Phantasy Star Online 2’s Western release has been delayed from its’ original “early 2013” status due to issues surrounding the localisation.
A SEGA representitive has been quoted with, “Originally slated for an early 2013 launch, Sega can officially confirm that PS02 has been delayed. We don’t have any specifics but will update everyone as soon as there are more details to share.”
So that’s a bummer. The free-to-play PC version is available to play in Japanese but those hoping for an English-friendly version of the game (or an English version of the PS Vita release for that matter), they’re going to have to wait.
Yakuza director and chief creative officer of SEGA Toshihiro Nagoshi has sat down for a fascinating interview with Famitsu to discuss SEGA’s future, the success of Phantasy Star Online 2’s Japanese launch and the company’s purchase of Relic Entertainment.
Key points include:
– Regarding SEGA’s future; “To be honest, we still need to solidify our footing and our performance as a company, but given the frenetic cycles we deal with nowadays, if we worried solely about that right now, we wouldn’t have a stable future in three or five years.”
– Regarding the success of PSO2’s Japanese launch; “I think it comes down to the talents of the PSO2 team, and how they convinced the company to go that way. I see possibilities with F2P across the industry; it all depends on what you do with it, but it took this team to show us what we could accomplish with this property.”
– Regarding the purchase of Relic Entertainment; “Sega already has The Creative Assembly, which is great at making RTS’, and so we’re becoming one of the best in the world at this genre now. So this purchase was part of our strategy for tackling this genre as well.”
2 new trailers for Phantasy Star Online 2 have been revealed by Gamefront.de. As the videos have embedding disabled you will have to click the link below to be taken to the website hosting them:
Those lucky Japs and their Phantasy Star! The PS Vita version of Phantasy Star Online 2 launches in Japan this month and there’s a new trailer to celebrate. Check it out below:
Phantasy Star Online 2 for PS Vita is not scheduled for a Western release. However, the PC version is still making its’ way here, but doesn’t have a release date at this time. We assume it should be sometime this year.
Phantasy Star Online 2 is the next game in the acclaimed series of RPGs. It’s a direct sequel to Phantasy Star Online which first appeared on Dreamcast in December 2000. Take a look below to see the first gameplay footage of the game:
The game is due to be released later this year for PC. No details of a console version have been revealed at this time.
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