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.hack//G.U. Last Recode

Archive EntryPreservation Record

.hack//G.U. Last Recode

Shelf markLIB-0046

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2017Game

Catalog Information

Original Title
.hack//G.U. Last Recode
Release
November 3, 2017
Developer
CyberConnect2
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform
PC · Steam
Medium
Digital edition · Steam
Subjects
RPG · Digital Preservation

Archival Status

Custody
Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy
Steam digital edition · Bandai Namco Entertainment build
Condition Report
Account-bound license on the archive Steam account. No physical media is part of this accession.
Acquisition
Digital acquisition · August 2026
Filed
August 8, 2026

Acquisition Record

How this digital copy entered archival custody — provenance for the holding, not the identity of the work.

Source
Steam
Acquired through
Digital library holding
Entered
August 8, 2026
Steam App ID
525480
Technical record
Holding reference
steam-525480
Provenance reconciled
August 8, 2026
Recorded playtime
31 minutes
Playtime · recent
31 minutes
Store listing
Steam store listing

Curator Notes

Reserved for curator writing on .hack//G.U. Last Recode as the archive’s .hack series digital filing.

Collection Documentation

Digital ownership confirmed via Steam. No physical edition, booklet, or insert is held. Official cover artwork has been entered from Steam portrait art.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware
Windows PC through Steam under archive custody
Original Hardware
PC · Steam digital edition
Playback Compatibility
Continued access requires the archive account and Steam’s ongoing support for the title.
Preservation Concerns
As with other account-bound Steam holdings: platform dependency, policy change, and the absence of a retained offline installer.
Edition History
Steam release dated November 3, 2017. Collects remastered .hack//G.U. volumes Rebirth, Reminisce, and Redemption with the additional volume Reconnection. This accession records the licensed digital edition in custody.
Access Status
Playable from the archive Steam library for as long as that license and storefront path remain intact.

Connections

Series
.hack
Editorial Record
Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

This filing is retained as a digital edition. Physical collection photography does not apply to the holding itself.

Supplementary archival media may be entered if documentation is later filed. Nothing is forced into the record.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

  1. Filed into the Library

    Accessioned as LIB-0046.

  2. Editorial revision

    Primary cover replaced with curated official portrait key art.

  3. Collection Documentation entered

  4. Connections established

  5. Official artwork entered

    Steam storefront / library artwork filed under the Library accession path.

  6. Editorial revision

    Catalog identity, authority references, and digital-holding documentation aligned for publication.

  7. Preservation Notes entered

  8. Published to the Bloodsoaked Library

    Digital accession curated from Steam custody and set to Catalogued · Permanent Record.

Record Colophon

Archive Identifier
LIB-0046
Filed
August 8, 2026
Last Curatorial Revision
Aug 8, 2026
Accession Source
Digital library holding
Archival Status
Catalogued · Permanent Record