Sega has announced that Phantasy Star Online 2 will finally be launching on PC on May 27, 2020. Coming with full cross-play with the Xbox One version in tow, the MMO will be available exclusively through Microsoft’s Windows Store on Windows 10. That might be a bummer for those that don’t want to use the often clunky storefront, but the game is free-to-play. At least you won’t have to spend money.
Fred White, the head of PSO2’s marketing team, said in a statement, “We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited arrival [of Phantasy Star Online 2] on PC. There’s a loud and passionate PC fanbase who has been patiently waiting for the North American version – we can’t wait to welcome them in. There will be login bonuses waiting for them with more surprises planned in the coming months.”
One such surprise is the addition of some Hatsune Miku themed gear. Starting today on the Xbox One port, special items will be available to players via the “Scratch Ticket Terminals” in-game. You’ll be able to redeem these tickets for stylish clothes based around Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin, and Len. “Live” performances from Vocaloid will also periodically be taking place.
It is still a little bizarre to be writing about an eight-year-old game like it’s brand new, but that just happens to be the nature of the beast with Phantasy Star Online 2. Sega denied bringing it west for so long until it made a surprise appearance at last year’s E3 2019. Microsoft had managed to grab exclusive console rights to the title and planned to launch it on Xbox One and PC.
With the game having done fairly well on the console side of things, it seems primed to take off on PC, too. I have a lot of fond memories of playing the original on GameCube, so I’m certainly curious to see what has changed over the past 20 years. I would imagine the graphics are better.
If you want to acquaint yourself with the differences this sequel has, you can head over to Sega’s official website. It doesn’t offer that much information, but it will still be a good way to pass the time for the next week.
Source: Forbes
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