Phantasy Star Online: Episode III Release Date + HL price

[Benoit]

PlaySega lists the release date as 10 June.<br>And they have got a nice deal, if I may say so myself. You can now sign up for three months at once, saving some money. <p>Take a look.<br>PlaySega

[Benoit]

Here's an update.<p>PlaySega lists the release date as 11 June.<br>Gameplay lists the release date as 18 June.<br>Cube Europe lists the release date as 9 June.<br>If you see a reference to it being July, don't believe it, it's actually the release date for Australia.<p>Considering the fact that games get released on a Friday ([S]Cube Europe[/S]) , and that PlaySega is an official source ([S]Gameplay[/S]), it'll probably be 11 June.<p>Additionally, it looks like BBA-less PSO: Episode III players will not be stuck offline: http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=6396

[LaconianShot]

Why would they?<p>And though I like PSO EP. III the best, there is less teamwork in online play. Of course, you can still do quests with friends. I think I'd only play against friends, though.

[Neo48]

*Shivers* <p>Thats why I enjoy online play, is the teamwork. Ep. 3 just keeps getting worse. (In my opinion towards my likings)

[Benoit]

<blockquote>Why would they?</blockquote><br>I'm not sure what you mean, but if it's why they would be stuck offline, it's because BBAs are hard to find in Europe now.<br> <blockquote>And though I like PSO EP. III the best, there is less teamwork in online play. Of course, you can still do quests with friends. I think I'd only play against friends, though.</blockquote><br>You can also play two against two.

[SheWren]

I agree with Neo: teamwork is the ultimate feature of PSO.<br>That's why I deeply love challenge mode.

[Benoit]

Humanity sucks. Let me explain...<p>After my exam I stopped by my manga shop (called ASLO from here on, short for A Shop Less Ordinary).<br>I asked when PSO: Episode III would arrive at their store. David phoned their supplier, but they didn't know the game!<p>Good grief, if it's an RPG and not Final Fantasy, suppliers don't know it. It's all Final Fantasy and popular crap games. If it's a Sega game they don't know it. Only popular crap games. Sonic Heroes was an exception because Sonic is widely known.<br>WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!<p>Anyway, he had to call back in some time. He did, and it's most likely that it'll get in next week Thursday, or possibly Friday. If it gets in earlier they will phone me.<p>Few stores had ordered for the game. Also, it seems that ASLO is the ONLY SHOP IN Belgium that sells the Shining Force remake for GBA - which sells well.<p>People are stupid.

[Benoit]

Whoops! Cube Europe lists it as 9 July, not 9 June.

[Lord Khyron]

My turn to nitpick.<p>You double posted!!!!!!!!!!!<p>OMG! It's the end!<p>Khyron and women first! Save the Dr Pepper!<p>::gets his dr pepper and jumps in his floating chair and escapes!::<p>P.S. LMAO now that is some humor I was laughing o.o <br><p>[size=small][Edit by Lord Khyron on [TIME]1086800291[/TIME]][/size]

[Butoden]

Typically Belgium! :p<p>Just kidding Benoit!<br><blockquote>David phoned their supplier, but they didn't know the game!</blockquote><br>Well the 'supplier' probably didn't have a computer, or a database at hand. Maybe not at all! Maybe he phoned his mum!!! But one thing's for sure: If the game is to be released tomorrow, I will have to get it #)

[Benoit]

I didn't double-post, since the time between them was long enough. %) <p>The point is, Butoden, that they normally know which games they are going to release soon.<br><p>[size=small][Edit by Benoit on [TIME]1086817348[/TIME]][/size]

[LaconianShot]

<blockquote>You can also play two against two. </blockquote><br>Duh. That's what "you can still do quests with friends" means.<p>And what I meant about the "BBA-less players" is why would they be "stuck" offline? There's 56K Modems! BBA isn't the only way to play.<p>Oh, and maybe this David needs to get a different supplier... %)

[Benoit]

<blockquote>There's 56K Modems! BBA isn't the only way to play.</blockquote><br>This is not America/Canada. Dial-up is expensive. The subscriptions are free, but we pay for every minute we are online. With broadband, we pay a subscription fee every month without any additional charges. You won't believe certain bills we had because of me playing PSO online! I had to try to limit it, which means that I now play more online than on Dreamcast since I don't have to limit my time, as I use broadband.<br>BBAs are the only way to go here.<br> <blockquote>Oh, and maybe this David needs to get a different supplier... </blockquote><br>There is no other supplier.<p>[size=small][Edit by Benoit on [TIME]1086874584[/TIME]][/size]

[SheWren]

Same for Italy: Broadband is much cheaper than dial-up.<br>Moreover, it will be stupid to get an annoying and ridiculously malfunctioning dial-up service, while already paying for a DSL one. No dial-up owners here play much online.

[LaconianShot]

<blockquote>This is not America/Canada. Dial-up is expensive.</blockquote> <br>Maybe you should know what you're talking about before you open you mouth. Dial-up is more then Broadband here too. In fact, BB is about a fifth of the cost of Dial-up.%)<br> <blockquote>The subscriptions are free, but we pay for every minute we are online.</blockquote> <br>That's the same as Canada. That's how Dial-up works. I'm suprised that you actually thought that Dial-up is <i>cheap</i> here!<br>Lastly, I will add that I <i>would</i> get Broadband, but it is not available in my area.