An exciting update was announced for the Xbox 360 Phantasy Star Universe servers earlier today on the Japanese webpage. This update will include a new event and several new missions. Here are the update notes based on EspioKaos's translations:
Credit goes to EspioKaos for translating the update page. You can discuss this update in this forum thread.
On February 25th, the Xbox 360 Phantasy Star Universe servers are scheduled to receive the following content update:
Credit goes to Amaury for bringing us this news. You can discuss this update in this on-going forum thread.
Noted in English and Japanese, PSU will be receiving another update this week. To start off, there will be a few changes and additions to GAS:
Many of the bonuses and rewards earned during Absolute Zero will also be implemented:
Join in the discussion about this update on the forums!
Update: Rappy Amure now drops Valentine Chocolate. This will be tradable later on for 20 DP at RSD: Drop-off.
Following updates at the official English forum as well as the Japanese Xbox 360 site, a brand new GUARDIANS Boost Road will begin on January 21 and run through February 24! Following a path through the Mizuraki and Saguraki Conservation Districts, this route provides a drop boost to the following four missions for GBR participants:
Furthermore, these four missions will receive S3 difficulties to up the challenge for everyone as well as introduce a few new items to the game. Also be sure to check out the winter lobbies in Clyez and Holtes City... they'll only be around through February 3!
Update: The English update page has also been posted detailing this content. Note that Snowman will be available at the Variety Shop for the duration of the seasonal lobbies. There will also be a Casino rotation from the Berry/Sweet set to the Goth set. Hit the Counter! will still be available for those players that earned a milestone prize during the event and haven't picked it up yet. Ice Crystal Exchange will also still be available, but with a few minor tweaks. Congratulations to everyone who helped unlock all of the Absolute Zero milestone rewards! These will be distributed at a later date. Look here for a discussion thread about this update in the forums.
Update: The JP end maintenance notes mention that the team has fixed an issue which would cause certain game servers to crash.
It was reported on the official local site that the Xbox 360 Phantasy Star Universe servers will be receiving a content update on December 17th. This update is slated to include the following:
Update: The Japanese 360 homepage has been updated. The New Year's Lobbies will be up until January 20th. Additionally, Bamboo will be available at the Variety Shop up until that date.
The next major event to hit PSU on the Xbox 360 will be starting December 3!
Similar to Operation Firebreak, this event requires Guardians to do their best to purify unnaturally cold and dark environments. Players will be given Photon Reflectors to assist with the task. It should be noted that this event takes place not in the present, but between Chapters 3 and 4 of Episode 3.
Previewed recently by GM Edward@Sega, this event has now been detailed on the English and Japanese homepages. The following components are slated to appear:
All of these missions can be found on the 5th floor of the GUARDIANS Colony and will be available until January 20. A special event site will be made available for the event to track point gains and reveal panel rewards consisting of new event content and post-event bonuses.
Additionally, Christmas is on its way to PSU! The seasonal lobbies will be in place until midnight PST on December 26. Remember that Rappy Noels will be dropping Christmas Trees during this time. However, the seasonal items sold at the Variety Shop (Christmas, Wreath, and Xmas Box) will still be available through January 20. A rotation from the Goth set to the Modern set will also take place at Casino Voloyal.
A discussion of this announcement is already taking place in the forums.
Update: The English and Japanese versions of the special event site have been posted.
As reported in Japan and locally, the Xbox 360 servers will be receiving compensation due to an extended period of downtime which occurred recently. The following bonuses will be in place through December 2nd:
You can discuss this news in our Phantasy Star Universe forum.
A new content update for the Xbox 360 servers was announced earlier today on the Phantasy Star Universe webpage. Scheduled to be released on November 19th, this update will include the following:
You can discuss this update in our Phantasy Star Universe forum.
Update: Japan has posted their end maintenance notes. On release, Cutie Baton and Pretty Baton had inconsistent rarities of 3 stars a piece. They have been changed to 6 and 8 stars respectively.
A content update was announced today for the Xbox 360 Phantasy Star Universe servers. Here is a summary of what is scheduled to be included in the update:
You can discuss this update in our Phantasy Star Universe forum.
Update: The JP 360 homepage has also posted the news.
As reported on the English and Japanese homepages, there will be an update this week for the Xbox 360 servers. Here's a summary of the expected changes:
The EXP modifier will be present for the last two weeks of the current GBR. This should provide for a good opportunity to level or gain AP for the new GAS options.
Check out the ongoing thread about this news item in the forums.
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