If you have been experiencing issues getting the Steam launcher to launchPhantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, you are not alone, and there is a way to fix it.
Start by holding down both the windows key (the one with the windows logo on your keyboard) and R. After this, copy and paste%appdata%into a prompt that will appear on your screen.
This will then take you to your computer’s Appdata folder, and you will then need to create a folder if it doesn’t already exist calledSega.
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Then inside the folder, create another calledPHANTASYSTARONLINE2_NA_STEAMby right-clicking and hold your cursor over new and then folder.
Once that’s done, open that folder up and create a small text file calledsteamupdate.txt, and then putv7000_rc_135inside the text file.
After this, you should be able to launch thePhantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis again and download any updates for the game. As a side note, do not verify the files or the game will simply redownload the game, wasting your time.
That said, here’s a recap on what you need to do to fix the steam launcher.
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