![]() ![]() Sega's roster of free to play games include: Phantasy Star Online 2, Puyo Puyo Quest, Chain Chronicle 3, Hortensia Saga, Magia Record : Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI Liberation Dx2, SEGA Pocket Club Manager, Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE, IDOLA PHANTASY STAR SAGA, Fist of the North Star LEGENDS ReVIVE, Kemono Friends 3, and Sonic at the Olympic Games –Tokyo 2020. ![]() It generated 10.4B in sales (~$100M) for the quarter out of a total 32.4B Yen for the entire gaming division, so nearly a third of Sega's video game revenues come from free to play games. Keep in mind that the PC version of PSO2 launched on May 27, 2020, so it was only out for about 1 month of the quarter, so next quarter should be even better!įree to Play is a big part of Sega's gaming business. We also have an idea of what Sega expects their free to play games expect to earn for the full year, but we can't attribute this entire 13.5B Yen (~$128M) figure to PSO2, as its inclusive of all free to play games launched this year, but I suspect the vast majority of this 13.5B Yen would come from PSO2 in North America, especially since the game's PC launch has been incredibly strong and the game is averaging 12,500 players on Steam alone. The table below shows that SEGA's free to play game launches this last quarter did 1.5B Yen in sales: This table can be a bit confusing because the release dates are based on calendar year, but financial reporting for SEGA is done on their own Fiscal Year. ![]() The only other F2P launch for Sega in the quarter was Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, which received almost no mention in the company's earning report, so almost all of the F2P revenue from titles released this last quarter can be attributed to PSO2 NA. In the image below 'Titles released in FY 2021/3' refers to the second quarter of 2020 and PSO2 was the only major free to play launch in the quarter, so this figure refers almost exclusively to PSO2. Phantasy Star Online 2's English version has generated 1.5B Yen so far (~$14M) according to the company's earnings report. It's still far too early to tell if the game will generate meaningful revenues in the West, but in Sega's last earnings report (April-June 2020), the North American version of the game was the #1 highest grossing game in Sega's Free to Play category: Unlike the first game, Phantasy Star II utilizes the same top-down view for both navigation and dungeon exploration the now-2D dungeons are notable for their complexity.Phantasy Star Online 2 in North America has been a financial success for Sega so far. Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is already available in North America and Europe on Xbox platforms and Windows PC, part because of a push from Xbox head Phil Spencer, who brought Sega’s game. Various techniques which require “TP” (technique points, equivalent to magic points in comparable games) are learned by different characters at specific levels. Check out the trailer for Episode 5 of the free-to-play online action RPG. Characters can equip a wide variety of weapons, including firearms dual wielding is also possible. Phantasy Star Online 2 - Episode 5 Launch Trailer. Eight characters can join the quest and can be swapped at will to participate in a combat party of four. Like its predecessor, the game is a party-based Japanese RPG with randomly appearing enemies and turn-based combat. Shortly afterwards, he learns that dangerous bio-monsters have broken free from the laboratories, and is sent there to retrieve a recorder that might contain valuable information about the terrible incident… He sees a young girl fighting a demon, but he is unable to help her. One night, a young Motavian government agent named Rolf awakens in his bed after having a nightmare. The planet Motavia of the Algol solar system is no longer the antlion-plagued desert: humans have constructed a sentient computer called “Mother Brain”, which could regulate the climate of the planet, turning it into a thriving utopia. Play Phantasy Star II online! Phantasy Star II game description A millennium has passed since Alis defeated the ultimate evil in the first Phantasy Star. ![]()
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