Japanese developer and publisher Nihon Falcom recently provided its annual financial results, detailing some release plans for the next year. Specific games noted in its statement were a new title in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel subseries for PlayStation 4, as well as releases for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II on PlayStation 4.

Trails of Cold Steel was originally released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, with XSEED Games releasing a PC version earlier this year. Trails of Cold Steel II was also released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, with a PC version also coming from XSEED Games in 2018. A third game, Trails of Cold Steel III was released for PlayStation 4 in Japan on September 28, 2017. No announcement has been made regarding a western release for Trails of Cold Steel III, the new title, or the PlayStation 4 versions of Trails of Cold Steel and Trails of Cold Steel II.