Phantasy Star Online 2's English PC version will launch next month as Microsoft Store exclusive

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Those waiting years and years to play Phantasy Star Online 2 in an official format on PC won't have to wait much longer. Following the release of the Xbox One version of the game, SEGA has announced that the PC version will be releasing at the end of May. Though, despite previously announcing that Phantasy Star Online 2 would be available on Steam, it has been confirmed as a Microsoft Store exclusive, where it will have crossplay with the Xbox One version.

Tokyo, April 15, 2020 – SEGA announced today the official launch of Phantasy Star Online 2 on Xbox One in North America. Players can download the free-to-play game now on the Microsoft Store. SEGA also announced today that PSO2 will make its North American debut on PC in late May, exclusively in the Microsoft store. Cross-play between Xbox One and PC will begin at that time. Other announcements accompanied the official release as well.

ARKS (soldiers of the Oracle colony fleet in the Phantasy Star Online 2 series) are invited to join together online to explore numerous worlds with friends and experience PSO2's unparalleled action combat and character customization. Choosing from four unique races and nine classes, players can join forces with up to eleven other operatives at a time to experience unforgettable battles and boss fights.

"Phantasy Star Online 2 changed the history of Online Action RPG's; the sci-fi story, characters, and gameplay has resonated with gamers worldwide and now we're excited to bring North American players this special game -- for free," said Fred White, PSO2 TEAM North America's Head of Marketing. "Our player community is the heart and soul of the game and we couldn't have done it without their ongoing support and passion. Now that it is officially launched on Xbox One, we look forward to kicking off a fun-filled future of events, collaborations and expansions in the years to come!"

The North American launch includes fully localized text and character voices in English, spanning three years of content. In addition to the immersive original PSO2 story, the NA version also features the most-up-to-date balancing and quality-of-life improvements from the Japanese service. Players will be able to choose from four races and nine classes while tackling various missions and collecting Xbox One Achievements. They can also take a break from questing by playing one of the many Casino mini-games, chilling in the Alliance Quarters, or attending all-new live stage events. All progress from the betas will be carried over.

To celebrate the full launch of PSO2, SEGA has a number of surprises lined up for players in North America:

  • Every day between April 15th-23rd, ARKS Operatives will receive a special log-in bonus when they report for duty! The Half Scape Doll is able to sacrifice itself to revive players automatically if they become incapacitated on the battlefield – a real boost when fighting the Falspawn.
  • ARKS who join an Alliance with at least four members before April 28th will receive a SG20 Ticket (x1). And members of Alliances that have earned at least 5,000 Alliance Points before April 28th will receive the collectable emote #269: Impromptu Tea Party!
  • Two new Urgent Quests: "The Cunning Black Winged Vanguard" & "The False Champion: Luther the Fallen" begin this week.
  • PSO2 Diva, Quna, returns for live concerts on Saturdays and Sundays!
  • The Cherry Blossom season is coming to Phantasy Star Online 2 with a new look to the renowned Franca's Café! Certain ARKS Ship lobbies will also change their appearances periodically.
  • PSO2 is one of the first games to be included in Microsoft's new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks program! All PSO2 players with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription will receive extra special goodies after their first log in, including an Xbox jacket and Xbox Controller accessory for their character to show off in-game. Additional Perks will be made available every month, such as bonus Half Scape Dolls and more.
  • The ever-expanding catalog of outfits and accessories to collect and mix-and-match continues to grow with the introduction of the Heroic Wanderer AC Scratch Ticket.

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The main problem is that the Microsoft Store's download is region blocked, so even if it's free, there's no way to access that from countries in Europe and other countries.

Microsoft crushed my dream :( I want this on Steam.
 
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NOW? Who the hell cares about this now?

This game is ridiculously outdated now, it came out in 2012, freaking 8 years ago.

We begged and begged SEGA to release it in the west, petitions were created, emails were sent, they never gave two craps about us.

Now you can keep it SEGA. I'm almost 30 and my interest has died down. We've moved on to other games.
 
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NOW? Who the hell cares about this now?

This game is ridiculously outdated now, it came out in 2012, freaking 8 years ago.

We begged and begged SEGA to release it in the west, petitions were created, emails were sent, they never gave two craps about us.

Now you can keep it SEGA. I'm almost 30 and my interest has died down. We've moved on to other games.
It's still a great game. I even started over after playing 6 years on the JP server. My characters are so much stronger and better looking than he was anyway, so no big loss.
 
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The main problem is that the Microsoft Store's download is region blocked, so even if it's free, there's no way to access that from countries in Europe and other countries.

Microsoft crushed my dream :( I want this on Steam.

They want everyone to use Windows 10 but they region look software?
 

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Don't think i'll start over at this point.I'll stick to my investment on the Japanese server.
For those interested in the story you can watch the anime that is airing right now which is basically episode 1 to 3 from the game.
Really fun game with good gameplay but it really show its age with this, you can't even call it late at this point lol, release.
Hopefully it does well enough and makes it so that PSO3 will be a worldwide release whenever they make it.
 

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Those waiting years and years to play Phantasy Star Online 2 in an official format on PC won't have to wait much longer. Following the release of the Xbox One version of the game, SEGA has announced that the PC version will be releasing at the end of May. Though, despite previously announcing that Phantasy Star Online 2 would be available on Steam, it has been confirmed as a Microsoft Store exclusive, where it will have crossplay with the Xbox One version.



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Sigh Why cant there just be 1 storefront to rule them all
 

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I remember Phantasy Star Online 2 long time ago and I still wait for that. But no good for Microsoft to put this game on Windows store.

I'm stay with Windows 7 not bother to upgrade to Windows 10 due to bad updates cause system to unstable like freeze, hang up, crash, etc. No thanks to Microsoft. Look like Microsoft don't want to care about Windows 7 and older to unable to play games from Microsoft store. My Windows 7 still rocks stronger for near 7 years and still running great. Double thumb down to Microsoft for cut off support on old Operating system.

Keep in mind, Phantasy Star Online 2 support Windows XP, Vista, 7, and go on. :)


Here are the Phantasy Star Online 2 System Requirements (Minimum)

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 or higher (AMD Athlon X2 5000+ or higher)
RAM: Windows XP: 1.5 GB or more, Vista/7 2 GB or more
OS: Windows XP 32 bit Edition, Windows Vista/7 32 bit or 64 bit
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT or higher (ATI X1800/1900 or higher)
PIXEL SHADER: 3.0
VERTEX SHADER: 3.0
SOUND CARD: Yes
FREE DISK SPACE: 8 GB
DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 256 MB


Yay for old school gaming computer that most people had like us. :)
 
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