THE iDOLM@STER > Derived products, CD albums & anime
Now this is funny.
animagic4u:
--- Quote from: OniZetto on May 04, 2015, 03:36:46 pm ---Yeah but why did you buy JP version? Basically there's no difference, but you can buy DLC easier with Asian version.
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And the Asian version is cheaper.
I've noticed that iDOLM@STER is becoming more popular outside of JP in other Asian countries, where they are even having lives and then there's the official Korean translation of CG so I think it's good if we can support that too.
mariokirby:
--- Quote from: OniZetto on May 04, 2015, 03:36:46 pm ---Yeah but why did you buy JP version? Basically there's no difference, but you can buy DLC easier with Asian version.
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How is buying DLC on the Asian version easier? Sorry, I'm not familiar since I don't have an Asian account. What's the language on the Asian PSN store?
--- Quote from: animagic4u on May 04, 2015, 07:07:53 pm ---And the Asian version is cheaper.
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That's true, but I buy from Amazon JP since the prices and pre-order deals are lower than what they normally are. And, the English imports sites like play-asia are a little more expensive to begin with. I think I would save some money by buying the Asian version from play-asia, but not a whole lot. Moreover, I can also buy other things from amazon JP while I'm at it (which are more expensive on English imports sites).
Eury:
Oh, I'm aware I'm being a baby about it all. Physical merch is normally no problem. It is just weird stuff like having to go through 3rd parties and alt accounts to get DLC or having to have a Japanese email or vpn or credit card for others services that makes me pout.
The most pleasant experience I had was getting the Rin Figma straight from Goodsmile Company.
OniZetto:
--- Quote from: Eury on May 05, 2015, 04:34:56 am ---Oh, I'm aware I'm being a baby about it all. Physical merch is normally no problem. It is just weird stuff like having to go through 3rd parties and alt accounts to get DLC or having to have a Japanese email or vpn or credit card for others services that makes me pout.
The most pleasant experience I had was getting the Rin Figma straight from Goodsmile Company.
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More like you only need a VPN if you want to play mobile games, I don't think DLC for both PS3 games will need additional accounts other than your normal PSN one. Just get PSN cards and top-up your account, then go get whatever contents you want.
Lucky for me, we can get figma from physical stores. Even some limited release like Jougasaki sisters, are still available even if Cinderella Girls is more popular than the original iM@S in my town (how ironic.)
--- Quote from: mariokirby on May 05, 2015, 12:09:32 am ---How is buying DLC on the Asian version easier? Sorry, I'm not familiar since I don't have an Asian account. What's the language on the Asian PSN store?
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That's true, but I buy from Amazon JP since the prices and pre-order deals are lower than what they normally are. And, the English imports sites like play-asia are a little more expensive to begin with. I think I would save some money by buying the Asian version from play-asia, but not a whole lot. Moreover, I can also buy other things from amazon JP while I'm at it (which are more expensive on English imports sites).
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Asian version is directly available for foreign PSN users from your PSN store, while JP version needs a Japanese PSN account and use JP cards to top-up. So buying games and DLC with Asian version is way easier.
I'll not comment on Amazon stuff, since those CD album and/or plastic toys/figures are always more expensive than they are in Japan, you can indeed get a bargain by pre-ordering, but I think that's still just its original price.
mariokirby:
--- Quote from: OniZetto on May 05, 2015, 05:10:13 am ---Asian version is directly available for foreign PSN users from your PSN store, while JP version needs a Japanese PSN account and use JP cards to top-up. So buying games and DLC with Asian version is way easier.
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Wow. I honestly never knew that.
So, if I'm understanding correctly the Asian version is not really an "Asian" version, but more like an "international" version. While there is an Asian account and Asian PSN stores, the Asian version of games allows you to log in to a specific game's DLC store from any PSN region account such as from NA or EU.
I'm not sure what language is the PSN menu for the asian version. I'm assuming you can choose the language such as English. But, the DLC for the "Asian" version won't work for other versions of the game such as JP. At least you won't need to create a JP account or need Yen since you pay with whatever currency you have on you own foreign PSN account.
One problem as you pointed out earlier is if games or things like Im@s channel don't have an Asian version or something, then you're out of luck unless you have a JP account.
That sounds pretty cool. I hope I got that down correctly though it sounds confusing at first, so I may have made a mistake somewhere in my explanation. This might come in handy later on since sometimes Asian versions actually have english subtitles with JP voices while other versions don't have this option.
Again, I apologize for not knowing this. I have been using my JP account for a long time and assumed that the Asian version is a completely separate entity like JP, NA, EU. I appreciate you for taking the time to explain this to me.
EDIT: Please see more recent posts for more accurate information. Sorry.
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