Article: Summary of Second Phantasy Star Online 2 Media Briefing
The second Phantasy Star Online 2 media briefing was held today and broadcast on nicovideo. For people that cannot view nicovideo version, you can view the video here:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOaU-skUIeo[/ame]
Here are some of the major highlights of the media briefing:
- Free to Play and Cash Shop - Access to the game and executable will be free on all platforms. The game will be supported by an in-game item transaction shop.
- iOS and Android Versions - Phantasy Star Online 2 will be released on iOS and Android platforms. These versions will use the same data as the PC and PlayStation Vita versions. However, they will be single player only.
- Symbol Chat - Symbol Chat will return in Phantasy Star Online 2.
- Character Creator Demo - A character creation demo will be released on April 5th.
- PC Release Date - The Japanese PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2 is scheduled to be released during the Summer of 2012.
- Japanese PC Beta Test - A beta test for the Japanese PC version is scheduled for late April. To sign up for the beta, visit the Japanese Phantasy Star Online 2 website and click on the golden beta button.
Credit goes to Mike for bringing us this news. You can discuss this news in our Phantasy Star Online 2 forum.
Free is good. Also, since
Free is good. Also, since it's coming out for iOS, I might not need to upgrade to Vita when that comes out. Dunno about controls on iOS, though... Won't know until I try.
Edit:
Oops, after checking the forum, I shoulda known it was too good to be true... Of course, controls would be really difficult or impossible for such a complex game on a tiny touch screen. MAYBE iPad would be better than iPhone, but that's still pushing it. I'll be getting a Vita eventually, but at least I don't have to buy the game.
Noo not F2P. Damn it they
Noo not F2P. Damn it they absorbed the korean style. Means a ton of minor updates that hinder gaming flow, cash shops galore, and hackers 24/7. I mean all this on different platforms means multiple ways for people to destroy your hard work. Man i was totally willing to pay monthly for this. Now im up and down...
How exactly will being F2P
How exactly will being F2P mean there'll be lot's of hacking? If you're judging this on Korean MMO's, none of which were made by Sega how can you compare this in any way to PSO2?
free 2 player, well i did
free 2 player, well i did hear a while ago, Sega and perfect world were teaming up to make a game, i wonder if PSO2 is it