Wizard Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Sony has turned its sights on popular (and reliable) online gaming retailer, Lik-Sang, in its ongoing struggle to stamp out PSP imports to the UK. As it turns out, Lik-Sang was happily providing Japanese PSPs to eager Europeans. That’s a big no-no in Sony’s book, prompting the company to take legal action against the online retailer in the High Court of Hong Kong. If the court decides in favor of Sony then we’ll be seeing another blow to the European import market, as Sony seeks to ban not only import PSPs, but all games & accessories as well.>>Joystiq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdy Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 pfft, they oughta worry about their other problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Old news, but you're the one who came forth and posted it. Some local online stores sell the same japanese PSPs here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted August 8, 2005 Author Share Posted August 8, 2005 I was wondering why no one else did. Very concern on why NO one did post it. Just a heads up rather. Hoarding the stuff is usually what I do remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_cinder Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 We need to ban Sony........nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Does Sony realize that this is only bad press for them and that if they allowed these sales then nothing bad would really come from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Well, considering that the PSP launch is in September over here, I can understand why they want to root out those PSPs that get here before the official launch date. Bad for business? Maybe, but they are protecting their "assets" just like any company would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Not only that, but they make money from those sales. Sony must be run by idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_cinder Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 What is the real point though? Why force customers (KEY FUXING WORD HERE! = CUSTOMERS = $!) to wait? After it is released, who are they to tell anyone they still can't buy a Japanese one? They can't.........so why bother hurting sales beforehand? Maybe some of these people would buy a PAL unit as well afterwards, but now some potential customers have been made angry. I have always hated Sony's marketing and sales strategy. I've also always hated how they are touted as "Numero Uno" in the market for home electronics.They're only "Numero Uno" in the GENERIC market, if you have plenty of money.......you laugh at Sony quality and buy stuff the average consumer hasn't even heard of. Sony isn't even close to Top-Of-The-Line with people who know they're equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Cinder entered my brain and stole my post. But yeah, that's what I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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