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Phantasy Star Online 2 launches on EGS on February 17, cross-play w/ other versions

samred

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copy/paste from the press release I just got:

Phantasy Star Online 2 Global Launches on the Epic Games Store on February 17

All Content, Including Episode 6 Chapter 6, Will Be Accessible at Launch​

Tokyo, February 10, 2021 – SEGA today announced their popular free-to-play online action RPG, Phantasy Star Online 2 (Global), will launch on the Epic Games Store on February 17.

"We are so happy to be releasing Phantasy Star Online 2 Global on the Epic Games Store," said Fred White from PSO2 Team Global. "With all the huge updates to the game over the past year, including the newest Chapter 6 update, there's more content than ever to explore and play through. We can't wait to welcome in all the new players to the PSO2 universe!"

ARKS (soldiers of the Oracle colony fleet in the Phantasy Star Online 2 series) are invited to join together online to explore numerous worlds with friends and experience PSO2's unparalleled action combat and character customization. Choosing from four unique races and thirteen classes, players can join forces with up to eleven other operatives at a time to experience unforgettable battles and boss fights.

The Global version of Phantasy Star Online 2 includes fully localized text and character voices in English, spanning three years of content, including events, campaigns, quests, and raid bosses. In addition to the immersive original PSO2 story, the Global version also features the most-up-to-date balancing and quality-of-life improvements from the Japanese service. Players can choose from four races and thirteen classes while tackling various missions. They can also take a break from questing by playing one of the many Casino mini-games, chilling in the Alliance Quarters, competing in the new ARKS League or attending all-new live stage events. Players will be able to do all of this with friends on both PC (Epic Games Store / Windows 10 / Steam) and Xbox One thanks to cross-platform play.

More fun and surprises are in store for ARKS in 2021 -- details can be found at

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. For additional up-to-the-minute details and updates, players can follow @play_PSO2 on Twitter, @PSO2Official on Facebook and @play_pso2 on Instagram.
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void my discs if old
 
Dest

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It's already on Steam and the MS store. Not exclusivity.
 
SpotAnime

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There's no wording that it's exclusive to EGS, only that it's being added to that store. Looks like they are just hitting all the storefronts for accessibility.
 
Delusibeta

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Yeah, I was going to comment 'bit late for an exclusivity deal, Microsoft moneyhatted the Western release already'.
 
XR.

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Hyperfludd

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Abdul Malik Ka'bah said:
Oh, what's the point of this then. Not like fortnite people are going to download it.
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More visibility. The fortnite people MIGHT download it - it's free after all. They don't really lose anything by doing this and can only gain right?

I wonder if Epic takes less of a cut for micro transaction purchases, if that's the case there's another reason there.
 

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This game is really fun. I didn't expect to like it that much, but I sunk 40 hours into it. Had a blast and didn't spend a penny
 
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Wonder if they'll make exclusive cosmetics for it like they did with the Steam version. That'd be the only reason I care about this version
 
AshenOne

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Good stuff. EGS's audience that is mostly accustomed to F2P titles like Fortnite and now Rocket league, will help PSO2 much more than any of the paid titles on EGS imo.
 
XR.

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Edit: I was thinking this was published by Microsoft for some reason, sorry for the confusion.
 
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I certainly don't mind seeing games becoming available through more platforms, but it does seem to go against their own interests when they already have it on their own store where they gain all of the profits. It's not like they reach a new, different market as opposed to before, so the effort of maintaining the product through another store for less profit seems like a bad idea, unless this is part of some form of deal.
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sega has its own store?
 
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