• Phantasy Star Online 2 Announced for Sony PlayStation Vita

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    Ryna
    Published on Mar 9, 2012 08:45 AM
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    Phantasy Star Online 2 for the Sony PlayStation Vita was announced today on the Japanese Sony Vita Tengoku site with additional information being posted on the official Japanese Phantasy Star Online 2 blog. Here is the promotional video:
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5OMPhKLhXQ[/ame]

    Here is what we know so far:
    • The game is less than 10% complete. It is scheduled for release in 2013.
    • It will use the same servers and character data as the PC version.
    • Gameplay will be online only.
    • It is possible that cross-platform parties between PC and Vita clients will be allowed. This is briefly shown in the video.


    Credit goes to Mike for bringing us this exciting news. You can discuss this news in this forum thread.
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    1. PSO2
    Comments 32 Comments
    1. RLbitClassica's Avatar
      RLbitClassica - Mar 10, 2012, 09:13 PM
      This sounds like really retarded idea. Why put a game that was designed for PC and works best on PC on a device that wasn't designed for that type of play. There is no offline mode either >_> They really should have just made a phantasy star from scratch that works well with a handheld setup.

    1. Fred Duck's Avatar
      Fred Duck - Mar 11, 2012, 10:26 AM
      When they first announced it, didn't Sonic Team say it was NOT coming out on consoles so they wouldn't have to hobble development? And now it's coming out on vita? That's retarded.
      Clearly, sony paid them big bucks for that.
      Of course, since it's not really scheduled for release outside Japan, it doesn't really matter that much to me but still...
      (I was clearly unhappy enough to register to post this comment.)
    1. MOHFL's Avatar
      MOHFL - Mar 11, 2012, 01:32 PM
      Sakai explains that they plan to concentrate on getting the PC version out first. The PlayStation Vita version, which is being worked on by another team at present, won’t be released until sometime in 2013.
    1. Kevin PSO's Avatar
      Kevin PSO - Mar 11, 2012, 07:01 PM
      This sparked my interest for a Vita at first, but then I read online only. That really turns me off even if it is F2P. I can't get the PC version(Mac user), and seeing as the most portable gaming I do is on my iPod touch during trips I'm not really willing to spend $250 on a new handheld so that leaves one option for me: PSO 2 on PS3. If that's not happening I'm not getting this game. It probably wouldn't include an offline mode anyway.
    1. yaku297's Avatar
      yaku297 - Mar 12, 2012, 12:54 AM
      whether the game is able to dual core pc. This RPG game. Sonix team
    1. Overlord Zenon's Avatar
      Overlord Zenon - Mar 12, 2012, 11:12 PM
      im more interested if its going to be free to play, or pay to play
    1. slipknotver's Avatar
      slipknotver - Mar 13, 2012, 08:19 PM
      Im glad the game is online only. The reason its online only is because they dont want anyone hacking. IT was easy to hack before because with the offline mode data was stored on on the system instead of their servers so data was hacked easy. Which they already stated this is the reason so deal with it. The PC is set up for a controller so will be easly to play on and now adays every PC has HDMI so its easy to hook up to your tv. And thre graphics are not the best out there so you dont need a super computer to play it. Also the avaerage 500 dolla compter at walmart even has the specs to play any game on the market so its not a big deal. Hope to see you all when its released. IF ya dont buy it then sorry but you wont be missed :P
    1. slipknotver's Avatar
      slipknotver - Mar 13, 2012, 08:52 PM
      3G Players
      Phantasy Star Online 2 can be played on 3G or Wifi! But the amount of data that’s supported on both is considerably different. On Wifi, data speeds were close enough in comparison to PC players. However, for 3G, it will be difficult for the data speeds to catch up, so they have plans to do something separate when you are on that network. (Sakai did not go into detail as to how different the data communication would be on 3G.)
      http://bumped.org/psublog/category/phantasy-star-online-2/
    1. Alena Zouryx's Avatar
      Alena Zouryx - Mar 16, 2012, 12:58 AM
      Looks like I've officially found a legitimate reason to invest in a PS Vita.
      Being able to play your PC characters on-the-go with the handheld is a fantastic concept. I just hope it works out.
    1. Overlord Zenon's Avatar
      Overlord Zenon - Mar 17, 2012, 12:10 PM
      even PSU was easy to hack tho, and it was online only, it just depends if sega will actually do somehting about it eg more game staff
    1. slipknotver's Avatar
      slipknotver - Mar 22, 2012, 03:05 PM
      PSU had offline stored data. thats what was hacked and they had to fix it.
    1. TrueLugia121's Avatar
      TrueLugia121 - Apr 13, 2012, 07:03 PM
      no offline mode. waste of time. waste of money. everyone knows they are not playing this game at all.
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