Play-Asia
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Online Retail, B2C |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Key people | Jan Neuhaeusser, Director[1] |
| Products | DVDs, music, books, electronics & gadgets, gaming consoles & accessories, video games, cables, toys and groceries |
| Website | Play-Asia |
Play-Asia is an online retailer for entertainment products from Asia.[1] The website sells import games, DVDs, music, CDs, gadgets, groceries, books, gaming console accessories, cables and toys. Play-Asia is based in Hong Kong, and caters to the Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific region, but also offers most of the products to international buyers.
History
Launch
Play-Asia was established in 2002 in Hong Kong, selling games and accessories for all major current game consoles and computer operating systems. In addition to video games, the site also offers electronic goods, such as products from the Tamagotchi series.
Funding of game development
Play-Asia had funded the development of side-scrolling shooter Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer.[2][3]
Play-Asia suspended EU Sony importing
After the lawsuit against Lik-Sang for importing NTSC-J PS3s and games to the EU, Play-Asia announced that it would no longer be shipping PlayStation products to the EU.[4][5] Regardless of this, Play-Asia still ships PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2 and as of late 2010, select PlayStation 3 titles to certain parts of Europe.
References
- ^ a b "Play-Asia interview: Company director, Jan Neuhaeusser - online retailers, XBox 360, Playstation 3 - PC World Australia". 18 November 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ DevelopMag article
- ^ Söldner, Söldner. Retro Gamer. Issue 39. Pg 8. July 2007.
- ^ Play-Asia suspends Euro Sony imports - GameSpot.com
- ^ Play-Asia quietly cancels PS3 pre-orders to Europe | Joystiq
