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Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis
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Sega |
Japan and Global |
Sega |
Taiwan and Hong Kong |
Gamania |
Southeast Asia and Thailand |
Asiasoft |
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Hedgehog Engine[citation needed] |
Windows |
July 4, 2012 |
OpenCritic |
70 |
IGDB |
85 |
Monetization |
Free-to-play |
Microtransactions |
Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Free-to-grind, Player trading, Time-limited |
Modes |
Multiplayer |
Pacing |
Real-time |
Perspectives |
Third-person |
Controls |
Direct control |
Genres |
ARPG, Gambling/casino, JRPG, MMORPG |
Art styles |
Anime |
Themes |
Fantasy, Japan, Sci-fi, Space |
Series |
Phantasy Star |
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Key points
- Only the Japanese and Global versions are active. All other versions, plus the PlayStation Vita version in the Japanese version, have shut down.
- Cross-play with Xbox One players in the Global version, and with PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch players in the Japanese version.
- Global version is region locked in Latin American.[citation needed]
General information
- Official Japanese Support page
- PSO-World.com Forums
- PSO2 Tweaker (English patch for Japan version)
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Allows for account linking between Xbox One/Microsoft Store, Steam and Epic Games Store through the Account Link feature.
- Account linking on the Global version is not possible if a new character is made before an account is linked on either Xbox One/Microsoft Store, Steam or Epic Games Store.[2]
- The Japan version requires a SEGA ID, a Twitter account or a LINE account.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA\PHANTASYSTARONLINE2\user.pso2 |
Microsoft Store |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA\PHANTASYSTARONLINE2_NA\user.pso2 |
Steam |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA\PHANTASYSTARONLINE2_NA_STEAM\user.pso2 |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1056640/pfx/[Note 1] |
Video
External graphics settings
External display settings
Instructions[3]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location, and open
user.pso2 with a text editor.
- Change the
FrameKeep = xxx value to the desired framerate cap.
- Save the file.
- By default,
FrameKeep= xxx is set to "60", but can be completely uncapped by using "0".
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sliders for BGM, Sound Effects, Voice, and In-Game Video Playback. Can be changed both in-game and from the external launcher. |
Surround sound |
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Toggleable both in-game and from the external launcher. |
Subtitles |
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Cutscenes only. Cannot be disabled. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Referred to as "Global Focus Sound Playback". Can be toggled on or off. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
Japanese |
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UI and CC Japan and Global version only. |
Traditional Chinese |
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Taiwan and Hong Kong version only. |
Thai |
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Thai version only. |
English |
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Southeast Asia version only. |
English |
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Global version only. |
English |
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Unofficial translation of the Japan version. Details here. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Notes |
LAN play |
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Online play |
| Maximum player count is undisclosed. Up to 4 people in single party areas/quests, up to 12 people in multi-party areas/quests. Crossplay is available in the Global version between Windows 10 and Xbox One players. |
Connection types
- It is impossible to play cross-region. Region transfer of account data is also impossible.
VR support
Issues unresolved
In-game FPS does not match specified FPS
- Due to how the game handles its FPS setting, capping the framerate at, for example, 120FPS will actually result in a framerate cap of 100FPS.[4]
- The unofficial English launcher is able to automatically partially-compensate for this.
Achievements not unlocking when using the Account Link option from the Xbox One or Windows Store
- When using the Account Link option to transfer progress between versions, achievements won't automatically unlock based on in-game progress.[5]
Issues fixed
Cannot enable the Steam Overlay
- Without launching the game directly from
pso2.exe
, the Steam Overlay will not appear in-game.
Bypass the launcher[citation needed]
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- Exit from Steam.
- Open the properties by right-clicking on
Steam.exe .
- From the Compatibility tab, check the Run this program as an administrator option.
- Launch Steam.
- Click the Games menu, then choose Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library.
- Click on BROWSE... and select
pso2.exe from the list of programs.
- Click on ADD SELECTED PROGRAMS.
- Right-click the added pso2, and choose Properties. Rename it to
Phantasy Star Online 2 .
- Then, click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS..., enter
+0x33aca2b9 , then click OK.
- Open the control panel, then select System.
- Click on Advanced system settings, and then click Environment Variables....
- Click on the New... in the "System variables" section. Enter
-pso2 to the Variable name, and enter +0x01e3f1e9 to the Variable value.
- Click OK.
Notes
- Even with this fix, using the game's launcher to receive the latest updates is still required.
- This fix is unnecessary if the unofficial English launcher's "Steam Mode" is being used.
- This fix is also unnecessary with the official Steam version of the game.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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64-bit executables are only available for the Microsoft Store and Steam versions.[6] |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
CRI ADX2 |
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Cutscenes |
CRI Sofdec2 |
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Multiplayer |
Xbox Live, Steamworks |
Global version only. |
Anti-cheat |
GameGuard |
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System requirements
Japanese release
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Windows 8, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
67 GB (NTFS format) |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Other |
Broadband Internet connection, 1280x720 display |
English Microsoft Store and Steam release
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Windows 10 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
| Intel Core i5-6500 |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 750ti |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Other |
Broadband Internet connection, 1280x720 display | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1056640/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1056640) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ "(...) #PSO2 will be cross-play and cross-progress with Steam, Xbox One, and Windows 10!" - Phantasy Star Online 2 Official Global Twitter Account
- ↑ PSO2 ON STEAM: HOW TO LINK YOUR ACCOUNT - last accessed on 2020-08-04
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-05
- Fix found by looking through config files.
- ↑ Arks-Layer - last accessed on 2020-06-16
- "- New code to account for SEGA's weird and wonky code for FPS values. Long story short, any values that are set for the FPS over 59 are approximate and become wrong very quickly. For example, the JP launcher sets 60 FPS in the config for 60 FPS. But the engine actually locks it to 59 FPS. Setting the config to 90 locks the game to 85. Setting it to 120 locks the game to 100. Crazy. Even crazier is that the higher your FPS is, the faster the game loads.
- In order to change the FPS to what we actually want, the Tweaker will now set the FPS in the config to the closest approximation it can.
This means that, in the config, the Tweaker will set the following values:
desired value -> what it sets in the config (max FPS possible)
60 FPS -> 60 (max: 59)
90 FPS -> 101 (max: 92)
120 FPS -> 136 (max: 125)
144 FPS -> 160 (max: 144)"
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-05
- Checked both Steam and Xbox Live achievements when using Account Link to transfer progress from Xbox One/Microsoft Store version.
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-06
- Checked if the Steam version used 64-Bit executables by using task manager. GameGuard (the anti-cheat being used) also uses a 64-bit variant.