- The release of Phantasy Star Online 2 on PC is fantastic news as Xbox One players in the west have been able to enjoy the MMO on their own. But, with it now also on the master race.
- Back in mid-April Sega announced that Phantasy Star Online 2 would finally be releasing for PC in late May 2020, but didn’t reveal a release date beyond that. Well, that all changes today.
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Now that Phantasy Star Online 2 will be available on Steam, the official Phantasy Star Online 2 blog created an extremely in-depth post on how to properly link accounts. Originally only available through the Microsoft Store, you can now try your hand at it on through a whole new platform. However, if you’ve already sunk a sizable amount of time into Phantasy Star Online 2 through either the Windows 10 or Xbox version of the game, you’ll want to follow the steps exactly.
Check out an uncut chunk of Phantasy Star Online 2 gameplay from the North American closed beta before the English-version of the popular MMORPG is finally r.
One of the biggest warnings in the post itself is that creating a character or player ID on a new platform is irreversible. If you’ve already done this, you will not be able to link your accounts.
If you’re a Steam user and would like to link your account from the Windows client (through the Xbox app) or the Xbox One, you will need to locate the Support Menu from the Windows 10 or Xbox One version of Phantasy Star Online 2. Then select the option to issue an account linking code. This code will only be valid for fifteen minutes. The window will look like the one displayed below.
After launching Phantasy Star Online 2 for Steam for the first time, select your ship and enter your account linking code. This code can only be used when setting up your account on a new platform for the first time. As mentioned before, if you have already created a character or player ID through Steam, you will not be able to link your accounts.
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Once this is all said and done, you can now play Phantasy Star Online 2 through Steam, Windows 10, or the Xbox One with the same data.
While Phantasy Star Online 2 may have just released in North America, the developers have already mentioned that they plan on implementing at least eight years worth of content throughout the course of 2020.
Phantasy Star Online 2 is available for the Xbox One and the PC via Windows 10.
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Getting Started & System Requirements
Phantasy Star Online 2 can be installed via multiple methods, but for the sake of this guide, we'llonly focus on 2 of them.
Please note that your system is capable of installing PSO2. You can do this by checking your systemrequirements against the minimum requirements below.
| OS: | 8.1/10 32bit or 64bit recommended |
|---|---|
| Processor: | Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 or better |
| Memory: | 2 GB RAM or higher |
| Storage: | 60 GB or higher (Formatted NTFS) |
| Display: | 1280x720 or higher |
| Graphics: | NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT or better AMD RADEON HD 2900XT or better Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better |
| Direct X: | Direct X 9.0c |
| Sound Card: | Direct X compatible sound card |
| Additional notes: | A high speed broadband connection is required. Storage and graphics requirements will change without notice. |
Various Methods of Installing PSO2
| # | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Via Torrent (Fastest) | By installing a BitTorrent client and downloading the associated .torrent file in the BitTorrent client,you can download the setup files that are used to install the game. |
| 2 | Via the Tweaker | By installing or downloading the PSO2 Tweaker, an 3rd party launcher that we've created, you can allow theTweaker to download the game for you. |
| 3 | Via the Official Launcher | Installing the game via the official launcher can be done as well. This guide however, will not coveron installing the game via the official stock launcher. |
| 4 | Copying the game from a friend | By copying the game's installation folder from a friend (the folder in which PSO2 is installed) on to alarge enough drive (at least 60GB or more), the game can be played without having to install the game.The drive must be formatted as either exFAT or NTFS, due to file size restrictions. |
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As stated before, this guide will only cover the Torrent and Tweaker methods of downloading & installingthe game.