Our latest coverage of Phantasy Star Online 2.
Despite news of the Southeast Asian version of Phantasy Star Online 2 shutting down, the game still remains a huge moneymaker for Sega. In fact, Phantasy Star Online 2 makes so much money that Sega highlighted the game in their March FY 2017 earnings report which came out on February 2, 2017. Take a look below: There's obviously a lot [...]
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If you want to actually play Phantasy Star Universe, there's a private server for that. But if you want to feel a bit nostalgic about Phantasy Star Universe while playing the vastly more modern Phantasy Star Online 2, SEGA's got you covered. As part of the most recent update to the-game-that-will-never-be-brought-to-the-West, which translates to "The End of Light, the Future [...]
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After a less-than-successful run as a PC-exclusive game lasting nearly two years, Square Enix released its free-to-play mech shooter Figureheads on PlayStation 4 in Japan last month. At the time, it was unclear whether the move would affect the game in any significant way, but we've also seen a number of MMOs and MMORPGs alike being ported to consoles, so [...]
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Phantasy Star Online 2 Gameplay Grindfest Friday - MMOs.comWatch this video on YouTube PSO2 Grindfest Friday with the MMOs.com Crew The MMOs.com crew tackles Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2), a free to play action MMORPG developed and published by Sega this week. Although the game is only available in Japan, a VPN is not needed. The server we chose (Server [...]
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On this Grindfest Friday the MMOs.com team is taking a tour of Phantasy Star Online 2 (JP): we've even got a guide on how to register and install if you want to give a try yourself. Where: https://www.twitch.tv/mmosdotcom When: That depends on where you live: 7PM EST 4PM PST If you can't make it you can always watch on the [...]
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Note: This guide is up to date as of April 6th, 2017. With the shutdown of the Southeast Asian version of Phantasy Star Online 2 approaching, playing the game in English will soon no longer be as simple as registering an account, turning on a VPN, and launching the game. You will have to play the Japanese version and, while [...]
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If you're like me and you regularly bemoan the lack of a Western version of Phantasy Star Online 2, you probably won't be happy about today's news. Asiasoft, the game's Southeast Asian publisher, announced today that it will be shutting down its Phantasy Star Online 2 service on May 26th. This is an extremely significant move, as, not only was [...]
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SEGA recently announced several upcoming updates to Phantasy Star Online 2, including Episode 4 Chapter 6, a new Extreme quest, Grade 14 weapons, costumes, pets, and more. It will also soon be getting a PvP Battle Arena, which was announced via the trailer embedded below. Very few details are available about the Battle Arena as of yet, but comments on r/PSO2 state [...]
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Nearly a month after the last video, SEGA has put out a new video containing the final few details about Phantasy Star Online 2's Final Fantasy XIV crossover content. The video's text is almost entirely Japanese, but a helpful Reddit user has summed the video's contents up in English. Phantasy Star Online 2 will have Odin-themed costumes, an Odin Mag, [...]
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Back in March, we reported that there would be Final Fantasy XIV crossover content in Phantasy Star Online 2 later this year. A video of Final Fantasy XIV's Odin boss being fought in Phantasy Star Online 2 was released alongside the announcement. After two months of silence on the matter, a new video showing off some new costumes and weapons [...]
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