SEGA of America and SEGA Europe today announced that the Phantasy Star Universe multiplayer open beta for Xbox 360 will be available as a free download via Xbox Live Marketplace for two days, on Oct. 11, 2006 and Oct. 12, 2006. Gamers worldwide will be able to play the game during a free trial beta period that will run for a full week concluding on October 18, 2006. The Xbox 360 open beta program is open to all Xbox Live Gold level account members. Featuring a single-player action adventure spanning multiple planets and an online multi-player component, the game is developed by SEGA Studios under the guidance of Yuji Naka, the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and Phantasy Star Online. Phantasy Star Universe will be released on October 24, 2006, for PS2, PC and Xbox 360.