What happened to Phantasy Star Universe?
Phantasy Star Universe shut down in 2012 after launching in 2006. PSO's awkward middle child; servers closed 2012.
↻ Community revival: Clementine private server
- Years
- 2006–2012
- Business model
- Subscription
- Region
- JP
In context
It ran for 6 years (2006–2012).
Of the 19 MMOs on MMOlist that launched in 2006, 12 are still playable today.
Also from Sonic Team / SEGA: Phantasy Star Online (2000) (2000), Spiral Knights (2011), PSO2: New Genesis (2021).
Scratch the same itch — alive today
Phantasy Star Universe has an archive entry, not a full profile — these picks match its era, model, and style from the curated database.
More from the archive
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