is play-asia safe?

so turns out my ps3 ccontroller i fot from e-bay was fake, big surprise, now it doesn't work (it never did work great) and i want to buy a new one. i want a white dualshock 3, but as i live in the UK, they're unavailble, so i looked online and found play-asia. the sight looks fine and the price is like a real controller. but i wonder, as i have never used this one before, will it be a real sony controller? or just a knock-off?

P.S. if i used the wrong forum than i am sorry, i didn't know where this should go.

Play-Asia is just fine, I have never had a problem with them. Shipping prices are reasonable, delivery times are phenominal.

Never used it but they're so big of a site it has to be.

I can vouch for them as well. I've only imported a few PS2 and DS games from them, but I never had any issues with them. Everything came within a timely manner. Highly recommended.

Quite possibly the safest import site online.

Play-Asia is great. I've imported three games from them, and a silver Dual Shock 3. They are 100% reliable.rragnaar

I do a TON of business with them (they've seen about $1500 from me in the last month and a half). They're extremely professional.DarkCatalyst

[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"]I do a TON of business with them (they've seen about $1500 from me in the last month and a half). They're extremely professional.ASK_Story

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"][QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"]I do a TON of business with them (they've seen about $1500 from me in the last month and a half). They're extremely professional.DarkCatalyst

I've only used that site for video game soundtracks. Very reliable, fast, and safe.

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"][QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"] I bought a Japanese PS2 and games. Completely restored my faith in gaming.DarkCatalyst

It's a crying shame that a lot of the great SHMUPs don't come here! I get ticked off everytime a awesome SHMUP gets announced because I know it'll never get localized. Just like how the 360 XBL in Japan has some great SHMUP titles. It kind of sucks that we don't get any of those.

By the way, I have to pick up Fist of the North Star. But I wonder if it's out of print now.

Also, I'm going by some of Play-Asia prices. I wonder if the prices dropped for some of these games I want. Plus, it doesn't help I'm getting some of these games from insanely expensive anime stores, like the ones in the malls. Some of their prices are ridiculous.

And I bet Sega Rally 2006 is much better than Revo. Revo was okay but it's disheartening when the PSP version is actually better. The tracks are way to short and it get repetitive. It should've been better.

i ordered a arcade stick from there to australia, very quick, good service.

[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"][QUOTE="ASK_Story"] I got one of those too. I love my white PS2 controller! But those darn import games are so expensive...plus I wish I can speak Japanese to play some of the text-heavy ones. But I do have Macross, even though that also has tons of text. Anyway, I bought it for Macross, Samurai Shodown games, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, and King of Fighters XI, which cost me $70 each! Than the following year, SNK brings all of them and Samurai Shodown Anthology to the US for $20 each! Yeah, I was bummed. Oh well, at least I still have Macross which BLOWS AWAY the TDK Robotech game, which was terrible! By the way DC, do you speak Japanese? If so, than all the power to you. You probably get more mileage with your J-PS2 than I do!ASK_Story

It's a crying shame that a lot of the great SHMUPs don't come here! I get ticked off everytime a awesome SHMUP gets announced because I know it'll never get localized. Just like how the 360 XBL in Japan has some great SHMUP titles. It kind of sucks that we don't get any of those.

By the way, I have to pick up Fist of the North Star. But I wonder if it's out of print now.

Also, I'm going by some of Play-Asia prices. I wonder if the prices dropped for some of these games I want. Plus, it doesn't help I'm getting some of these games from insanely expensive anime stores, like the ones in the malls. Some of their prices are ridiculous.

And I bet Sega Rally 2006 is much better than Revo. Revo was okay but it's disheartening when the PSP version is actually better. The tracks are way to short and it get repetitive. It should've been better.

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[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"] I'm still a long way from fluent, but I know enough to get by. My library, as you would expect, is mostly fighting games, but I'm starting to latch onto the great racers we've missed out on as well (particularly Sega Rally 2006 and Initial D). Sega Rally is probably the most text-heavy game I have thus far, and although I'll need to find a translation guide for some aspects of the career mode before I can fully enjoy it, the arcade mode in and of itself is giving me the Sega Rally experience that Revo failed to. That we got Revo over here and not 2006 (especially with that bonus disc) is a travesty, as well as a testament to just how screwed up the industry is over here. Also, I'm not finding games to be all that expensive. Maybe a bit compared to over here, but I'm paying $25-35 for most of what I buy. It also helps to keep an eye on eBay. The only game I've really found to be cost-prohibitive so far is Mushihimesama, which I won't pay $200 for no matter how good it is.DarkCatalyst

It's a crying shame that a lot of the great SHMUPs don't come here! I get ticked off everytime a awesome SHMUP gets announced because I know it'll never get localized. Just like how the 360 XBL in Japan has some great SHMUP titles. It kind of sucks that we don't get any of those.

By the way, I have to pick up Fist of the North Star. But I wonder if it's out of print now.

Also, I'm going by some of Play-Asia prices. I wonder if the prices dropped for some of these games I want. Plus, it doesn't help I'm getting some of these games from insanely expensive anime stores, like the ones in the malls. Some of their prices are ridiculous.

And I bet Sega Rally 2006 is much better than Revo. Revo was okay but it's disheartening when the PSP version is actually better. The tracks are way to short and it get repetitive. It should've been better.

Darn, DC! All this Play-Asia talk forced me to order something today! :cry:

Well, I'm glad I did. There are a few games I always wanted and they're all in that "Best Collection" now. So it's cheap!

Except for that new Macross Frontier game. I wanted Ace Frotier but the Ultimate one is coming out in a week. The dilemma? Ace Frontier is in the Best Collection and cheap but the new one is full price, but it's better.

Arrgh! Sometimes I hate sequels. :(

[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"][QUOTE="ASK_Story"]

It's a crying shame that a lot of the great SHMUPs don't come here! I get ticked off everytime a awesome SHMUP gets announced because I know it'll never get localized. Just like how the 360 XBL in Japan has some great SHMUP titles. It kind of sucks that we don't get any of those.

By the way, I have to pick up Fist of the North Star. But I wonder if it's out of print now.

Also, I'm going by some of Play-Asia prices. I wonder if the prices dropped for some of these games I want. Plus, it doesn't help I'm getting some of these games from insanely expensive anime stores, like the ones in the malls. Some of their prices are ridiculous.

And I bet Sega Rally 2006 is much better than Revo. Revo was okay but it's disheartening when the PSP version is actually better. The tracks are way to short and it get repetitive. It should've been better.

ASK_Story

Darn, DC! All this Play-Asia talk forced me to order something today! :cry:

Well, I'm glad I did. There are a few games I always wanted and they're all in that "Best Collection" now. So it's cheap!

Except for that new Macross Frontier game. I wanted Ace Frotier but the Ultimate one is coming out in a week. The dilemma? Ace Frontier is in the Best Collection and cheap but the new one is full price, but it's better.

Arrgh! Sometimes I hate sequels. :(

We'll have to talk at length about PS2 imports when I don't have to get to work ASAP...I need to find some stuff to play beyond the fighters/racers/Sega Ages I'm currently hoarding.

(Heh...Arcade series 4 in SR2006 is the SR1 group of courses...nice.)

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[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"] Yeah, I'm kicking the tires on a J-360 as well. Probably buying one as soon as my three payments for this season's NHL Center Ice package go through. One shmup I can personally recommend right now is Thunder Force VI. It's a bit pricey at $70, but I'm getting my money's worth. Hokuto no Ken/Fist of the North Star is still very much available. It was recently put on THE BEST line (Japanese Greatest Hits for those who don't know), and was one of the five games I bought with my console last month. Interesting game. I admit I can kind of see why it wasn't brought here. Same with Sengoku Basara X. Sega Rally 2006...imagine Rallisport Challenge with Sega Rally 2's handling and arcade structure, but with a nice detailed career mode thrown on top of that. It has also taken some pages from the books of Gran Turismo (car detail and presentation) and Ridge Racer (overall sense of style). The courses are supposed to be fairly short (0:50-1:30) as per the rest of the series, but Sega Rally games are supposed to handle MUCH better than Revo did. I want AM3 back. Oh yeah, SR2006 also has a bonus disc - Sega Rally Championship ported to the PS2 with enhanced graphics and 480p capability. I spend just as much time on that as I do 2006 itself. All these years and I still get trashed at Lakeside. :(DarkCatalyst

Darn, DC! All this Play-Asia talk forced me to order something today! :cry:

Well, I'm glad I did. There are a few games I always wanted and they're all in that "Best Collection" now. So it's cheap!

Except for that new Macross Frontier game. I wanted Ace Frotier but the Ultimate one is coming out in a week. The dilemma? Ace Frontier is in the Best Collection and cheap but the new one is full price, but it's better.

Arrgh! Sometimes I hate sequels. :(

We'll have to talk at length about PS2 imports when I don't have to get to work ASAP...I need to find some stuff to play beyond the fighters/racers/Sega Ages I'm currently hoarding.

(Heh...Arcade series 4 in SR2006 is the SR1 group of courses...nice.)

Also, just one last question DC: you know a lot about fighting games, much more than I do, so just wondering what other fighters do you recommend or enjoy? Basically, anything but Street Fighter or King of Fighters since I probably already have those. After Basura X and Fist of the North Star, I really don't know the other obscure but good fighting games for the J-PS2. Any help would be great! ASK_Story

I once ordered a soundtrack on play-asia and it came in just fine. I also ordered a couple of small d-pads for the PSP and they arrived without a hitch. So I can definitely confirm that it is safe to order there.

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"]Also, just one last question DC: you know a lot about fighting games, much more than I do, so just wondering what other fighters do you recommend or enjoy? Basically, anything but Street Fighter or King of Fighters since I probably already have those. After Basura X and Fist of the North Star, I really don't know the other obscure but good fighting games for the J-PS2. Any help would be great! DarkCatalyst

[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"][QUOTE="ASK_Story"]Also, just one last question DC: you know a lot about fighting games, much more than I do, so just wondering what other fighters do you recommend or enjoy? Basically, anything but Street Fighter or King of Fighters since I probably already have those. After Basura X and Fist of the North Star, I really don't know the other obscure but good fighting games for the J-PS2. Any help would be great! ASK_Story

I preferred Lik-Sang, but after their demise it was nice to see Play-Asia was a more than viable alternative for me. I've ordered about a dozen items from them over the last few years, and they've always been very reliable.

Cool! I just picked up Raiden IV tonight. Yeah, I know it's on the 360 but I couldn't resist!

Also, I got pretty lucky and snagged Thunder Force VI today on time. I think it was one of the last copies too! I checked again later today and the game wasn't in stock anymore. I was on the fence with this one and wondered if I should get it or not because of the price. But it was already on discount and I figured J-SHMUPs are incredibly hard to come by so I thought it was now or never. I'm glad I ordered it before it was too late.

Oh yeah, I also got Melty Blood Actress Again. Had to get it after you recommended it. I'm sure it's gonna rock! :)

By the way, have you played the PS2 Macross game? Even though it's from Namco it was made by Sega AM2. Because of that it's like After Burner during the plane segments and Virtua On during the Battleroid segments. I just noticed the similarities in these games.

I find them generally safe. Reliable, however, is a different matter. Their support for their GunCon, etc products has been pretty terrible. They downright refused to release working drivers for Vista for GunCon, and instead made a Vista compatible GunCon2. No way that was a marketing move...

they are good but there music is a bit expensive.