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Sega has finally confirmed the release date of Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. The expansion/remake/new game (depending on your estimation) is scheduled for release on June 9.

The game will become available to play after scheduled maintenance which has now been moved forward. This will besides cause changes to the dates and the content of the "The Road to NEW GENESIS Result" inaugural login bonus event. More data will be announced at a subsequently date.

New Genesis is effectively a complete revamp of the game, and will exist a complete standalone title. There is also a huge corporeality of new content to dive into for eager players.

If you're concerned near losing access to the existing version of PSO2, Sega had put those fears to remainder. Everyone will exist able to access both the original PSO2 and its New Genesis upgrade when the game launches in 2022. Dissimilar the balance of PSO2, which has been available in Japan since 2022, New Genesis is expected to release with a simultaneous global launch.

A closed beta for New Genesis is taking registrations in Japan through January 4. Sega plans to upgrade the current visuals in the original version of PSO2 to allow seamless character move between PSO2 and NG. New Genesis will arrive on PC and Xbox One, with Sega promising Xbox Series X enhancements in the future.