Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-53539-20180531232550/@comment-53539-20180602204221

My biggest note is we expect it, but we really don't know when V5 is coming or what changes it will bring. 4 Years is a long time, and V4's main purpose was to cover the transition from Windows 7 and 8 into Windows 10.

To me I expect it sometime in the Oct-Jan period. If it doesn't come though within the next year, then the biggest issue I will have with it is it may come too late to really impact things. CeVIO is out, getting ground on Vocaloid and thought its not as good at singing as Vocaloid or talk as voiceroid, it has had enough people touch the software now to result in pressure to make sure Vocaloid has to compete for its position in the market. I don't think CeVIO English will take off just because IA goes that direction, but I do think that Vocaloid needs to reinforce itself for the next few year. This generation is now 4 years old and with past generations, this is about the time a new vocaloid release has occurred, as mentioned English and Japanese came out early but event then... V4 has had a long run. I would say that next year is the LATEST it can come because after next year its taken far too long and that will have a even greater impact on it overall.

The other thing is, it is known CFM are working on the next set of updates as of this year, so the new Meiko or/and Kaito is due either this year or next based on whats been said. Luka is also having a proper Append worked upon for some point in the future apparently. Though this stuff was said at VO forums which I now can't check up on.