Phantasy Star - Official Thread

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Idola Phantasy Star Saga Global - Patch Notice on December 30, 2021

Patch Notice on December 30, 2021 :

Count Down Star Festival will be available soon
Round 1,2 - One 5-Star Character guaranteed at Step 3!
Round 3 - Select One 5-Star Character of your choice at Step 3!

Link : https://idola.boltrend.com/en

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Happy New Year 2022 !!!







Sources :
https://twitter.com/SEGA_OFFICIAL/status/1476931215164805122?t=G6gYIHGmVgUT8AjxHpBaiQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/play_pso2/status/1477142764680790016?s=20
https://twitter.com/SonicOfficialJP/status/1476931234391818242?t=cgha3RqARlTEwXT_QUlCOA&s=19

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Matoi (Innocence on Christmas Eve) is Now Playable in Idola Phantasy Star Saga Global

Matoi in the Christmas costume.
For some reason, she was assigned at the last minute the task of whipping up the atmosphere as Santa Claus.
Anyway, she is working very hard to get herself prepared.

Source : https://www.facebook.com/IdolaEN/
Character Stats : https://bumped.org/idola/idola-character-database/character-matoi-holy-night-innocence

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PSO2 New Genesis FPS Will Increase With Nvidia DLSS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlvIzVsIVzI

To help show how it will affect the game, there’s a new video. It shows a side-by-side comparison of how DLSS support changes the PSO2 New Genesis FPS.
Actions like attacking, jumping, jetting around, and running are shown off.
Without support, the PSO2 New Genesis framerate tends to hover between 38-45. With it, it exceeds 60 FPS.

Article : https://www.siliconera.com/pso2-new-genesis-fps-will-increase-with-nvidia-dlss/

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PSO2 New Genesis FPS Will Increase With Nvidia DLSS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlvIzVsIVzI

Article : https://www.siliconera.com/pso2-new-genesis-fps-will-increase-with-nvidia-dlss/

I'd say the video on the right is ever-so-slightly better than the one on the left but it's so slight that I can't tell the difference that much.

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I'd say the video on the right is ever-so-slightly better than the one on the left but it's so slight that I can't tell the difference that much.

The frame rate is more the highlight, I think.
For me as long as it's more than 30FPS, it's good enough, but some players only satisfied when it's 60 FPS or more.

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Idola Phantasy Star Saga - New Brigade Missions are Now Available!
Missions ended on 2022/01/18

Stage 1 Missions :
1. Defeat Earth Kuat x150 in quests
2. Gain Damaged Metal x10 in quests
3. Defeat 500 characters in the Arena
4. Attack 30 times in the Brigade Wars
5. Challenge Water Element Idola 200 timrs in the Idola Battle
Stage 1 Completed Reward : Symbol Gacha Ticket

Guide : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TgdpFR1vUk5TkIL7M2KSpuM3w4phdcFbRqKbgJyioAk/

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The frame rate is more the highlight, I think.
For me as long as it's more than 30FPS, it's good enough, but some players only satisfied when it's 60 FPS or more.

I prefer at least 60fps.
I remember when we got Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast for the first time, the game had the option for either 50hz or 60hz. At first our TV couldn't play 60hz, but when we got a TV that could, it almost looked like the game was somewhat 3Dish, as in watching a movie with polarized glasses.

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I prefer at least 60fps.
I remember when we got Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast for the first time, the game had the option for either 50hz or 60hz. At first our TV couldn't play 60hz, but when we got a TV that could, it almost looked like the game was somewhat 3Dish, as in watching a movie with polarized glasses.

I would definitely chosen 60 Hz over 50 Hz,
I've played Sonic in 50 Hz and I hate how he feels not as fast and how the music turned out,
compared to how I play Sonic in 30 FPS on handheld, Sonic still feel fast and the music is same thing.
FPS is how many frames our console is producing or drawing, while the refresh rate is how many times the tv/monitor is refreshing the image on the screen.
The difference in Hz (refresh rate) is bigger than in FPS (frame rate).

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Idola Phantasy Star Saga Global - New Year Campaign Patch Notes

"Part 1 Happy New Year Time Limited campaign + New Character Giselle
Part 2 Star-Festival Characters Gacha
Part 3 Time-Limited Ecents Available

Thank you for your support. Enjoy the games!"

Source : https://www.facebook.com/IdolaEN/

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I would definitely chosen 60 Hz over 50 Hz,
I've played Sonic in 50 Hz and I hate how he feels not as fast and how the music turned out,
compared to how I play Sonic in 30 FPS on handheld, Sonic still feel fast and the music is same thing.
FPS is how many frames our console is producing or drawing, while the refresh rate is how many times the tv/monitor is refreshing the image on the screen.
The difference in Hz (refresh rate) is bigger than in FPS (frame rate).

Ah, I see. I just remember playing Sonic Adventure in 60Hz for the first time and my brain was like "Wait... the game is more than just an image on this screen, it's somewhat 3Dish..."

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Sega Opens Sapporo Studio as Its Second Game Development Base in Japan

The studio will be helmed by Sega veteran Takaya Segawa, who has worked at the company since 1992 and has been chief producer of Phantasy Star Online 2 for the past decade.
This is the second development base for the company in Japan, that was previously focused on Tokyo. It has been formally opened on December 1, 2021

Article : https://twinfinite.net/2022/01/sega-sapporo-studios-announced/

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I guess you guys already know that Japanese server of Idola Phantasy Star Saga is being shut down today.
Idola no more in Japan. RIP.

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PSO2 New Genesis Global - January 12, 2022 (Wed) AC Scratch Ticket "Quaint Ensemble" Preview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVi8o05K3sI