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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis will give the ageing MMO a faceliftBut what is it, anyway?
But what is it, anyway?
Phantasy Star Online 2’s getting on a bit, isn’t it? Sega’s big ol' sci-fi MMO might’ve only officially come to the West this Spring, but it’s been big in Japan for the better part of a decade - and boy, does it show. Announced during today’s Xbox Games Showcase, New Genesis is preparing to change all that with a massive overhaul to the MMOs visuals.
Sega flaunted PSO2’s new looks with a flashy new trailer. Gone are narrow corridors and claustrophobic fields - instead, we’re looking at vast open plains that coulda come straight outta the likes of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
Described as simply “updating PSO2’s game system and graphics engine”, New Genesis looks to completely revamp parts of the MMOs open-world monster smashing. Frankly, it looks like a whole new game, with huge beasts to take down in sprawling open fields. Parts of PSO2’s DNA remain (I’d recognise those floating rollerskate-kicks anywhere) but it’s all looking quite a bit more modern.
What is certain is that North American players will gain access to New Genesis at the same time as their Japanese counterparts (still no word on a European release, soz). Expect the update, or expansion, or whatever this is to arrive sometime next year - and hopefully, sometime after Segabring PSO2 to “more PC platforms”.
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