Article: English PC/PS2 PSU Servers Closing March 31, 2010

[yasha_mikage]

So if i have an account that is currently inactive, will i be able to join on this too or will i need to renew first? The announcement is a little self-contradicting.

[Neith]

As long as you've had an active account at some point during PSU's lifespan, you'll be able to play once the free period starts. Edward clarified this on the boards. Your account doesn't need to be active now.

[yasha_mikage]

Nevermind. I read the thing a little closer and got my answer. Now i just gotta go dig out my copy of the game and reinstall it.

[Mazarushi08]

See you in December when FFXIV comes out XD

[whispers]

awww crud my quarter finally ran out. transferrin chars/items to 360 would be the ultimate! who wants to look like a nub again? great timin considering i just renewed 2 180 day subs....

[T_Esquire]

This sounds like the same thing they've been doing since PSO v1. Close the English servers while keeping the Japanese servers running indefinitely. That's the only saving grace of the 360 version, the fact that the servers are integrated. While I'm not surprised, I am upset that they'd still do this. Sega has never liked the US, thanks in no small part to PSO v1. I'm sure if SoA had charged us for online access from the beginning we'd not be seeing Sega shutting down our servers with every iteration.

[Meta77]

This is the best news ive heard in a long time. maybe now they can focus on making a new pso game for next gen systems.

[silva9]

So much time and work i put into this game all for nothing wow!! so pissed that it all comes to and end now, as this shouldn't be Sega should have taken more time to do this game right not make psp version and develop Phantasy star 0 for the ds don't see that game doing well ether in the long run there trying to do to much on a small handled system that was not meant for an online mmo ! When will Sega learn there lesson?

[elektra018]

Thats lame all this work for my character gone. I wish everyone could transfer their characters to xbox.

[Krupp]

Wrong. The 360 version is still going anyway, NA PSU wasn;t getting updates that were not already released in Japan. Thus, it was not in the way for developing another game.. most of PSUs content was already on the disc and needed to just be unlocked.. Anyway Sega they just proven PSU was not in the way of any development by recently making PSZ and PSP2. It's just sad news for everyone who was actively playing on the server.