<s>
Anonymous	B-Device
;	I-Device
Code	I-Device
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mages	O
and	O
Chiyomaru	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
delays	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
western	O
English	O
release	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	B-Application
event	I-Application
is	O
expected	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
2038	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
supercomputer	O
called	O
GAIA	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
alternate	O
Earth	O
using	O
an	O
Earth	O
Simulator	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
study	O
the	O
possible	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
impending	O
catastrophe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Device
;	I-Device
Code	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Chiyomaru	O
Studio	O
and	O
Mages	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Naotaka	O
Hayashi	O
,	O
Ayano	O
Suehiro	O
,	O
and	O
Tsukasa	O
Tsuchiya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Occultic	B-Application
;	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Science	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Novel	I-Application
series	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Occultic	B-Application
;	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
and	O
Anonymous	B-Device
;	I-Device
Code	I-Device
serving	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
sixth	O
main	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
infinitely	O
expanding	O
horizontal	O
"	O
world	O
lines	O
"	O
used	O
in	O
Shikura	O
's	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
game	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
Anonymous	B-Device
;	I-Device
Code	I-Device
uses	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
infinitely	O
expanding	O
vertical	O
"	O
world	O
layers	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
manipulate	O
layers	O
below	O
his	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
themed	O
around	O
hacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shikura	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
role	O
is	O
in	O
part	O
resolving	O
unanswered	O
questions	O
from	O
the	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
research	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
lower	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
an	O
immersive	O
visual	O
novel	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
consider	O
reusing	O
old	O
animation	O
,	O
developing	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
from	O
this	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
after	O
numerous	O
delays	O
since	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
English	O
language	O
localization	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mages	O
has	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
they	O
might	O
develop	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
