Playasia
 Playasia's new logo after rebrand as of Sep 2018 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Online Retailing, B2C |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Jan Neuhaeusser, CEO |
| Products | DVDs, music, books, music books, DVD music books, electronics & gadgets, gaming consoles & accessories, video games, cables, toys and groceries |
| Website | www |
Playasia is an online retailer of entertainment products from Asia.[1] The website sells import games, DVDs, music, CDs, gadgets, groceries, books, gaming console accessories, cables and toys. Playasia is based in Hong Kong and caters to the Asia-Pacific region, but also offers most of the products to international buyers.
History
Play-Asia.com was established in 2002 in Hong Kong, with the launch of its website selling games and accessories for all major current game consoles and computer operating systems. In addition to video games, the site also offers electronic goods, such as products from the Tamagotchi series.
The company announced its rebrand to Playasia and new logo in September 2018.[2]
Funding of game development
Playasia had funded the development of side-scrolling shooter Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer.[3][4]
Import suspension
After the lawsuit against Lik-Sang for importing NTSC-J PlayStation 3 hardware and software to Europe, Play-Asia announced that it would no longer be shipping PlayStation 3 products to the EU.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Play-Asia interview: Company director, Jan Neuhaeusser – online retailers, XBox 360, Playstation 3 – PC World Australia". 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ RENALETH (2018-08-17). "Big News! Playasia is Re-Branding!". Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "DevelopMag article". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Söldner, Söldner. Retro Gamer. Issue 39. Pg 8. July 2007.
- ^ "Play-Asia.com suspends Euro Sony imports". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ^ James Ransom-Wiley (2006-10-30). "Play-Asia.com quietly cancels PS3 pre-orders to Europe". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
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