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Phantasy Star users who are still online on playing on the computer or who are using last generation’s home console hardware may want to think about migrating to the Xbox 360 to continue their online multiplayer gameplay experience.

As of March 31st of 2010, the PC and PS2 servers will be shutdown after a good three year run – the population on these servers are just too low. However, the MAG+ event is still scheduled for Jan. 29, 2010.

Single player will still be available for users and the last subscriptions payments for multiplayer will taken in January 29, 2010 and those players will play free until the end of March.

Xbox 360 version will continue receiving updates and new content. On the SEGA forums, Edward at SEGA stated:

“For those who play the Xbox 360 version of Phantasy Star Universe: SEGA will continue to support, in full & with regular updates, this version of Phantasy Star Universe. This includes bringing currently unreleased and anticipated content to the XBox 360 servers. We will be able to provide more details on future Xbox 360 PSU content over the coming weeks and months.”

About the Server closures, Edward stated:

“While we are sad to see the PC/PS2 version of Phantasy Star Universe end, the year 2010 is the 10th anniversary of Phantasy Star Online — and this server / service closure is helping to pave the way for bigger and better things for the Phantasy Star franchise in the very near future!”

Hopefully a new revamped version of Phantasy Star built for the ground up on high definition consoles is coming or will be announced at the 10th anniversary. However, it will probably will be unreleased DLC content.

_{[Source: SEGA forums]}