It was forced to consolidate much of its business with the effects of COVID-19, forcing the company to sell off a large portion of its arcade amusement center business. Sega arguably needed milestones like this over the last year. Sega has bolstered the success of Phantasy Star Online 2 with crossovers of its other IP like Persona 5. Flash forward to 2021, the game has exceeded 9 million and continues to be one of the biggest money makers for Sega Sammy in its quarterly reporting. It had already achieved over 1 million users in August 2020. PSO2 got its springboard in the west in 2020 when it was first revealed to be coming to the Xbox One. In fact, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis got a full page on the company’s consumer content section. This tidbit of information was revealed in Sega Sammy’s Q1 2022 earnings results on its Investor Relations website on August 6, 2021. How big? Phantasy Star Online 2 has exceeded over 9 million registered users and achieved over 100 billion yen in cumulative sales with the aid of its worldwide release. In fact, in a rather tough year with the COVID-19 pandemic still about to contend with, it was one of Sega’s biggest wins in its latest financial reporting. It did, after all, finally just come westward this year after years of fans asking for the popular MMO sequel. For a game that launched in Japan originally in 2012, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis has incredible life to it in 2021.
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