There is still no sign of Phantasy Star Online 2 – allegedly, secret contracts are responsible for preventing the game from reaching us.
PSO2 not on Steam due to a contract allegedly prohibiting it
The MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 has been around for several years now. Since its first playable version in 2012 and its arrival in Asia in 2014 – including an English translation – it has been quiet. There were even initial parts of an advertising campaign for the western market, but there has been no sign of a real release. The site tssz claims to have heard from a source why the western release has been off the table since then.
According to this, there is a contractual obligation between Sega Japan and a Chinese company that prohibits Sega from releasing Phantasy Star Online 2 on Steam. Since Steam is the main platform for Sega games, this could indeed be the reason why the MMO has still not appeared for us. Although it is also claimed that the duration of this contract is time-limited, no date is mentioned.
If there is any truth to this story, then we probably shouldn’t expect a western release of Phantasy Star Online 2 anytime soon – but fans have already slowly gotten used to that.
By the way: PSO 2 is said to be coming to PlayStation 4 in Asia soon.
