Asian PSN update for the week of 11/24

Asian PSN update for the week of 11/24 - 11/30

by Majed Athab { Nov 30th 2008 at 2:00PM }

We've gotten a lot of requests from our readers saying they want to see Asian PS Store updates on our site much like we do for Europe and North America. So, we're going to give it to you. In this post, you'll find a list of all PS Store updated content for Japan and Hong Kong/Singapore regions. Since these stores add new stuff on a daily basis (unlike EU and NA's designated Thursdays), we're compiling a master list of all content throughout each week.

You can catch the weekly Asian PS Store update every Sunday, while you can still enjoy EU and NA updates every Thursday. For PS3-related content, please check PS3 Fanboy.

Japan

Playable Content

11/26 - Patapon 2 - ¥3,800
11/25 - Bushido Blade (PSOne Classic) ¥600
11/25 - Culdcept Expansion Plus (PSOne Classic) ¥600
11/25 - SaGa Frontier (PSOne Classic) ¥600
11/25 - Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness (PSOne Classic) ¥600
11/25 - Weltorv Estleia (PSOne Classic) ¥600

Add-ons

None

Video

11/24 - Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 Kanzenban trailer

Themes & Wallpapers

None

Hong Kong/Singapore

Playable Content

11/27 - BELTLOGGER (PSOne Classic) HK$33/ SG$6.49

Add-ons

None

Video

None

Themes & Wallpapers

None

Please be advised that only one PSN account at a time can be activated on a PSP. It is impossible to login and access the PS Store of another region/account without deactivating the account that's currently linked with the PSP.

Tags: asian-releases, releases

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

sean @ Nov 30th 2008 2:06PM

i remember saga frontier from PS1. have that game somewhere. always froze though. remember being the arena robot or something like that

Ben @ Nov 30th 2008 3:05PM

SaGa Frontier, the game I have wanted on the PSN store for so long... is now available in Japan, and will probably never see an American release.

Why do they torture me so.

Dr Haisook @ Nov 30th 2008 4:26PM

Because they want you to buy PSP games. The PSP audience in Japan is versatile enough to invest in both PSP and PS1 games, unlike in the US.

Jacksons @ Nov 30th 2008 4:25PM

A weekly dose of disappointment. Mail a copy to SCEA. :(

Kuraudo @ Nov 30th 2008 4:45PM

"Please be advised that only one PSN account at a time can be activated on a PSP. It is impossible to login and access the PS Store of another region/account without deactivating the account that's currently linked with the PSP."

I've deactivated my account before and still can't get onto another region's store. Can anyone explain how to do this?

oliemoon @ Nov 30th 2008 11:36PM

Step by step instructions for making a Japanese PSN account:

http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/how-to-create-a-japanese-playstation-store-account/

Good luck!

Kuraudo @ Dec 1st 2008 12:24AM

Thanks, but I already do have a Japanese account. However, when I try to sign in on the PSP using my Japanese account, I get the message
"You cannot sign in using another user's sign-in ID(email address)."

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that my PSP is registered under my English account?
Or is there another way to do this?

By the way, I've already deactivated my English account on the PSP and this still happens.

kappa @ Dec 1st 2008 1:43PM

Have you paired your PSP with your PS3? If you have an american PS3 and it's paired with your PSP maybe that might have something to do with it?

Kuraudo @ Dec 1st 2008 2:19PM

Hmm, if by this you mean through Remote Play, yes I have.

Oh well, if I can't get to the Japanese PSN store on my PSP, at least I can get to it through Media Manager. :)

Reuben @ Nov 30th 2008 5:33PM

Damn them.

DTChunky @ Nov 30th 2008 6:29PM

Man, they just better not get FF 7 or Metal Gear Sold....or I'm gonna have to start learning Japanes.

mr.electic @ Nov 30th 2008 6:43PM

dude, you might want to start learning Japanese. Japan already got Metal Gear Solid up for grabs. :) they are so lucky!

Dr Haisook @ Nov 30th 2008 7:02PM

I've started to learn Japanese (the hiragana and katakana alphabets; btw each is around 48 basic symbols + many more extra!), and it's one hell of a language! Not to mention that there's the Kanji alphabet which contains 1000+ symbols. You won't be able to learn the latter anytime soon I guess. But at least now I know which is hiragana and which is katakana, and I can write my name in katakana. Kanji is very distinguishable from its look, but very difficult to learn.

After learning the alphabets, at least the first two (known collectively as kana), you need to learn sentence structure and some vocabulary. It will take time, but it's very interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_writing_system

aj @ Dec 1st 2008 10:34AM

I loved SaGa Frontier so much. But my friend and I in middle school swapped games, and he used my copy of SaGa Frontier as a drink coaster. At least I got to keep his copy of Ocarina of Time. Ha ha!

I actually bought Unlimited SaGa based on my love of SaGa Frontier. Big mistake. That game was just awful.