Saturday, April 11, 2009

Stock Update - PlayStation Network Card / Ticket (3000 YEN / for Japanese network only) [retail packing] -

Price - $49.99
Delivery Method - Code Emailed shortly after payment received
Region: Japanese Network Only
Release Date: 2/12/2009
UPC: 4948872453363
Genre: Point Cards
Company: Sony
Version: Japan
IN STOCK NOW!
-FROM PUBLISHER-
PlayStation Network Cards and Tickets are a form of payment available in South East Asian countries including Japan and Singapore. available in other territories[4]. The PlayStation Network Card (PSN Card) is a form of electronic money that can be used with the PlayStation Stores for PS3 and PSP. This system is similar to Microsoft's Xbox Live Subscription Cards, Microsoft Point Cards, and Nintendo's Wii Points for their respective e-stores. PSN Tickets of various value can be purchased at convenience stores in north america and PSN Cards are for sale in PlayStation ShopPartners in the rest of South East Asia. Each card or ticket contains a unique 12 alphanumeric code which can be input to a PSN master account to fund the associated wallet.

PSN cards and tickets are region-specific. For example, if a PS3 is registered in the US, the cards can't be used in the Japanese PSN store. However, users have been able to work their way around this by creating "dummy" accounts. Sony Computer Entertainment is well aware of the practice, which was when the demo for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune became available on the North American Store and was only playable on consoles from that region. Following many emails from disgruntled customers in other territories, Sony and the game's developer, Naughty Dog released an updated version of the demo which could be played on any PS3 console stating that the initial restriction was not intentional and that they were, until that point, unaware of this practice.

No comments: