Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis Reveals Collaboration with NIJISANJI V-Tubers

In the latest NGS Headline, developer SEGA revealed the latest information regarding the February update for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, which includes information about new Scratch Tickets, and further details about the collaboration with Anycolor Inc.’s NIJISANJI and NIJISANJI EN groups.

Starting February 1, the collaboration with NIJISANJI and NIJISANJI EN will begin. The AC Liver Style Scratch Ticket will go live, allowing players to dress up with outfits, hairstyles, accessories, and voices from V-Tuber personalities Kaida Haru, Hakase Fuyuki, Hoshikawa Sara and Shu Yamino. Furthermore, players can also obtain stickers containing logos and signatures for free as a login bonus, and the Central City main hub will also be decorated to celebrate the occasion.

At the same time, a brand-new Urgent Quest titled “The Battle of Halphia Lake” will be added. This quest has players fight against Dark Falz Aegis, the final form of the boss that has been plaguing Halpha since the start of the story. This new Urgent Quest also has the random chance of awarding players the new Neos Astraea 8-star weapons.

Continuing on, two Limited-Time Quest where up to 24 players can participate simultaneously will be available from February 8 and February 15, respectively. These quests will allow players to obtain another brand-new 8-star weapon set, the Neos Justitean, which can be combined with the Neos Astraea as a multi-weapon.

Lastly, details about the upcoming Creative Space feature were shown. Compared to the base game’s Personal Quarters, players will be able to enlarge, shrink, and twist parts as they like, as well as change their colors and combine them to make the ultimate space. Furthermore, you can also share your creations as a blueprint to upload it to Design Terminals, allowing other PSO2 players to download and utilize your creations. The new feature is set to debut in the Ultra Evolution Update in June.

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is a new MMORPG part of the PSO2 universe but is a brand new adventure offering upgrading visuals and a new narrative, amongst other quality-of-life updates. It is considered a “huge-scale update” to Phantasy Star Online 2. Players will find new game systems created using a new graphics engine. The update was made to celebrate the series’s 2oth anniversary and the tenth anniversary of Phantasy Star Online 2. 

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is available now on Xbox One and PC as a free-to-play game. It will be available on PlayStation 4 on August 31, 2022.

You can watch the stream of the latest NGS headline below: