http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/09/phantasy-star-online-2-coming-to-na-and-eu-early-next-year/

Looking forward to getting your grubby mitts on some hot Phantasy Star Online 2 action? Those in the west may have to be patient, but there's now a finish line in sight: Sega announced that PSO2 will hit North America and Europe in early 2013.

According to the PR, producer Satoshi Sakai says that the wait will be worth it: "The number one thing we want to provide players in Phantasy Star Online 2 is an adventure that changes every time they log in. Just as great table-top RPG experiences revolve around imaginative and unexpected encounters, we want players to consistently be surprised as they explore dungeons and undertake quests."

The official English website:

http://www.pso2.com/us/

I see this as a nice treat for early 2013, in the event that FFXIV 2.0 breaks my heart like the first did.

But looking at the videos on PSO2 im really pleased :)

HELL YEAH!

Kinda looking forward to it, but I'll probably be busy playing GW2 still...

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/27/phantasy-star-online-2-tops-700-000-users-91-000-concurrent/

Phantasy Star Online 2 tops 700,000 users: 91,000 concurrent

"MMO companies are usually pretty secretive about their user numbers. Sega bucked that trend recently when it announced that 730,000 players had registered for Phantasy Star Online 2. The registration metric is pretty fluffy when it comes to actual player numbers, though, and fortunately the company also announced that PSO2 achieved a peak concurrent user number of 91,513 on July 7th.

These numbers are solely the result of the recent Japanese launch. The game is slated to debut in Europe and North America sometime in 2013."

Originally posted by AmbrosiaAmor

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/27/phantasy-star-online-2-tops-700-000-users-91-000-concurrent/

 

Phantasy Star Online 2 tops 700,000 users: 91,000 concurrent

"MMO companies are usually pretty secretive about their user numbers. Sega bucked that trend recently when it announced that 730,000 players had registered for Phantasy Star Online 2. The registration metric is pretty fluffy when it comes to actual player numbers, though, and fortunately the company also announced that PSO2 achieved a peak concurrent user number of 91,513 on July 7th.

These numbers are solely the result of the recent Japanese launch. The game is slated to debut in Europe and North America sometime in 2013."

Except PS series of games are really a MMORPG.   They are more of a lobby based Co-op RPG.   I would place PSO2 in the same category as Diablo 3.

I have mixed feelings about PSO2.   The P2W business model is a let down, but the game looks to be everything that I wanted PSU to be.  

Originally posted by xeniar
I have played Phantasy star online episode 1 and 2 to death on the gamecube i cannot wait for this title.

Same here.

I was skeptical at first, but honestly, this game has delivered for me.

You can try it now, if you want to.  Just make a JP account and use the English translation.  Fixes the menus and stuff, so it has some basic playability for English-speaking players.