Phantasy Star Online 2 coming to PS4 along with 'Reborn: Episode 4' update!

[George]

Coming 2016, playable build at TGS.

Did a article on it!
http://segabits.com/blog/2015/08/16/phantasy-star-online-2-coming-to-playstation-4/

[Trippled]

Very good, I hope its just one of the PS4 announcements Sega's gonna make next couple months. Infact more online game announcements would be a winner. Border Break?

[jonboy101]

I hope that wasn't the big TGS game to win back gamers trust...




Not holding my breath on a western release.

[Aki-at]

Now even MORE reason to bring it West. The online infrastructure would be handled by Sony, what could possibly cause a delay now?

(Still don't know how likely a Western release is.)

I hope that wasn't the big TGS game to win back gamers trust...

It wasn't one single game that was going to win back trust but sucessive games from SEGA's international studios. So Isolation, Warhammer, Halo Wars etc are all part of that plan.

[Team Andromeda]

Awesome news and about bloody time

[Sharky]

I hope 'reborn' means improved graphics... PSO2 would look shockingly dated on the PS4.

[jonboy101]

Now even MORE reason to bring it West. The online infrastructure would be handled by Sony, what could possibly cause a delay now?

(Still don't know how likely a Western release is.)

It wasn't one single game that was going to win back trust but sucessive games from SEGA's international studios. So Isolation, Warhammer, Halo Wars etc are all part of that plan.

I guess I misread Satomi's quote. “Since we’re seriously considering quality, I can’t make that promise for the time being, but I believe we will announce something for home console at Tokyo Game Show,” I assumed he meant one big game at TGS.

[Aki-at]

I guess I misread Satomi's quote. “Since we’re seriously considering quality, I can’t make that promise for the time being, but I believe we will announce something for home console at Tokyo Game Show,” I assumed he meant one big game at TGS.

Oh no I don't mean to say that there isn't an announcement of sorts for TGS. I just think the winning back trust is less to do with one big project and more so several high quality releases.

[Happy Cat]

here is the trailer. Surprisingly there is no PS4 gameplay shown. Maybe they have a surprise related to the PS4 version at TGS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-VQZLer56w

[Radrappy]

I HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE this is not just a lazy port.  This game has a lot of potential but needs serious work to be a contender.  They need to design dungeons, not have randomized soulless rooms with infinitely spawning mobs.  They need to rewrite the story so that it's at least a little bit compelling or interesting instead of bargain bin 90's anime garbage.  They need to cut down the amount of classes, they're all too confusing and lack identity.  They need to make your race important again, not just cosmetic. 

Thankfully the gameplay is already very solid, they don't have to do anything to that.  There's a good game buried somewhere in PSO2, hopefully this version can unearth it.   

[Sharky]

Radrappy, I think that's a big ask... They aren't going to change the entire game up. I think what you want is a sequel.

[Nirmugen]

That's a good news! I'm hoping for PS Experience reveal to the West if Yakuza 5 turn out to be in a good condition.

About the PS4 version and it's graphics and all, I don't think they will changed it but certainly it will ran at 1080p/60 FPS.

There is so much people playing it in various systems that it will crash the game if they do that.

At least, Cross-play is guaranteed.
Also, I'm almost finished everything that the Episode 1 offered. Maybe I could do some sort of review in a thread later.

[Radrappy]

Radrappy, I think that's a big ask... They aren't going to change the entire game up. I think what you want is a sequel.

I can dream

[George]

A contender for what? The #1 played MMO still in America is freaking World of Warcraft and it looks like garbage... I don't think SEGA needs to re-do the graphics at all. MMO gamers don't care.


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I do agree that FFXIV looks a bit better, but its also newer and costs monthly to play.

[Phantasos]

That comparison would make a little more sense if you didn't used a horribly outdated pic of World of Warcraft, considering the game's graphics, animations and models were overhauled in their entirety. That's a pic of the very first raid boss the game ever had, for Christ's sake. 

As far as graphical fidelity goes, I would put it at around the same level as PSO2 but FF14 is easily the best looking game.