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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sonic Team}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sonic Team}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|SEGA}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 31, 2006}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 31, 2006}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|phantasy-star-universe|59}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|phantasy-star-universe|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Subscription}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Persistent}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | MMORPG}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Anime}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Phantasy Star}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =
 +
|mobygames    = 26265
 +
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Phantasy Star Universe
 
|wikipedia    = Phantasy Star Universe
 +
|winehq      = 5188
 +
|hltb        = 7006
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Phantasy Star}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{--}} Multiplayer servers were shut down on March 31, 2010.<ref name="servers">[http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?310166-Important-Information-Regarding-PC-PS2-Servers-Please-Read Important Information Regarding PC/PS2 Servers - Please Read]</ref>
 
{{--}} Multiplayer servers were shut down on March 31, 2010.<ref name="servers">[http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?310166-Important-Information-Regarding-PC-PS2-Servers-Please-Read Important Information Regarding PC/PS2 Servers - Please Read]</ref>
 +
{{--}} Fully unplayable without removing the always-online DRM, which has shut down.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
−
{{Availability Table|
+
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability Table/row| [http://eu.download-shop.sega.com/buy-download-pc-games/Phantasy-Star-Universe(TM)-546-37.html SEGA Digital Store] | |}}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} |}}
+
{{Availability/row| publisher | http://eu.download-shop.sega.com/buy-download-pc-games/Phantasy-Star-Universe(TM)-546-37.html | unknown | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\SEGA\PHANTASY STAR UNIVERSE\Psu.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
+
==Video==
−
{{Save game cloud syncing
+
{{Video
−
|origin                =
 
−
|origin notes          =
 
−
|square enix          =
 
−
|square enix notes    =
 
−
|steam cloud          =
 
−
|steam cloud notes    =
 
−
|uplay                =
 
−
|uplay notes          =
 
−
|gamesave manager      =
 
−
|gamesave manager notes=
 
−
}}
 
−
 
 
−
==Video settings==
 
−
<!-- [[File:game settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] -->
 
−
{{Video settings
 
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Does not offer widescreen resolutions by default, but supports them via HEX editing the game .exe
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Does not offer ultra-wide resolutions by default, but supports them via HEX editing the game .exe
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = Does not offer 4K or higher resolutions by default, but supports them via HEX editing the game .exe
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes              = Phantasy Star Universe natively supports up to 60fps.
−
|high frame rate            = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|120 fps notes             = Using Lossless Scaling DXGI Frame Generation, you can achieve up to 120fps.
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Changing Resolution and Aspect Ratio==
−
{{Input settings
+
 
−
|key remap                = True
+
'''Change The Game Resolution
 +
'''
 +
 
 +
Open PsuOff.exe with Hxd enter replace a window (CTRL + R)
 +
 
 +
choose Hex-values
 +
 
 +
Search For
 +
 
 +
8002 0000 E001
 +
 
 +
Replace with
 +
 
 +
XXXX 0000 XXXX
 +
 
 +
Instead of XXXX choose a resolution from this list (Formatted Value)
 +
 
 +
https://www.wsgf.org/article/common-hex-values
 +
 
 +
click replace all
 +
 
 +
Save the file
 +
 
 +
when opening the game go to options
 +
 
 +
choose screen size 640 x 480
 +
 
 +
and disable Windows Mode
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Change The Game Aspect Ratio
 +
'''
 +
 
 +
Open PsuOff.exe with Hxd enter replace a window (CTRL + R)
 +
 
 +
choose Hex-values
 +
 
 +
Search For
 +
 
 +
ABAAAA3F
 +
 
 +
Replace with
 +
 
 +
XXXXXXXX
 +
 
 +
Instead of XXXXXXXX choose the aspect ratio from this list (Formatted Value)
 +
 
 +
https://www.wsgf.org/article/common-hex-values
 +
 
 +
click replace all
 +
 
 +
Save the file
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse menu                = TRUE
+
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = limited
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  = Does not use Xinput and treated as DirectInput controller.
 +
|xbox prompts              = false
 +
|xbox prompts notes        = Uses coloured arrow prompts which resembles to PlayStation's buttons on the HUD.
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = true
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = false
 +
|other button prompts notes= Uses coloured arrow prompts which resembles to PlayStation's buttons on the HUD.
 +
|controller hotplug        = false
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
−
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|subtitles notes          = Story Mode cutscenes only.
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
−
|mute on focus lost notes =  
+
|mute on focus lost notes = Only in windowed mode, Full-screen mode will cause the game to crash upon losing focus.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|local play          =  
 
|local play          =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 +
|local play modes    =
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 +
|lan play modes      =
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|online play          = false
 
|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 +
|online play modes    =
 
|online play notes    = Multiplayer servers were shut down on March 31, 2010.<ref name="servers"/>
 
|online play notes    = Multiplayer servers were shut down on March 31, 2010.<ref name="servers"/>
−
|local co-op          =
 
−
|local co-op players  =
 
−
|local co-op notes    =
 
−
|lan co-op            =
 
−
|lan co-op players    =
 
−
|lan co-op notes      =
 
−
|online co-op        =
 
−
|online co-op players =
 
−
|online co-op notes  =
 
−
|hot-seat            =
 
−
|hot-seat players    =
 
−
|hot-seat notes      =
 
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        = GameGuard
 +
|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 2000 SP4, XP SP2
 
|minOS    = 2000 SP4, XP SP2
−
|minCPU  = Pentium 4 1.6GHz Processor
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz
−
|minmem   = 256MB RAM
+
|minRAM   = 256 MB
 
|minHD    = 9 GB
 
|minHD    = 9 GB
−
|minGPU  = nVidia GeForce4
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 4
−
|minGPU2  = ATi Radeon 8500
+
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 8500
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minSM    =  
 
|minSM    =  
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
  
−
 
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz
−
|recCPU  = Pentium 4 2.6GHz Processor
+
|recRAM   = 512 MB
−
|recmem   = 512MB RAM
+
|recGPU  =  
−
|recGPU  = nVidia GeForce4
+
|recGPU2  =  
−
|recGPU2  = ATi Radeon 8500
 
 
|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recSM    =  
 
|recSM    =  
  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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Phantasy Star Universe
Phantasy Star Universe cover
Developers
Sonic Team
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows August 31, 2006
Reception
Metacritic 59
Taxonomy
Monetization Subscription
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Persistent
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres MMORPG
Art styles Anime
Themes Sci-fi
Series Phantasy Star
Phantasy Star Universe on HowLongToBeat
Phantasy Star Universe on IGDB
Phantasy Star Universe on MobyGames
Phantasy Star Universe on Wikipedia
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Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis 2012

Key points

Multiplayer servers were shut down on March 31, 2010.[1]
Fully unplayable without removing the always-online DRM, which has shut down.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
Publisher website (unavailable)
DRM details are not known
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SEGA\PHANTASY STAR UNIVERSE\Psu.ini

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Does not offer widescreen resolutions by default, but supports them via HEX editing the game .exe
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Does not offer ultra-wide resolutions by default, but supports them via HEX editing the game .exe
4K Ultra HD
Does not offer 4K or higher resolutions by default, but supports them via HEX editing the game .exe
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Phantasy Star Universe natively supports up to 60fps.
Using Lossless Scaling DXGI Frame Generation, you can achieve up to 120fps.

Changing Resolution and Aspect Ratio

Change The Game Resolution

Open PsuOff.exe with Hxd enter replace a window (CTRL + R)

choose Hex-values

Search For

8002 0000 E001

Replace with

XXXX 0000 XXXX

Instead of XXXX choose a resolution from this list (Formatted Value)

https://www.wsgf.org/article/common-hex-values

click replace all

Save the file

when opening the game go to options

choose screen size 640 x 480

and disable Windows Mode



Change The Game Aspect Ratio

Open PsuOff.exe with Hxd enter replace a window (CTRL + R)

choose Hex-values

Search For

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Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Does not use Xinput and treated as DirectInput controller.
Xbox button prompts
Uses coloured arrow prompts which resembles to PlayStation's buttons on the HUD.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Uses coloured arrow prompts which resembles to PlayStation's buttons on the HUD.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Story Mode cutscenes only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Only in windowed mode, Full-screen mode will cause the game to crash upon losing focus.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
Multiplayer servers were shut down on March 31, 2010.[1]

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Anti-cheat GameGuard

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000 SP4, XP SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 4
ATI Radeon 8500
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		128 MB of VRAM

References