Phantasy Star Online 2 and Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis are Coming to PlayStation in the West

Sega confirmed their successful online action-RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 and Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis will finally release on PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe on Aug. 31, 2022.

If you haven’t followed Phantasy Star Online 2‘s interesting journey, it originally released on PC back in 2012, before making it to the ill-fated PlayStation Vita a year later. Eventually it released on PlayStation 4 and even Switch, but despite years of requests, the title remained untranslated until Apr. 14, 2020 when it hit Xbox.

As for the difference between Phantasy Star Online 2 and Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, it’s kind of complicated. While Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis features different gameplay, graphics and content, it exists as a launcher inside the base game and was made with existing players in mind. This means players will have a lot to see and do.

For more information on both titles, you can find the official overview below:

Experience the vast open world of PSO2:NGS, set a thousand years after the events of PSO2 and the battle of Oracle. Heroes of ARKS, prepare to defend a new world against a mysterious threat.

Free to play! 

Huge wide-open battlefield environments! Explore an exciting new world featuring broad, expansive playfields filled with ferocious enemies waiting for you and your team. Traverse wide-open environments, speed and soar across the giant landscape and skies with new special abilities. Transitioning into a new area is as simple as walking into it — no loading screens.

Enhanced character models! Create your identity with any character you can imagine in PSO2:NGS using the powerful creation engine. Adjust every imaginable characteristic to create your one-of-a-kind avatar.

Redesigned graphics engine! Witness lush environments, amazingly detailed player characters, and monstrous foes in razor-sharp resolution. Watch spectacular new lighting and particle effects as weapons clash with armor. See the world as you’ve never seen it before.

New multi-weapon system and abilities! Combine 2 types of weapons for smoother weapon switching. Battle at lightning speed using a variety of weapons and techniques.

Connects with PSO2! Move easily in-game between PSO2:NGS and PSO2.

Cross-platform! PC and Xbox One players can play together side by side.

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