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Aethoria-7
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Hi, I'm new here at pinoyps, and I just wanted to ask if anyone has experience from buying in amazon and galleon.ph. I plan to import some Japanese games, so I wanted to ask people if they have personal experiences in dealing with these sites. Thanks.
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Aethoria-7 wrote:Hi, I'm new here at pinoyps, and I just wanted to ask if anyone has experience from buying in amazon and galleon.ph. I plan to import some Japanese games, so I wanted to ask people if they have personal experiences in dealing with these sites. Thanks.
ewan ko sa galleon.ph pero sa amazon legit yan pero not all products can be shipped to the philippines lalo na kung dun ka sa main amazon bibili. Kung mag import ka lang din naman ng japanese games then just get it straight from japan na lang, may mga sites tulad ng nippon-yassan na legit din na pwede mo bilhan at direct from japan yan. As for the payment and delivery options, just refer to their respective FAQs na lang.
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Welcome to Pinoy PlayStation, Aethoria-7!

It's easy to buy from Amazon if you're in the US. I'm not sure if they ship games here in the Philippines. But for digital games, no hassle so far, at least from Nintendo games. :mrgreen: But there's a company here named Johnny Air that can offer a service for you. Order from Amazon, ship it to Johnny Air's US address, then Johnny Air will deliver it here. They have a shop in Megamall. You may contact them and inquire about their prices. :)

For importing Japanese games, I suggest getting it from Play-Asia.com instead. Though there are possibilities of high custom taxes here. :( I tried ordering once from Play-Asia. No hassles. Just with customs. :D
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@grayfox17 @Daniel Thanks for the info!

One last question. Have any of you tried pre-ordering from amiami? (I plan to pre-order the 20th anniversary edition of Persona 5, since we would only get a PS4 steelbook edition when P5 gets released next year.)

So anyway, would you need to pay immediately once you pre-order, or will you only be charged once the game gets finally released? Also, you need to use PayPal, right? How do you put JPY in your PayPal account?
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>Tales of Rebirth
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>Persona 4: Dancing All Night
>Catherine

~Looking for Tales of PS3 Games~
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Haven't tried ordering in amiami yet. It's sells Japan-only stuff, right? If it works like PlayAsia. When you preorder, you give your credit card info right away. You only get charged when the game gets released.

If it requires a JP PayPal account, you will need to create a JP PayPal account. You will need to put a Japan address to a PayPal account. Maybe Google Japan's address could work? To load money, maybe this thread could help. viewtopic.php?f=237&t=18459
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Aethoria-7 wrote:@grayfox17 @Daniel Thanks for the info!

One last question. Have any of you tried pre-ordering from amiami? (I plan to pre-order the 20th anniversary edition of Persona 5, since we would only get a PS4 steelbook edition when P5 gets released next year.)

So anyway, would you need to pay immediately once you pre-order, or will you only be charged once the game gets finally released? Also, you need to use PayPal, right? How do you put JPY in your PayPal account?
never tried amiami pero nung nag research ako about them dati medyo hindi maganda yung mga feedbacks na nakikita ko - primarily yung sa customer service nila so i tested them. Sinubukan ko mag email sa kanila for inquiry na wala sa FAQ nila and they never replied kaya hindi ko na tinuloy na bumili dun. Importante ang fast reponse from those sites lalo pa't you're importing, pag nagkaproblema sa tracking ng package mo pano pa sila mahahabol?

As for pre-order, sa experience ko with nippon yassan, you can opt to pay right away or later. If you choose to pay later bibigyan ka nila ng reminder near the release date of the item to pay up. (check here for more info - https://www.nippon-yasan.com/cms.php?id_cms=10). Btw, I didn't use paypal, nagbayad ako diretso using my atm card.

Suggestion ko lang, antayin mo muna magkaron ng info about local release dito sa tin bago ka mag decide from importing. It's way too early to be putting in PO right now.
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grayfox17 wrote:
Aethoria-7 wrote:@grayfox17 @Daniel Thanks for the info!

One last question. Have any of you tried pre-ordering from amiami? (I plan to pre-order the 20th anniversary edition of Persona 5, since we would only get a PS4 steelbook edition when P5 gets released next year.)

So anyway, would you need to pay immediately once you pre-order, or will you only be charged once the game gets finally released? Also, you need to use PayPal, right? How do you put JPY in your PayPal account?
never tried amiami pero nung nag research ako about them dati medyo hindi maganda yung mga feedbacks na nakikita ko - primarily yung sa customer service nila so i tested them. Sinubukan ko mag email sa kanila for inquiry na wala sa FAQ nila and they never replied kaya hindi ko na tinuloy na bumili dun. Importante ang fast reponse from those sites lalo pa't you're importing, pag nagkaproblema sa tracking ng package mo pano pa sila mahahabol?

As for pre-order, sa experience ko with nippon yassan, you can opt to pay right away or later. If you choose to pay later bibigyan ka nila ng reminder near the release date of the item to pay up. (check here for more info - https://www.nippon-yasan.com/cms.php?id_cms=10). Btw, I didn't use paypal, nagbayad ako diretso using my atm card.

Suggestion ko lang, antayin mo muna magkaron ng info about local release dito sa tin bago ka mag decide from importing. It's way too early to be putting in PO right now.
@Daniel Okay, thanks for the info!

@grayfox17
For PS4 lang kasi yung collector's edition ng game pag ma-localize eh, and mas okay yung Japanese collector's edition. Medyo may difference ang price ng nippon yasan and sa amiami, but if atm card okay na, then I guess I'll go for nippon yasan na lang. Thanks for the info!
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Currently Playing:
>Tales of Destiny 2
>Tales of Rebirth
>Persona 3 FES
>Persona 4: Dancing All Night
>Catherine

~Looking for Tales of PS3 Games~
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Sa Wakas!!! nahanap ko rin ang forum na para sa mga Playstation users.. ^_^

Got my PS3 superslim last march'16, 2nd hand lang TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION pero well maintained at mganda yung package na games na included; (nba2k16, gtaV, farcry3, TLOU, ufc3, atbp).

since grade school days pa matagal ko na gustong magkaroon ng sariling console, but unfortunately, we dont have that budget at ayaw ng parents ko (my mom was a teacher) na ma-hook sa computer kasi "nakaka bobo" daw eto ng pag aaral (hehe).

Until nag work ako, playing computer games (PC,PS Xbox) pa din ako -- nag rerent lang sa mga cafe's and shops. Thinking kelan kaya ako makakabili ng sarili kong unit. bumigay na PC ko sa bahay kaya wala na din ko mapaglaruan sa bahay at hindi nman ako na sasatisfied sa paglalaro sa tablet.

Hanggang sa dumating sa point na sinabi ko; maybe its time na bumili na ako ng playstation kahit 2nd hand lang. some of my co-workers before nag encourage sa akin na instead na ps2 (yes, ps2 pa balak ko noon) ang kunin ko, mag ps3 na lang ako dahil mas madaming games at marami pa akong makaka trade na ps3 users din.

YUP, 2nd hand lang ps3 ko pero im proud kasi 1st time ko magkaroon ng sariling console at galing yun sa backpay ko at pinag trabahuhan/pinagpuyatan ko... I salute gamers here na sa sariling kayod galing ang pinambili.

Still noob user here pero hope joining here will add knowledge sa games at sa iba pang info. and hopefully good friends.. thank you at pasensya sa mahabang kwento ko.. happy gaming! ^_^
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Dude, TLOU, you're in for a treat.

Yeah, me too. It's only through work that I'm able to fulfill my gaming dream.

I have a PS3 too that I bought last Christmas, I've been playing it more than my PS4, actually. >.>

Glad you can join here. You'll learn things about the gaming industry that you won't learn just by playing games.
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Oink McOink wrote:Dude, TLOU, you're in for a treat.

Yeah, me too. It's only through work that I'm able to fulfill my gaming dream.

I have a PS3 too that I bought last Christmas, I've been playing it more than my PS4, actually. >.>

Glad you can join here. You'll learn things about the gaming industry that you won't learn just by playing games.

thanks bro :agree: natapos ko na TLOU pero gusto kong ulitin!
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katuGs wrote:Sa Wakas!!! nahanap ko rin ang forum na para sa mga Playstation users.. ^_^

Got my PS3 superslim last march'16, 2nd hand lang TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION pero well maintained at mganda yung package na games na included; (nba2k16, gtaV, farcry3, TLOU, ufc3, atbp).

since grade school days pa matagal ko na gustong magkaroon ng sariling console, but unfortunately, we dont have that budget at ayaw ng parents ko (my mom was a teacher) na ma-hook sa computer kasi "nakaka bobo" daw eto ng pag aaral (hehe).

Until nag work ako, playing computer games (PC,PS Xbox) pa din ako -- nag rerent lang sa mga cafe's and shops. Thinking kelan kaya ako makakabili ng sarili kong unit. bumigay na PC ko sa bahay kaya wala na din ko mapaglaruan sa bahay at hindi nman ako na sasatisfied sa paglalaro sa tablet.

Hanggang sa dumating sa point na sinabi ko; maybe its time na bumili na ako ng playstation kahit 2nd hand lang. some of my co-workers before nag encourage sa akin na instead na ps2 (yes, ps2 pa balak ko noon) ang kunin ko, mag ps3 na lang ako dahil mas madaming games at marami pa akong makaka trade na ps3 users din.

YUP, 2nd hand lang ps3 ko pero im proud kasi 1st time ko magkaroon ng sariling console at galing yun sa backpay ko at pinag trabahuhan/pinagpuyatan ko... I salute gamers here na sa sariling kayod galing ang pinambili.

Still noob user here pero hope joining here will add knowledge sa games at sa iba pang info. and hopefully good friends.. thank you at pasensya sa mahabang kwento ko.. happy gaming! ^_^
Yo! Just got my PS3 a week ago. It's actually brand new, but bought in olx for a good price.

Well, our parents don't really understand how nice some games are. It's a bit normal, I guess.

My first console was a DS Lite, given to me by my grandfather. I just started grade school by that time. Then I got a PSP, but I can't remember where I got it from. Due to some 'issues', those were sold. When I was a 4th/5th grader, my uncle bought me a DS Lite. Then a few months after that, I won a PSP from a raffle.

When the DS Lite was given to me, that was during the time when the 3DS was about to be released. So I spent 2 years "outdated", until my grandfather noticed that my DS Lite was entirely different from the consoles (3DS) my cousins had. And, yet again, he bought me a 3DS, and that was during my first year of high school.

I got another console - the successor to the PSP, the PS Vita - last December. I used my Christmas allowance given to me by my grandfather to buy the console.

But I never had a home console until a week ago. Before, I used to just play WWE with my friend's PS2 back at the 1st grade, or play Guitar Hero or Mario Kart with my cousins' Wii.

To be honest, it took me 2 years. 2 years before I was able to convince my mom to buy me a PS3. During that time, I suddenly wanted to buy a PS3 because I had recently discovered the Tales series during that time. I played Abyss in my 3DS and fell in love with it, so I'm trying to play all the Tales games I can. Before, I never bothered asking for a home console. PS2, Wii, Xbox? Nah. I don't have much games to play there. But the PS3? A 100% yes, ever since I discovered the Tales series.

I only got into olx ever since I started selling stuff there. And one day, I started saving money, till I got half the money to buy the PS3 from an ad I saw. When I did, I told my mom about it. She agreed to pay the rest to buy the console. And I got it.

I'm still a high school student, and I didn't get any allowance till recently. I think it's great that most of you guys have salaries to buy your own games, though.

Wew, that's one heck of a storytime lol.

Well, I recommend that you try the Tales series. The series has a lot of games with great gameplay and storyline. So far, I've only played 4 Tales games. I haven't bought the Tales of PS3 games yet, though, currently focusing on the Persona series, another series I recommend.

Anyway, good day to you guys. :D
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>Tales of Destiny 2
>Tales of Rebirth
>Persona 3 FES
>Persona 4: Dancing All Night
>Catherine

~Looking for Tales of PS3 Games~
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Welcome to Pinoy PlayStation, katuGs!

Ganun ang karamihan ng mga working members natin, nung nagkatrabaho na saka nakabili ng sariling console. Magaganda lahat ng games na nakasama sa unit mo. Hindi ko lang nalalaro yang UFC at Far Cry. Sulit ka na diyan sa NBA 2K16, TLOU at GTAV. Tutal meron ka nung TLOU, subukan mo rin yung Uncharted 1-3. The best yun. Parang modern day Indiana Jones. May humor din. :lol:

Okay lang yan kahit 2nd hand ang PS3. Basta gumagana nang maayos. Maganda nga rin ang timing ng pagkuha mo ng PS3. Marami nang games na released.

Hope you'll have fun with our community. We talk about games and many things other than gaming also. :lol:
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Uy a, kung games rin lang naman, di hamak na mas marami sa PS2 kesa PS3. Pero kanya-kanyang taste yan e. :mrgreen:
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Thank U Daniel! Yup, Meron akong deal na parating re uncharted series. ^_^
Happy gaming!

Currently playing RDR, at Heavyrain
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You're welcome. Good games din yang RDR at Heavy Rain. :mrgreen:
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katuGs wrote:Thank U Daniel! Yup, Meron akong deal na parating re uncharted series. ^_^
Happy gaming!

Currently playing RDR, at Heavyrain
astig tong dalawang titles na to. Nauna ko pang nabenta ps3 ko dati bago ako nag decide na bitawan to eh. :sweat: ako dami ko gaming units kaso halos walang time maglaro, nakatambak nga lang ps4 ko mula nung natapos ko uncharted 4 :sweat:
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Hello, I actually joined in 2007 but haven't been active since then. I remembered this site and was just curious about how the Pinoy Playstation community has been.

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Welcome back, ryuta!

So technically, you're an American citizen? or your dual citizen? :mrgreen:

What's your favorite PS games on those console you mentioned?

Mine's Street Fighter.
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Thanks Daniel!

Yeah technically American citizen, coulda been dual citizen but ended up living as an alien in the Philippines.

PS1: FFVII, VIII and IX, Chrono Cross, Resident Evil 2 and 3 - and so many others
PS2: Kingdom Hearts, MGS2 and 3,Persona 3 and 4 and again many more
PS3: MGS4, The Last of Us and the Yakuza games

Street Fighter's fun, was never really good though, but I really liked playing 3rd Strike.
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grayfox17 wrote:
katuGs wrote:Thank U Daniel! Yup, Meron akong deal na parating re uncharted series. ^_^
Happy gaming!

Currently playing RDR, at Heavyrain
astig tong dalawang titles na to. Nauna ko pang nabenta ps3 ko dati bago ako nag decide na bitawan to eh. :sweat: ako dami ko gaming units kaso halos walang time maglaro, nakatambak nga lang ps4 ko mula nung natapos ko uncharted 4 :sweat:

thanks grayfox17, yup Uncharted 1&2 nakakuha nko via trade/2nd hand trade. medyo natambakan na nga ako ng titles kasi tuwing weekends lang ako nkakapag babad sa ps3, minsan nga isang araw lang kasi sunday = family day. iniisip ko din na maganda din pala mag ipon ng games kasi investment din lalo n kapag gusto mo ibenta o e trade after.
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