Talk:VOCALOID5/@comment-88.106.159.220-20191025195106/@comment-53539-20191026002242

V4 was actually the Windows 10 release of Vocaloid. Vocaloid3 was made for the 32 bit era, whereas Vocaloid4 was meant for the 64 bit era. So there is a little more to it then it being just a GWL and XSY update.

Vocaloid has other projects going on, as with Vocaloid:AI they stated any vocal synth tech by Yamaha is under the name of "Vocaloid", and originally it was not intended to be a commercial product. The commercial side of Vocaloid can crash and they still would carry on.

CFM had been leaning towards departing since V3 and it has nothing to do with Vocaloid itself, Miku's making money, CFM has to pay for licensing of Miku stuff, so they wanted out. They've been trying to depart since 2013 basically. Their reason for departing is actually put down to as well that they don't what Miku to sound like her provider, she is voice acted for a reason. So each time Vocaloid takes a step towards being more realistic, CFM was getting more uncomfortable.

Okay, on the Piapro and UTAU... Look... We don't know if PS will popular and thats not the only vocal synth. CeVIO is doing fairly well and we just have Synth V released. The markets bigger then that and Vocaloid is still on top. UTAU doesn't have the resources to develop as much as Vocaloid does, meanwhile Vocaloid has a lot more money poured into it, but things come in leaps and bounds. As Rileena said, Vocaloid:AI has been a project in the works for years, its basically taken 8 years to get to a point it could be shown.