Phantasy Star Fan Blog

Latest Screenshots from Famitsu. Somehow I have to type while watching a press conference.

• Multiparty Area (A maximum of 12 players together)
• Camp Ship (Where you jump into a mission)
• Casts can skate
• Rapico?
• Third Person Shooting
• Wired Lance (New Hunter Weapon)
• You can morph every part of your face in character creation.
• You can morph separate parts of your body.
• You can add tattoos, and face paint.
• Change eyebrow color different from your hair color.
• Casts can change their armor color to any color of the rainbow.
• BOOB sliders
• Face type morphing
• Gun Slash (All Classes)
• Game Pad or Mouse or Keyboard

Sony Japan has decided upon a date to restore the Japanese Playstation Store. This date is now slated for July 6th, 2011 JST. Japanese Playstation Network users will have access to the following features:

• Full functionality on PlayStation®Store
• In-game commerce
• Ability to redeem vouchers and codes
• Full functionality on “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity™” across all compatible devices
• Full functionality on Media Go

In addition the company will offer a Welcome Back package for registered users after the service is restored.

• Japan’s Welcome Back PS3
  • The Last Guy
  • LocoRoco Cocoreccho!
  • echochrome
  • WipEout HD
  • Hustler King
• Japan’s Welcome Back PSP
  • What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord? 2 PSP the Best
  • Everybody’s Stress Buster
  • PATAPON2 PSP the Best
  • LittleBigPlanet Portable
  • LocoRoco -Midnight Carnival

Kazuo Hira has just announced Sony is beginning to roll out restoration to the Playstation Network service. The first phase of restoration includes signing on to Playstation Network and Qrocity services with online gameplay on the PS3 and PSP, including access to services like Netflix and Hulu. This phase also includes friends list, chat functionality, trophy comparison, and Playstation Home.

Once you sign onto the Playstation Network, either through the console or through validated email address, you will be asked to change your password. Sony plans to restore services to Playstation Store in the future.

Sony’s Welcome back program offers the following games for the US for free.

• United States + Europe “Welcome Back!”
  • LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
  • ModNation Racers
  • Pursuit Force
  • Killzone Liberation

You have up to thirty days after the Playstation Store is up to claim two out of the four free games listed above.

Japan’s Announcement

Meanwhile in Japan, the service restoration announcement was split into two distinct regions. They listed that the service restoration as previously stated is only for the European and American regions. The Japanese  and Asian regions themselves will have to wait “a few more days” before their restoration information is announced.

[via psn]

PSP Users

To sign in you must change your password first. On your PC, go to Playstation Network, click sign in, and enter your previous password. It will then send you an email to reset your password which can take up to 24 hours to receive. After you change your password, you can sign into the Playstation Network on your PSP and accept the new Terms of Agreement.