Note that in Japan, you can also play it on PS4 and Switch, just like PSO 2 proper. Microsoft was a big component of the game coming west, so you’re stuck with those platforms for the time being. E3 2019 Phantasy Star Online 2 Excludes PS4 from North American Launch. In the west, you can play New Genesis on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. News Massive F2P Action RPG Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Is Out Now on PS5. I’m still thankful that this version doesn’t overwrite or replace the original PSO 2 project too, and gives people equal footing rather than a way-early Japan launch putting everyone else in the world behind. Servers are now open as of the below time: 5/24 (Wed) 1:00 AM (PDT) Thank you all for your patience and support as always. Given that I’ve already finished a few upcoming games, I’ll have a little more time than the average person when it comes to diving into Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis. Still, a free-to-play game always has a chance to make a splash, and folks will probably want some comfort food before and after the ESA festivities. Sega announced today that Phantasy Star Online 2, the sequel to the highly cherished 2001 RPG will be coming to North America and Europe. It’s an interesting time to launch a game though, amid Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and uh, the E3 madness. That’s good! We’ll provide an update if that changes, but for now everything seems full speed ahead. So by the time you wake up in the US (or get off work in Europe), the game will be live. June 9 is still the launch date, but Sega just provided a clear window as to when New Genesis will unlock: 1AM PT (4AM ET). Our Global Closed Beta Test of PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 NEW GENESIS starts on May 14th Continue reading below to learn more about this beta testing period Experience the vast open world of PSO2:NGS, set a thousand years after the events of PSO2, for the first time as a PSO2 Global player. And instead of the excellent system of hopping into small isolated mission instances, a lot of the game seems to just use the tired open world mechanics of all other MMOs which is honestly a step backward for the series, in my opinion.Launching a new live game is hard, but Sega has thankfully given us a clear date and time as to when New Genesis should go live. For example, your can still have your own room, but you literally have to pay rent on it if you want to use it. Microsoft is bringing over Phantasy Star Online 2 to North America in Spring 2020 with an unconfirmed global release possibly planned in the future. I also miss how many of the previous games had a fantastic hub world which seems a bit bastardized here. But now, a lot of that fun seems hidden behind an insane gacha mechanic. Phantasy Star Online 2 first released out of Open Beta officially on Xbox One here in North America back on April 15th and since then it’s been rolling right along. Normally, in a Phantasy Star Online game, whether the ones for Dreamcast, Vita, 3DS, or otherwise, you’d find cool weapons and armor by completing missions. What’s different though is the game has been dragged through free-to-play hell. It’s everything I remember from the previous game but a lot faster paced. Especially with the fruit snack-like textures SEGA loves to give us in a lot of their games. So, now that I have it downloaded on my PS5, yeah, it definitely looks dated. Check out the trailer for Episode 5 of the free-to-play online action RPG. When Phantasy Star Online 2 first came out on PC I played it for a couple of days until the overseas audience got REAL sick of American antics and banned all foreign IPs. Phantasy Star Online 2 - Episode 5 Launch Trailer. Playing the game almost immediately took me back to my Dreamcast days when I played the first Phantasy Star Online and was blown away that the people I was playing with were real. I play them for the mechanics they never seem to let go off and that’s what I got here. Now, this game launched a decade ago so it definitely looks dated but I’ll be real, I never play SEGA games for their looks. Oh my God, I’ve been waiting years to type this sentence: Phantasy Star Online 2 is FINALLY available to be played on PlayStation.
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