For V5 itself, I'm not sure if it'll have a physical (knowing Yamaha, probably not). Sora doesn't have a starter pack, but she is available for purchase
on AHS' site which only sells physicals.
V4 Editor without voice banks is still being sold at animefanshop.de, along with some AHS products.
Wow, this all sounds promising! I have to check those videos out now since I've been sleeping for a while. At least I was right with the CYBERs being updated. I have some 'loids I can choose in case that they don't offer the Editor standalone for a while. I'm not surprised that V2 isn't supported anymore, just keep V4 or Piapro Studio - that's why it's good to keep the older stuff, just like it happens with video game consoles.
I also wonder if this automatic tuning can make non-native English vocals sound better. *looks at Miku, Luka & GUMI*
I hope for v5 flower to look like an emo girl. V4 looks like an emo... boy.
By the way, did they mention new languages??
My wishlist for V5:
- Hatsune Miku
- Miku English (just red rid of the flaws)
- Miku Spanish (world domination!! jk)
- MEIKO
- KAITO
- CYBER DIVA / SONGMAN (confirmed)
- MIRIAM (for the sake of history)
- Zing
- Yuzuki Yukari