PSO2 Western Release Delayed - Officially Confirmed by SEGA

Published on Mar 26, 2013 12:10 PM

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The Western release of Phantasy Star Online 2, previously announced in July of last year, has been confirmed by SEGA to be officially delayed. Originally slated for an "early 2013" release in North America, PSO2 failed to make an appearance at this year's event at PAX East and there have been no official updates on its release until now.

"We don't have any specifics, but will update everyone as soon as there are more details to share," said a SEGA representative when asked about the delay.

The Japanese release of PSO2 continues to perform well, with the game recently launching on the Playstation Vita platform. As of February, there had reportedly been over 1.7 million player IDs registered for the service.

We will attempt to get further information on this delay and will post more details as they become available. In the meantime, be sure to check the PSO2 forums for the latest buzz and discussions surrounding Phantasy Star Online 2!

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121 Comments

mattwo - Sep 9, 2013, 11:32 PM
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Hypocrite much?

oniryu246 - Sep 28, 2013, 01:54 AM
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I'm right there with you. I have a few different reasons though. I have not been too impressed with how Sega has handled all the previous PSO and PSU launches in the states in the past. I, frankly, don't trust them to keep the servers up even if it does get released here (reference Universe).
Just by looking at how dedicated they were in Japan with PSO servers, I can trust the Japanese servers significantly more then any American localization's for the long term survival of my account. I think that the most dedicated of the fans already are playing PSO2 right now AND putting cash in Sega's pocket.
I think that if Sega did force everyone over to a separate American/International game server they would further ruin the trust and faith of us fans. (i can tell you that I would definitely not be interested in continuing to support the game after that) I agree with some earlier posts that recommend an "Official English Translation Option" and give us our own "Recommended Ships" so we can be with English speakers. Hell, they could even give free transfers to the new server for everyone already playing for good measure.

At the end of the day, they waited wayyyy to long to release it state-side. The best way to go about it now is damage control in my opinion and just give the fans what they want. (as in an English Option and long term stability by shareing the Japanese servers)

Fontes - Sep 28, 2013, 04:37 PM
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Seems the game is coming outta Japan after all, but...

http://www.gamesinasia.com/asiasoft-brings-phantasy-star-online-2-southeast-asian-countries-2014/

I dunno if I should feel hopeful, or sh*tting my pants in fear...

oniryu246 - Sep 29, 2013, 02:14 AM
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I don't understand. Why are you sh*tting in fear? Doesn't this mean that there is still hope that it's coming to the states?

Fontes - Sep 29, 2013, 10:42 PM
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I said I dunno if I should feel hopeful or afraid. Sure, this means the game may still come outta Japan (I'm european, so I really don't give a rat's arse if it ONLY comes to the US), but between Sega of America and a random F2P MMO publisher that'll most likely IP-block most of us (like Asiasoft, right there. You can bet that one'll be IP-blocked), I honestly dunno...

I DO want to play PSO2 (in english, please!), but not to be treated like crap while doing so, like many MMO publishers do.

Blue-Hawk - Sep 30, 2013, 04:24 PM
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They already announced that they have no plans to bring it stateside.

Fontes - Sep 30, 2013, 07:34 PM
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As far as I know, I've only heard of that regarding Phantasy Star Nova (which I really don't give a rat's ass about, anyway). Where have you seen that for PSO2?

Blue-Hawk - Oct 1, 2013, 09:42 AM
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http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213712
Read the article.

Fontes - Oct 1, 2013, 04:10 PM
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Ah, I see. Not a 100% confirmation, but yeah, things certainly don't look good (hell, there are private MMO servers doing a better job than these guys). For now, I can only hope the Southern Asia versions aren't IP-blocked. If not... hey, F2P MMO publishers may be crap, but they can't be worse than how Sega of America treated PSU...

... as long as they don't make it "Pay 2 Win".

VanDrake - Oct 4, 2013, 01:30 AM
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I would really wanna see Asia soft do this. I'm pretty sure it will be super laggy believe me. I've been a victim. Not to mention a maintenance like every hour every friggin day. I'm pretty happy with PSO2 with eng patch. Although it can be quite annoying.

GrieverXVII - Jan 3, 2014, 11:45 PM
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2014. lol.

C0ldChaos - Feb 4, 2014, 04:22 AM
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I got so excited years ago when I saw the PSO2 trailer... then I saw the gameplay...then I heard about the delay...
It's just one disappointment after another with this damn company.
Hopefully one day PSO will make it's return as a unique and amazing experience, until then we are left with this crap.
I'm playing PSO v.2 on my DC while I type this

HsBlaze - Mar 13, 2014, 11:32 PM
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It be nice if PSO2 come out for the xbox one and ps4

Chibi Cast Master - Jan 26, 2015, 09:37 PM
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So two years later and still nothing.

IzzyData - Oct 12, 2019, 08:19 PM
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8 years later and it is finally happening.

Lance813 - Dec 18, 2019, 04:34 AM
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I haven't logged into this site in years, and I gotta say, it will be fun gaming with you all again. You can register for the Xbox Beta with the Xbox Insider App.

See you in Oracle.

Ranmaru - Dec 26, 2019, 10:25 PM
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I signed up for the Closed beta, along with a friend of mine.

Freeze - Jan 2, 2020, 02:52 PM
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My brothers and I also signed up for the Closed beta.

Man-That-Is-Super - Jan 28, 2020, 08:50 PM
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Whoa

This thread was from 2013. It has been a long time coming. Crazy how long many have been waiting for this game. Everyone had their fingers crossed, every year for that one announcement, & it finally happened.