• PC & PS2 Cross Compatibility & More!

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    Tomeeboy
    Published on Dec 6, 2005 04:51 PM
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    IGN has posted a new article with some very interesting bits of information that we've all been waiting to hear. For starters, it appears that the PC and PS2 servers for Phantasy Star Universe WILL be connected, allowing players from both platforms to converse and team up which each other. An additional revelation is that security updates and patches will be stored on the PS2's memory card, which should ease some concerns about the PC version suffering from the previously announced absence of patches on the PS2 (which is hopefully no longer true). The article also touches on some details of character customization (giving an example of a character class with a whopping 56 different hairstyles and more!), and confirms the recently announced monthly pricing for the Japanese version of the game (which they estimate to be cheaper in the US). On a final note, the US release date is stated as being May of 2006 in this article. Whether that date is speculated, or from an official source, we do not know.

    Thanks to Kazuma56 for posting about this news in our PSU Forum!

    Edit: To add to the speculation about the date Electronic Gaming Monthly's latest issue is saying February 2006 for PSU, not May. We'll continue to keep you up to date as more information about the release date becomes avaliable. Thanks Lord_DS for those scans which can be seen in our PSU forum. -JonathanF

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    1. Phantasy Star Universe
    Comments 6 Comments
    1. 's Avatar
      - Dec 6, 2005, 06:52 PM
      mehy im indifferent about this. yea sure more users because of the PS2 fanbase, problem is that there will be no uppdates to the game. just patches since it wont use the PS2 HD.
    1. 's Avatar
      - Dec 6, 2005, 07:13 PM
      My confusion about the game is now sstareting to settle down.
    1. Kupi's Avatar
      Kupi - Dec 6, 2005, 08:17 PM
      Well, most of the "updates" to the old PSO games were already on the disk, and triggered by the server. The online quests were relatively small data files downloaded on a per-instance basis. Yes, the game itself can't be updated, but this is a PSO game we're talking about. That's never been a possibility, so small loss that they're not including it now.
    1. 's Avatar
      - Dec 6, 2005, 10:09 PM
      ok the game is a 8 GIG game personaly i think they have alot stored in there that we arnt gong to see for years and posably never
    1. 's Avatar
      - Dec 7, 2005, 12:38 AM
      that sounds awesome but im still fighting for it to be on the new consoles... plz put it on revolution and X box 360 not just these systems.. infact have a vote on here on who would like to see it on those systems. not just PS2 and PC. cheering crowd.. yelling VOTE VOTE VOTE lol.
    1. watashiwa's Avatar
      watashiwa - Dec 7, 2005, 04:13 PM
      It'd be uber if it ran on my Sega Genesis.
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