Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29045088-20160714104605/@comment-17964257-20180807225049

From everything we know so far, no, Accel World vs Sword Art Online does not take place in the Gameverse canon, due to its contradictions to previous games (Lost Song) and future releases (HR DLC3) and Fatal Bullet. The game itself is not given a proper introduction to the Gameverse chronology and is actively ignoring/is ignored by other titles in the Gameverse.

And Graphite Edge can't be Kirito. You can't use Brain Burst if you are not born with the chip.