Comments on: Buying a PS2 in Shanghai

By: Gwen

Gwen — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:19:56 +0000

Is there any place in Shanghai to find older Xbox 360 games? My son is wanting a Star Wars game from 2005 and all we can find are games released in the last two years. Also, If we have no luck finding it, will games purchased from the US work on our machine here?

By: 电玩杀瓜

电玩杀瓜 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:42:04 +0000

Want to buy a console in China? It's easy...

Even though video game consoles are not officially on the market in China yet, it's not hard to find any of them in the major cities like Beijing, where I live, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Any o......

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By: guest

guest — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:05:03 +0000

What's with China or the big bad Sony? Why it is so difficult to make things right. Piracy exists everywhere. But in China it has gotten out of hands. Heard that over 90% cd/dvd are copies (illegal copies). Even augthorities are constantly closing the shops that sells pirate discs/things.

I reside currently in China. And would want to buy some ps2 games or for other consoles too. Haven't found yet but original nintendos due to the price, maybe.

By: HowieTheFink

HowieTheFink — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:47:51 +0000

Sony knew exactly what they were doing when the decision was made to not allow the legal sale of either their PS2 hardware or software in the Chinese market. China being what it is, Sony execs knew that they would only be taking a loss in this market if they decided to sell in China.

The piracy in China is essentially out of control and for every bootlegged game doled out for five Yuan, Sony loses a sale of a legal PS2 game. In the console video game industry, the big names believe its okay to take a loss on the hardware, for its common knowledge that the profit is in the games.

So what would you do if you were in the shoes of a Sony exec faced with the decision of releasing hardware in a market that is guaranteed to pirate the profitable piece of your pie? With the virtually millions of bootlegged PS2 discs in China, I can understand Sony's stance towards the Chinese marketplace. If the Chinese insist on being illegal software pirates, then don't sail in their waters.

BTW, this is the place where 'consumer products' like fake medicine, lead-laced toys, and poisoned baby formula circulate with alarming frequency. Are you completely sure that shiny, new PS2 slim is authentic and hasn't had the OEM parts swapped out in exchange for some crappy Chinese knockoffs? There's a reason why those consoles have half the features disabled in them (such as DVD playback), and it's because some jerk opens the case, munges around with the components, and installs some crappy modchip so he can sell Chinglish PS2 games for five Yuan apiece.

By: petr

petr — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:56:29 +0000

I visited Beijing last month and saw these cheap Playstation games. I am not very good in bargaining, so I paid 30yuans for one. I bought some for my godson, but he was very sad as they do not work in UK. All three discs have some data on it, but console says insert PS2 format disc. Should I throw them away or is there any way how to make it run?

By: ZDnexus

ZDnexus — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:36:06 +0000

Sony is stupid – it can sell more PS2s in China than it can in the USA. IN the USA there are fewer people but can pay more, which is the only attraction. Even if the Chinese pay less, they can buy a great deal more if the price is right – so that balances things out. Sony should open a factory in China and manufacture PS2s for China. If Sony wants limited sales and higher profits then USA is alright. But if it wants to sell more a really great deal more than it should be lower its prices so that almost every Chinese kid can have one. Bulk sales make more money. Even the game makers should see things on those lines. Adjoining China is India with a population of one billion people about a million can buy Sony Ps2 if the price is right and best of all they know English very well – game makers do not have to change the language for India. Bulk sales is the name of the game.

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:34:26 +0000

Im staying at shanghai, may i have the address of the shop so i can go and check? im at pu dong and there are no game shops near my house… the pirated games from a shop i know wont work >_>

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:51:19 +0000

Im staying in Beijing for a year and brought my PS2 up from Australia. Went out and bought a heap of cheap pirated games in Beijing but now i cant play them. Does you know where i can get a mod chip in Beijing so i can play these games?

By: juel

juel — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:11:24 +0000

I am living in nanjing now.I want to play ps1 again.But the problem isa i left my ps 2 in my home country and i dont’ have a pc.And i don’t have money to buy those two.So can somebody tell me where to buy ps 1 in nanjing .