Revisiting PSO2 Global Support Yet Again

With the official PSU forums out of commission for awhile, PSU GMs have taken to various fansite forums to connect with the Xbox 360 PSU community. It seems that the purpose of this exercise is to reassure fans that official support for the game hasn't gone away.

However, PSU GM Edward posted a slightly disturbing comment on PSO-World's forums, one that we blogged about and that could cause many members of the community to think twice about how they choose to play PSO2. You can click on the link above to get the full text; I'll post just a small snippet here:

Officially, the XB360 version [of PSU] is a different version of the game. It is not meant as a duplicate of the JP version. You can disagree with that but that is the official stance, and so whatever communication you're going to hear from me or us, that's the ultimate message.

This comment should raise some eyebrows among potential US/EU players of PSO2. If the game doesn't get international servers, what stops Sega from taking this stance again? Does that mean that the Western version of PSO2 will get delayed or different content, and/or different levels of support?

Applied in the context of PSO2, Edward's comment shows exactly why the game absolutely must have international servers. If it doesn't, players will be taking an enormous risk in choosing to play on the US/EU servers. I personally took that risk once already with PSU. I will not make the same mistake again.

The release date for PSO2 hasn't even been announced yet, but if you want to enjoy the game for a long time after it's released, you really have only two options: Play on the international servers or play on the Japanese servers. Hopefully Sega provides the right option.