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BKK2 on 05 September 2008

Sony plans local PS3 launch

LOCAL gamers have much to shout about now as Sony Malaysia is going to officially launch their next-generation PlayStation3 videogame console here.

The official launch event is set to be take place at 11.30am on Sept 20 at the new wing of the 1Utama shopping centre in Petaling Jaya.

Sony Malaysia said it is plans to sell 150 special launch packages — consisting of one PS3 unit, a copy of Soul Calibur IV, a limited edition PS3 tote bag and Soul Calibur IV CD holder — during the launch.

The company also said that the PS3 units on sale will be the new 80GB variation of the popular videogame console.

The first hundred gamers to purchase the console on the launch day will also stand to walk away with Sony cash vouchers of up to RM1,000.

The first three people in line to buy a Sony PS3 will get a RM1,000 (US$300) cash voucher that can be used for their next Sony product purchase while the next 17 customers will get RM500 (US$150) cash vouchers.

The 21st up to the 50th customer will walk away with a RM300 (US$90) cash voucher while the subsequent 50 customers will take home a RM150 (US$45) cash voucher each.

No official local pricing for the PlayStation3 was announced at presstime.

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gengka on 05 September 2008

hey hey! im a malaysian who are now living in england. glad to c sony shows some love to my home country!



Tbone on 05 September 2008

Should we expect big sales.



 

BKK2 on 05 September 2008

Hopefully this means that SCE Asia will finally officially release PS3 here in Thailand too. Malaysia & Thailand were the remaining two countries where SCE Asia had yet to release PS3.

Unfortunately it's the weekend now, so I probably won't be able to get confirmation from SCE Asia until Monday, but might ask in Sony Style tomorrow to see if they have any details.

This probably won't significantly affect sales, imports from Hong Kong and Singapore are widely available in both countries, but it will be nice to have official support, and not have to wait a couple of days for new releases.



EaglesEye379 on 05 September 2008

Me Malaysian too. Its going to be such a luxury product though as we know the amount of bootlegging that happens and the BluRay is un-bootleggable.



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FilaBrasileiro on 05 September 2008

Good news, Sony is far behind MS in releasing their console in all these countries, they are probably behind Nintendo as well.



colonelstubbs on 05 September 2008

I wonder if those 80g are bundled with a game....if so i hope its resistance 1 to give it a nice little boost



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BKK2 on 05 September 2008
FilaBrasileiro said:
Good news, Sony is far behind MS in releasing their console in all these countries, they are probably behind Nintendo as well.

Neither Microsoft or Nintendo have released 360 or Wii in Malaysia or Thailand, and probably never will. Sony is the only console manufacturer with an official presence here.

 



BKK2 on 05 September 2008

Supposedly the bundle's going to cost RM1,799 (US$540), Sony Malaysia will announce full details on September 10th.

Apparently the reason they're not announcing anything until September 10th is because 80Gb PS3 hasn't been announced for Asia/Japan yet, and SCEJ are planning to announce it on that date.

So expect Japanese 80Gb announcement from Sony next Wednesday.

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FilaBrasileiro on 05 September 2008
BKK2 said:
FilaBrasileiro said:
Good news, Sony is far behind MS in releasing their console in all these countries, they are probably behind Nintendo as well.

Neither Microsoft or Nintendo have released 360 or Wii in Malaysia or Thailand, and probably never will. Sony is the only console manufacturer with an official presence here.

 

 

Oh yeah? 360 and Wii have launched in Brazil and other S. American countries :)