section about Project Diva and Project Sekai:
first of all, after Project DIVA X we've had from SEGA another titles of the series, like VR Future Live, Future Tone, Future Tone DX and Mega39s. Regarding Future Tone, it takes time whenever they decide to add a new song or a new module, because they need to test it very well before the release to check that everything is fine. It happened many times that a new module, a new hairstyle or an accessory was blocking the camera view or other glitches, so they needed to fix it manually and check everything again with any PV. And because Future Tone (and also Mega39s) has many, many songs and modules, it really takes time. The team cares about delivering a quality product.
Also, making a single "story PV" or an elaborated dance PV might take from some weeks to some months, because you need to create new assets, you need to make a storyline of the PV, and you need to motion capture (with the help of Marza Animation Planet) and direct all the scenes.
second thing, making a game like Project Diva is really a challenge for the game producer: after the game design has been approved and you got the budget and the work timeline, you have to find the good balance between the available budget, the game development costs and the songs licenses. More a song is popular, and more is expensive to have it featured in the game. The most expensive title was Project Diva f because it was built on a new engine, it had all new songs and all story PV. Thankfully the fans understood its quality and the game sold very well and we got the sequels, and both in F 2nd and Diva X you can see a more balanced budget: Diva F 2nd for example had some songs appeared in the past, and that was good in terms of songs licenses fees (they were already paid for the previous entries).
the same "budget balance" can be found in the concerts like Magical Mirai: during these years of live events, Crypton and SEGA managed to find the perfect balance between location, number of seats, songs selection and length of the concert.
third, in the last 5 years, SEGA went under a big restructuring: the new and young CEO, Haruki Satomi (he really likes Vocaloid, he was there at Magical Mirai 2017, 2018 and 2019 to hear fans feedback) has created a more dynamic team group inside SEGA, where each team can help the others. In fact, Diva team has helped making big games like Sakura Wars, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Valkyria Azure Revolution, Kancolle Arcade. SEGA Japan also moved its headquarters into a new building in Osaki, Tokyo.
the producer of Project Diva Arcade and Mega39s, Makoto Osaki (in the past he worked on titles like Outrun and Virtua Fighter, he's a legend of SEGA AM2 team), also explained that he wishes the next Project Diva to come out naturally, because it is what the series deserves: keep being a top quality game that brings lots of joy to the fans ^-^
they have many ideas about the future titles, some ideas have been in development for years since after Diva X, and some ideas have been put into Project Sekai, and some are still in early stage. They want to offer the best they can ^-^
mm I think I explained it before, but let's explain it again ^-^
first of all, after Project DIVA X we've had from SEGA another titles of the series, like VR Future Live, Future Tone, Future Tone DX and Mega39s. Regarding Future Tone, it takes time whenever they decide to add a new song or a new module, because they need to test it very well before the release to check that everything is fine. It happened many times that a new module, a new hairstyle or an accessory was blocking the camera view or other glitches, so they needed to fix it manually and check everything again with any PV. And because Future Tone (and also Mega39s) has many, many songs and modules, it really takes time. The team cares about delivering a quality product.
Also, making a single "story PV" or an elaborated dance PV might take from some weeks to some months, because you need to create new assets, you need to make a storyline of the PV, and you need to motion capture (with the help of Marza Animation Planet) and direct all the scenes.
second thing, making a game like Project Diva is really a challenge for the game producer: after the game design has been approved and you got the budget and the work timeline, you have to find the good balance between the available budget, the game development costs and the songs licenses. More a song is popular, and more is expensive to have it featured in the game. The most expensive title was Project Diva f because it was built on a new engine, it had all new songs and all story PV. Thankfully the fans understood its quality and the game sold very well and we got the sequels, and both in F 2nd and Diva X you can see a more balanced budget: Diva F 2nd for example had some songs appeared in the past, and that was good in terms of songs licenses fees (they were already paid for the previous entries).
the same "budget balance" can be found in the concerts like Magical Mirai: during these years of live events, Crypton and SEGA managed to find the perfect balance between location, number of seats, songs selection and length of the concert.
third, in the last 5 years, SEGA went under a big restructuring: the new and young CEO, Haruki Satomi (he really likes Vocaloid, he was there at Magical Mirai 2017, 2018 and 2019 to hear fans feedback) has created a more dynamic team group inside SEGA, where each team can help the others. In fact, Diva team has helped making big games like Sakura Wars, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Valkyria Azure Revolution, Kancolle Arcade. SEGA Japan also moved its headquarters into a new building in Osaki, Tokyo.
the producer of Project Diva Arcade and Mega39s, Makoto Osaki (in the past he worked on titles like Outrun and Virtua Fighter, he's a legend of SEGA AM2 team), also explained that he wishes the next Project Diva to come out naturally, because it is what the series deserves: keep being a top quality game that brings lots of joy to the fans ^-^
they have many ideas about the future titles, some ideas have been in development for years since after Diva X, and some ideas have been put into Project Sekai, and some are still in early stage. They want to offer the best they can ^-^
Last edited:
in case you're wondering "why now?", it's because soon there will be the PC Gaming Show annual event, where many companies usually make their announcements of new titles or porting from console ^-^
also, SEGA recently said during their financial report that they plan to invest more on remakes, porting and new titles, and they have the big support of Atlus for doing that ^-^
also, Digital Stars 2022 and Miku Expo Rewind, perfect time for an announcement
also, SEGA recently said during their financial report that they plan to invest more on remakes, porting and new titles, and they have the big support of Atlus for doing that ^-^
also, Digital Stars 2022 and Miku Expo Rewind, perfect time for an announcement
Last edited:
Mega Mix+ has now launched on Steam for $39.39. I really like how they added the ability to pick between the FT or Megamix shader style, so you can change it to whichever you prefer.
new Song Pack (12th~18th) of Project DIVA Mega39's for Nintendo Switch will be released on August 25!!(‾◡◝)
in the latest financial report, SEGA Sammy has confirmed that the total sales of Hatsune Miku games have reached the number of 18.5 millions(❁´◡`❁)
the 18.5 millions are about the full games (Project Diva and Project Mirai series) and F2P titles (Project Sekai). Exact numbers for each title are not available, but if I remember well, Project Sekai has an active monthly userbase of about 2.5 millions (in Japan is one of the top smartphone games). Also, when Project Diva MEGA39's launched on the Nintendo Switch, SEGA confirmed the sales were beyond all the expectations, it really sold so well（*＾-＾*）
the 18.5 millions are about the full games (Project Diva and Project Mirai series) and F2P titles (Project Sekai). Exact numbers for each title are not available, but if I remember well, Project Sekai has an active monthly userbase of about 2.5 millions (in Japan is one of the top smartphone games). Also, when Project Diva MEGA39's launched on the Nintendo Switch, SEGA confirmed the sales were beyond all the expectations, it really sold so well（*＾-＾*）
That's great to hear! Hopefully these sales will show that people still love Project Diva and we'll hopefully get a new game very soon.
I didn't watch it, but most people don't know what the producer said when Project Diva Mega39's for Switch was released: they want the next title to come out naturally, so it might take a while . The development was also busy with other Sega titles, for example Sakura Wars (the console team) and Kancolle Arcade (the arcade team), and Sega headquarters were moved to a new building in Tokyo. so.. please wait for it（*＾-＾*）
Yeah, I watched that video and it made me sad because I’m a big fan of the series, but he made some good points. I have Project Sekai on my phone but I just don’t enjoy it nearly as much as Project Diva (especially Arcade!)
So you mean we might get a brand new Project Diva game this decade??? Gives me hope
it takes time to make a brand new title, and is possible that in the waiting time Sega might release a kind of collection of previous Project Diva titles on PS4 and Switch. This is in line with Sega strategy in general, and let's not forget that just a few months ago Project Diva arrived on PC and the Switch version of Mega39's received more DLC songs packs. I don't know about the PC sales, but for Switch, Sega was very very happy with the results, and every year, every month Sega is much involved in Project Diva, just think about the concerts (with their company Marza Animation Planet) and all the new prizes (figures, plushies, goods) available in the japanese amusement shops（*＾-＾*）Yeah, I watched that video and it made me sad because I’m a big fan of the series, but he made some good points. I have Project Sekai on my phone but I just don’t enjoy it nearly as much as Project Diva (especially Arcade!)
So you mean we might get a brand new Project Diva game this decade??? Gives me hope
I watched it, and it was something I felt for a long time myself, I am afraid I tend do agree that Sega just moved on and just try to get money out of fans with uninspired DLC and in the meantime Project Sekai just makes way too much money (I assume) as it is a mobile/gatcha game.
Running in the 90's (Miku version)
Project Diva x Initial D Arcade collaboration!!(‾◡◝)
happy 14th Anniversary, Project Diva(❁´◡`❁)
Keiichi Matsunami has retired from SEGA as of October 31st.
He is a legend in the gaming industry, he created so many wonderful arcade machines and many Project Diva and Project Mirai games and he was also responsible for the Miku 39s giving day concerts.
I'm very grateful for all his hard work and I wish him the best for everything(●'◡'●)
(in the japanese gaming industry, it is actually common that after a long time, usually 20 years or so, a producer retires from the company and starts a new adventure. He is a legend for working with SEGA for 25 years, I'm forever grateful for all he did)
He is a legend in the gaming industry, he created so many wonderful arcade machines and many Project Diva and Project Mirai games and he was also responsible for the Miku 39s giving day concerts.
I'm very grateful for all his hard work and I wish him the best for everything(●'◡'●)
(in the japanese gaming industry, it is actually common that after a long time, usually 20 years or so, a producer retires from the company and starts a new adventure. He is a legend for working with SEGA for 25 years, I'm forever grateful for all he did)
Last edited: