
This horrid launch turned off many potential players and ruined the experience for many already playing the game. The game would often crash, not start properly, redownload and take up twice the space, and even refuse to let users uninstall it. It was a mess so big that it took a PSO2 tweaker created by modders to actually download the game properly, but even this didn’t fix all the issues. That is, until last year when Microsoft (of all companies) announced out of the blue they would be localizing PSO2 for other markets. Their reasoning became pretty obvious when, about a month after the release of the international PSO2 version at E3 2020, SEGA announced PSO2: New Genesis was in development and would release globally sometime in the next year.Ī myriad of launch problems marred the global version of PSO2, the biggest issues being the Microsoft Store and difficulties with downloading the game. The MS Store was not prepared to handle a game like this. PSO2 debuted in Japan in 2012 and, for a long time, wasn’t expected to be released outside of that country. Praised for its action combat and aesthetics, many in the West, including myself, wanted the game brought to the global market. After some time with no progress, some fans who wanted to play the game took it upon themselves to create translation patches and other mods to the Japanese version of the game playable. For a long while, if you wanted to play PSO2, then this was the only way.

・Please log in with an administrator account to play this game.You can’t talk about Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis without first looking at Phantasy Star Online 2 ( PSO2) and its long rocky road to western markets.

・Proceeding with play in Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis will allow you to play Phantasy Star Online 2. You do not have to download this if it is already installed. ・The Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis game that can be downloaded with this content is the same as that included in other editions. ・The core game is Free-to-Play, but there is certain paid content that can be purchased. Create your own main character that will be unique throughout the world, and head out to a new adventure! Of course, the ultimate in character creation has also evolved. The simple and intuitive controls developed in the series up to now have also evolved! A new dimension of battle with a variety of powerful enemies awaits! The new actions Photon Dash and Photon Glide allow you to traverse across the vast open field with ease!

This new adventure takes place on a vast open field! Up to 32 people can enjoy the adventure in a new world with beautifully-evolved graphics! It's time to jump into adventures beyond imagination! Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, the latest chapter in the Phantasy Star Online 2 series, is here at last!
