Asiasoft Sets To Open English Service of Phantasy Star Online 2 in 6 Southeast Asian Countries on 29 May 2014, with Early Access on 27 May 2014
Thai Language Service to Open on 22 May 2014 with Early Access on 20 May 2014
Singapore and Bangkok, 15 May 2014 - Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited ("Asiasoft") today announced that the world's first English service of Phantasy Star Online 2 will go live on 29 May 2014 for players residing in Singapore,
Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Players who have activated their Beta keys will be able to access the server two days earlier on 27 May 2014.
Phantasy Star Online 2 Thai service, which features fully localized Thai in-game text, will commence its service on 22 May 2014 and its early access will start on 20 May 2014.
In early April 2014, Asiasoft kicked off Phantasy Star Online 2 Beta for both English and Thai services for players residing in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. The Beta was held as part of the launch preparation to monitor and to improve the game's service and in-game performances. Prior to the beta, Asiasoft received over 100 thousand beta activation for both English and Thai services*, which was a record milestone for a regionally launched title by Asiasoft.
During and after Beta, Asiasoft and SEGA have gathered significant data and information and now the two companies are working to improve the performance prior to the launch of the game in Southeast Asian countries. Asiasoft expects to receive additional 300 thousand new Phantasy Star Online 2 registrants during launch period of the game*.
Developed by SEGA Corporation, Phantasy Star Online 2 is the sequel to the pioneer online Action RPG, the award winning Phantasy Star Online, which was released in 2000. Phantasy Star Online 2 is a Massively Multiplayer Action Online Role Playing Game (MMOARPG) where players get to experience revolutionary combat in an action-driven gameplay, to take a journey into an immersive sci-fi fantasy narrative and to explore mysterious worlds to unravel their secrets. As of early 2014, Phantasy Star Online 2 service in Japan has reached over 3 million registered IDs and 107 thousand concurrent users, both of which are key milestones for online game in Japan.
For more information on Asiasoft's English service of Phantasy Star Online and its upcoming launch activities, please visit the official website at http://pso2.playpark.com and its Facebook community page at www.facebook.com/playpso2.ph. To register please visit
https://secure2.playpark.com/register/Register.aspx?source=phpso2_lu, and you may download the client at http://download.playpark.com/en/detail/108.
*Based on internal records and projection.
About SEGA® Corporation
SEGA® Corporation is a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home, encompassing consumer business, amusement machine sales and amusement center operations. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA® Corporation's Web site is located at http://sega.jp.
About Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited
Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited ("Asiasoft") is a leading regional online entertainment service provider in Southeast Asia with dominant market share in the region covering Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines.
The company was established in Thailand in 2001 and is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 2008. The Asiasoft Group invests in online games publishing, online game development, game portal services (www.playpark.com and www.playfps.com) and other IT related businesses. The Group has more than 86 million registered user accounts and 49 active online games from various international content partners.
About Level Up! Inc.
Level Up Inc. is a subsidiary of Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited, the leading online entertainment service provider in Southeast Asia. Level Up! is a trademark of Level Up Inc. under license to Playweb Games Inc. Playweb Games Inc. is the publisher and operator of all game titles and services under Level Up! brand in the Philippines.
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