All stories and content, and especially the fan-favorite epic battles with their huge number of enemies, will be included in this free-to-play release.

Players of PSO2 become a member of a research expedition called "Arks," which belong to a fleet of interplanetary cruising ships, setting out to a research a variety of different planets. Visiting places for the mission (quest) always evolves into a fresh and surprising adventure, including auto-generated maps, sudden events, and a Multiplayer Party Area, where up to 12 players can play together simultaneously. 

Each planet and quest is an encounter with different characters and battles with enemies. Its easy control systems allow for intense exhilaration in battles as well as highly strategic and customizable actions.

Gigantic boss enemies are also waiting for their time to challenge you with their towering body that covers the whole screen. Team up with other players against epic bosses!

Phantasy Star Online 2's 9th Anniversary will be celebrated in-game through August 4 and features several campaigns, exclusive rewards, contests, and limited time AC Scratch Tickets as well as exciting changes to enemies, fields and drop items. In-game tasks will change over time so players can have fun, new experiences for the duration of the event. Central City will be specially decorated with fireworks lighting up the sky for all to see.

Collect Points to Win Limited Time Rewards

Players can collect as many points as possible to receive gifts that will only be available during the 9th anniversary event. Log in every day for daily bonuses to have the best point advantage. The "Phenomenologist" Xiandy will appear and distribute special daily and weekly tasks that will reward players with additional points.

Glissen – The First Elemental Weapon Series

The first elemental weapon series, "Glissen" is now available! Each class has a specialized version of the Glissen type weapon that will deal lightning elemental damage to foes. Seasonal enemies marked with a special symbol will appear across the map; Gigantix and Pettas Veras enemies will also have seasonal forms. Any seasonal enemy will have a weakness to lightning elemental damage during the event so players can wield their newest weapon, Glissen, to eradicate all foes.

9th Anniversary Revival AC Scratch Ticket

The "9th Anniversary Revival AC Scratch Ticket" will release on July 14 for the newest PSO2 entry, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis and PSO2. The revival AC scratch will contain the most popular avatar items like emotes, hairstyles, weapons camos, and accessories that players know and love.

Trainee Line AC Scratch Ticket

The "Trainee Line" AC scratch ticket will release on July 21. The Trainee Line will contain new CAST parts and Trainee-themed outfits as well as new hairstyles, accessories, two new emotes, and four new animations, including a motion that lets your avatar fly like a fairy.

Contests

Players are encouraged to use their artistic skills to partake in celebratory contests: Item Design Contest, Stamp-Drawing Contest, and Screenshot Submission Campaign. Submit outfit and accessory designs to the Item Design Contest; the item you design could be a huge hit in-game! Design anniversary and general stamps for the PSO2 Team Global to review. Winning Items and Stamps will be featured in PSO2 and Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, so send in your best entries.

PSO2 Team Global is looking for screenshots based on the theme "A New Universe". Take screenshots while playing Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis that capture the vibe of "A New Universe" and submit them on Twitter with the hashtag #PSO2NGS_SScampaign to be entered to win in-game items.

Visit the official event page to read more about the 9th Anniversary Event and contest guidelines.

Players can play nine years of content in Phantasy Star Online 2 and join the newest entry to the series, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. Download and play Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis on PC and Xbox One for free today.

PSO2 lets players create their own characters in an easy and intuitive way with the "Character Creation" system.

Not only costumes, hairstyles, accessories, but also the height, body shape, and moreover, the length and thickness of arms and legs, can be customized with a morphing feature for unlimited customization and design combination.

The entire game will be made available as a F2P experience for players on Xbox One. There will be no limitations on game experiences such as Class Level cap or direct purchase of high-tier weapons because we want to provide all players with a fair and exciting experience. 

If players still find themselves in need of assistance for their quest, micro-transactions are there to help.

The North American version of Phantasy Star Online 2 includes fully localized text and character voices in English, spanning three years of content. In addition to the immersive original PSO2 story, the NA version also features the most-up-to-date balancing and quality-of-life improvements from the Japanese service. Players can choose from four races and nine classes while tackling various missions. They can also take a break from questing by playing one of the many Casino mini-games, chilling in the Alliance Quarters, competing in the new ARKS League or attending all-new live stage events. And for the first time they will be able to do all of this with friends on both PC and Xbox One thanks to cross-platform play.

Phantasy Star Online 2 is currently available for Xbox One and PC (Steam/Microsoft Store).