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Western version of Phantasy Star Online 2 still delayed

On June 19, 2013 by Ash Meehan

The western version of the free to play MMO, Phantasy Star Online 2 is still delayed according to gaming site Kotaku who contacted Sega, the game’s publisher yesterday.

After Kotaku emailed Sega. Sega replied to the site with the following statement:

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.

Sega had announced that the western version of Phantasy Star Online 2 was going to be released in early 2013, but after that window came and went, Sega simply said the game was delayed.

Phantasy Star Online 2 was released for PC in Japan nearly a year ago on July 4, 2012, and the game was also released on the PlayStation Vita in February 2013. An iOS and Android version of the game is currently scheduled for a 2013 release in Japan also.

It is interesting to know what is causing such a long delay. It might be Sega are just slow to translate the game or it might be as Kotaku writer Jason Schreir suggested “maybe there are licensing issues, as sometimes happens with these things.”

When it comes to bringing popular Japanese games to North America and Europe, Sega seems slow or unwilling to release them outside of Japan. But with the announcement of Hatsune Miku Project Diva f  getting a North American and European release, the hope of a popular Japanese game heading west have being raised. Let’s just hope that Sega won’t undo the praise they got with by releasing Hatsune Miku Project Diva f by not releasing Phantasy Star Online 2.

Source: Kotaku

Author: Ash Meehan

Hi, I’m the creator of SG Gaming Info. When I’m not working on my writing or creating content for this site’s YouTube channel, I like to relax and enjoy character driven story games.


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