Phantasy Star Universe Beta
Xbox Live Gold subscribers can get their greedy little hands on the Phantasy Star Universe beta today absolutely free. Those who download this trial version of Phantasy Star Universe will be given a temporary Guardians license which expires at midnight October 18th.
More details are can be found at the official site for PSU. I suppose I’ll have to rely on feedback from the community on this one as I’ve never been truly able to grasp the lure of games like these. So don’t hold back…once you’ve downloaded it and played it, send me some feedback.




October 13th, 2006 at 8:59 am
I learned my lesson after that horrible FF beta.
October 13th, 2006 at 9:22 am
i’m just not sure what the appeal is with Final Fantasy and games like this. i was a Zelda fan a LONG time ago…does that count?
October 13th, 2006 at 10:38 am
Zelda is action adventure, that’s pretty far from MMORPG.
October 13th, 2006 at 10:54 am
Yah i got FF and i just odnt have the time to put into it, plus i need a keyboard cause the on screen one blows. So im thinking about cancelling my FF MMO subscription but part of me doesnt want to. MMO’s are all about playing in a massive game space and connecting with other gamers. Kinda hard to explain though but i will say that FF has one of the best XBOX LIVE communities bar none. Very helpful and friendly people to noobs. Granted i only met a few but they did help me greatly when i needed it the most so for that i give them big props.
October 13th, 2006 at 11:45 am
This game doesn’t even have a persistent world, AND they are going to be charging a monthly fee. I say no way to that.
October 13th, 2006 at 8:11 pm
yep, ive learned my lesson with games like FF and WOW. Ill just stick to SR and the occasional Oblivion Rent
October 14th, 2006 at 6:56 am
[quote comment="5242"]This game doesn’t even have a persistent world, AND they are going to be charging a monthly fee. I say no way to that.[/quote]
That’s an excellent point Intangible, i have the demo downloaded but i can’t say that the 9.99 hunter’s fee doesn’t bother me cause in a way it does. I just feel if were paying 59.99 plus tax for a game and a subscription to xbox live. Then why should we be forced to pay an addtional 9.99 for the fee just to play this game over XBOX LIVE. I understand the PS2 and PC games are having to pay for the fee also and PSO had the fee abit it was a lil cheaper.
I just think it’s another example of a publisher nickel and diming the consumer/gamer. A passing of the buck to us and honestly it just is not right.
October 14th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
There was no nightmare installation as with “FFXI” beta. I’m not much of a MMORPG player, so you can bet this is coming off very soon.
October 15th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
honestly this is a great game, I understand that some people dont want to put the time in it but still its like a hook. Also i like that way PSU does it because if any of you played FF11 past level 15 then you know that you must party up and pull monsters. PSU does it better by elimating the competion for monsters
December 1st, 2006 at 3:45 pm
somebody knows a web page to download phantasy star universe please anwser me ok ill be waiting
December 1st, 2006 at 4:04 pm
the beta is over i believe…but you can always check the official site.