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For information relating to content released prior to Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, see Phantasy Star Online 2.

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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis

System(s): Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Steam, Epic Games Store

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Online R&D

Genre: RPG

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JP (Starter Package)	2021-08-19	¥54895489
JP (Starter Package (Limited Edition))	2021-08-19	¥65896589
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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (ファンタシースターオンライン2 ニュージェネシス) is a major update to Phantasy Star Online 2 which overhauls several systems and introduces a brand new gameplay experience.

Story

Set 1,000 years after the events of Phantasy Star Online 2, the next generation of ARKS settled on Planet Halpha. Conflict would soon arise when a new threat from outer space, the DOLLS, begin appearing with no explanation. Around the same time that the DOLLS began appearing, mysterious individuals appeared from Meteorn that fell from the sky. Despite possessing no memories of their past, these individuals possess skills which make them effective in combatting the DOLLS and ultimately join ARKS to combat this threat.

Gameplay

Relation to Phantasy Star Online 2

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is essentially an update which overhauls the original Phantasy Star Online 2 into an entirely new experience, overwriting the existing client from "Phantasy Star Online 2" to "Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis.

Character Selection screen wherein players can choose to start out in a PSO2 or PSO2:NGS Block

With that said, Phantasy Star Online 2's original content can still be played. Expanding on the original's Block System, the original Phantasy Star Online 2 and Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis exists in their own blocks known as "PSO2" and "PSO2:NGS" blocks. Players can freely swap between either through a Ryuker Device in a PSO2:NGS block or through a Block Portal in a PSO2 block. In addition, players can also choose to start in either Block from the Character Selection screen.

Aside from being able to play Phantasy Star Online 2's content, certain data is usable between the two blocks:

Character Appearance (including emotes and accessories).
ARKS Cash (AC) and Star Gems (SG).
Weapons, Units and Mags, though these have different behaviour when used in Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis.

With that said however the following data will remain exclusive to their respective blocks:

Items of the following category; Consumable items, Skill Rings, Boost Items, Materials and Furnishing.
Character Growth including Level, EXP, Class Skills, Photon Arts and Techniques.

Demonstration of the graphical update given to PSO2

Lastly, as New Genesis features a new graphical engine, the rendering and lighting quality of the original Phantasy Star Online 2 will also be updated when in a PSO2 Block.

Achievements

Main article: Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis/Achievements.

History

In 2018 several job listings for an unnamed Phantasy Star project were spotted though no announcements were made regarding what the project could be.^[3] Eventually during their 2020 roadmap, SEGA announced that the end of EPISODE 6 would not be followed up with EPISODE 7, instead announcing that a 'major update' would be releasing, with the nature of the update being kept vague.

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, would first be unveiled at the Xbox Games Showcase 2020 event with a teaser trailer and website. Details concerning the announcement were vague which lead to a second trailer going up a day later revealing more details including Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis's relation to Phantasy Star Online 2 and what elements would be interconnected. To commemorate the announcement an in-game campaign to celebrate the announcement was released across the Japanese and Global versions of Phantasy Star Online 2.

Over the coming months, more details concerning the game would be revealed through livestreams and posts on Phantasy Star Online 2's website. Such details revealed included the fact that PSO2NGS would be a free update on Phantasy Star Online 2 and the enhanced character creator.

The expansion's planned to be released worldwide in both Japan and the West sometime in 2021 to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Phantasy Star Online.

Versions

Main article: Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis/Comparisons.

As a major content update on Phantasy Star Online 2, everything applicable to that game are applicable to Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis and this includes the way each regional version was handled and what platforms they were on.

Localised Names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis	Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis
Japanese	ファンタシースターオンライン2 ニュージェネシス
Chinese (Traditional; Taiwan)	夢幻之星 Online 2: New Genesis

Production credits

Main article: Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis/Credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Website Background AD
PlayStation 4 Global Announcement artwork

Artwork

Logos

Phantasy Star Online 20th Anniversary logo
Western logo
Japanese logo

Main visuals

Key Visual
Visual commemorating PSO's 20th Anniversary

Concept art

Default characters

Enemies

Physical scans

PC version

PC, JP Starter Package
Cover

PC, JP Starter Package (Limited Edition)
Cover

PlayStation 4 version

PS4, JP Starter Package
Cover

PS4, JP Starter Package (Limited Edition)
Cover

External links

References

↑ @play_pso2 on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ File:PSO2NGSPlayStation4GlobalAnnouncement.jpg
↑ http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/9226083.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-03-03 07:46)

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis

Main page | Comparisons | Achievements | History | Credits

Music: Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Original Sound Track Vol. 1 (2022) | Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Original Sound Track Vol. 2 (2022)

Phantasy Star series

"Classic" series

Phantasy Star (1987) | Phantasy Star II (1989) | Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (1990) | Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993)

Compilations

Sega Ages Phantasy Star Collection (1998) | Phantasy Star Collection (2003) | Phantasy Star Complete Collection (2008)

Related media
	Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection I (1993) \| Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection II (1993) \| Phantasy Star 1st Series Complete Album (2008) \| Phantasy Star Series 25th Anniversary Sound Collection (2012) \| Phantasy Star Series 25th Anniversary Concert Sympathy 2013 Live Memorial Album (2013) \| Phantasy Star (2022) \| Phantasy Star II (2022) \| Phantasy Star III (2023) \| Phantasy Star IV (2023)
	Memorial Drama CD & Fanbook "Phantasy Star: Fuujirareshi Kioku" (1995)
	Phantasy Star II Hint Book (1989) \| Phantasy Star III: Toki no Keishousha Koushiki Guide Book (1990) \| Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Hint Book (1991) \| Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni Game Guide Book (1994) \| Phantasy Star Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1995) \| Phantasy Star IV Official Players Guide (1995) \| 25th Anniversary Phantasy Star Visual Chronicles (2013)

"Modern" series

Handheld games