Play-Select Episode 57 - Shenmue, Batman Arkham knight, Xbox One update & Gundam

We're back with Shenmue news, Rocksteady's return to the Batman franchise, a Gundam game going west and an Xbox One update (literally). For more information on the games featured in this episode please check out the trailers below.

Shin Gundam Musou

Batman Arkham Knight

Play-Select Episode 56 - 3DS Pokemon Giveaway, Elder Scrolls Online, Metal Gear V and More !

This episode is all about free stuff ! We check out what Nintendo, Bethesda, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes all have in store....along with an Mana iOS game!

Play-Select Episode 55 - Bayonetta 2, Titanfall, NIS Games Go West.

In this episode we have info about the Titanfall Beta data mine, 2 Wii U games worth mentioning, NIS localisation news for a lot of Japanese titles and revel in the madness of Twitch as they try to play Pokemon!

Play-Select Episode 54 - AKB58 Zombies, Deep Down & Live Action Mighty No.9

In this episode we see how a girl group dances with the dead, see the OTHER blue bomber get it's own tv show, learn whats happening with deep down, and go carting with Mario, Koopa style !

Play-Select Episode 50 - Tron Console, Last of Us DLC & Playstation Now !

We see how Mainland China is getting into the games industry, how the last of us is story expands and what the future of playstation now is ! Plus there is a winner of the Apex Joystick !

Play-Select: Episode 49 - Hideo Kojima's New Game, A Tekken Movie and A New Joystick !

Come check out What Hideo Kojima is up to, see how video game movies may get a shot in the arm, and win a prize that's made by play-asia.com itself ! All that and there's dancing, that's just groovy, isn't it ?

Play-Select: Episode 48 - Games Preview, A New Tekken, Saints Row 5.

In this episode we check out whats going on with the new saints row, Devil's Third, a possible new Tekken Game, and everything else coming our way!

Play-Select: Episode 47 - Dark Souls 2, Daylight & A New Halo

Play-Select starts the new year with it's new format which is aimed at delivering more bite sized shows at quicker intervals !
In this episode we talk about Dark Souls 2, the potential horror classic Daylight and the future of Halo !

Top 10 Favorites PlayAsiaTV 2013 ! Featuring behind the scenes commentary.

We count down PlayAsiaTV's 10 ten favorite things we shot of 2013 before starting production on videos for 2014. Featuring commentary and behind the scenes stories from the Director, Gold Mountain and more !

PlayStation 4 Asian Launch Event Hong Kong!

Out on the streets of Hong Kong for the exciting PS4 Asian Launch held by Sony! Greatness is officially here!
http://par.bz/3kf

Play-Select Episode 46 -Tales from the Borderlands, No Man's Sky & Metal Gear Snatchers !

We're back, we check out games, dance and more ! Japanese Games and Western Games a plenty !

Play-Select Episode 46 coming soon!

Why are Gold and Jay getting their groove on ? Find out in the next Play-Select later on today !

Play-Select Episode 45 - Atlus to revamp Sega, Lindsay Lohan is angry & a more!

Play-Select 45 tells how Atlus not only makes some killer games for themselves BUT will do so for some classic Sega titles we then find out how a classic and cinematic game will be heading to the box office and talk about the future of Dragon's Quest BUT EVEN IF THAT doesn't satisfy you we also have a crazy bit of news about non other than Lindsay Lohan who is determined to prove who the real rockstar in town is! Play-Select 45 is here!

Host: Gold Mountain
Prize Girl: Strawberry Icy (instagram - strawberryicy)
Sidekick: Jay Li
Intro Sequence: Mathew Blaize
Edited by Ethan Lau & Arne Venema
Directed/Shot/Edited & Music by Arne Venema

Play-Select Episode 45 coming soon!

Play-Select Episode 44 - Persona, Tomb Raider, FFX/X2 & More!

Back with a new episode where we talk about a bunch of resurrected titles! 

 -LINKS- 
Dead Rising 3: http://par.bz/3f9 
Final Fantasy X/X-2: http://par.bz/3f7 
Tomb Raider: http://par.bz/3f5
Persona 5: http://par.bz/3f3 

Host: Gold Mountain 
Prize Girl: Au Ching Yin 
Intro Sequence: Matt Blaize 
Edited by Ethan Lau & Arne Venema 
Directed/Shot & Music by Arne Venema

Behind the Scenes:

Play-Select Episode 43 - Next Gen Blowout !! Metal Gear Solid 5, Fall Out 4 & More !

We looks at some of the killer apps to be released on the PS4 such as Metal Gear Solid 5, Fall Out 4, Infamous 2nd Son, Thief, a new Uncharted and More! We got games, hot girls and more!

-GAMES-
Playstation 4 Console - http://par.bz/3d1
Metal Gears Solid 5: Ground Zeroes - http://par.bz/3eb
Metal Gears Solid 5: The Phantom Pain - http://par.bz/3ef
Thief - http://par.bz/3eh
Infamous 2nd Son -  http://par.bz/3ej
Uncharted - http://par.bz/3el
Destiny - http://par.bz/3en

Host: Gold Mountain
Prize Girl: Lovecrazy Rachel (instagram: Lovera129)
Sidekick: Jay Li
Intro Sequence: Matt Blaize
Edited by Ethan Lau & Arne Venema
Directed/Shot & Music by Arne Venema

Behind the Scenes:

Play-Select Episode 42 - Legend of Raven, Metal Gear Solid 5 & Street Fighter cabs!

Gold Mountain doesn't know, about what you ask? Find out!

We check out hot news regarding the Playstation 4 and report on some positive news regarding the Wii U!


Metal Gear Solid 5: http://par.bz/3ct
Legend of Raven: http://par.bz/3cv
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: http://par.bz/3cx
Wii U: http://par.bz/3cz
Playstation 4: http://par.bz/3d1
Super Mario 3D World: http://par.bz/3d3 Super Smash Bros WiiU: http://par.bz/3d5
Senran Kagura Burst: http://par.bz/3d7
Aquapazza Aquaplus Dream Match: http://par.bz/3d9
Bayonetta 2: http://par.bz/3db
Ultra Street Fighter 4: http://par.bz/3dd
Batman Arkham Origins: http://par.bz/3df

Host: Gold Mountain
Banana Man: Chris Dunst
Intro Sequence: Matt Blaize
Directed, Shot, Edited & Music by Arne Venema

A Customer Inquiry... PS3 vs PS4

Someone wrote this to our Customer Service Team, and I hijacked the reply. Maybe this can help people decide what to do if they are in the same situation :)


QUESTION:

Regarding the upcoming PS4, will it worth to buy it or a PS3 for current stage? 2 years before I had made a wrong choice in buying a Wii and ended up regreting as it does not has much games I wanted to play and rarely game companies are willing to invest games for it. So in the upcoming year 2014, I would really like to know which console (PS3 or PS4) is much more worth to buy in terms of game variations and which platform will future games focus on (still on PS3 or partially/fully focus into PS4)? In other case if PS3 is not worth to have it in future or PS4 is too expensive/not worth to have it in 2014, will it be better to wait for more releasing games before considering it? Thanks in advance...

REPLY:

Thank you for contacting Play-Asia.com.

We are sorry to hear about your experience with the Wii; while Nintendo has always had a strong following due to their first party titles, unfortunately their releases with 3^rd party games has been severely lacking.

To answer your question, with regards to the PS3 and PS4, it depends on...

1. The PS3 has a 7 year library and according to Sony, they will still be releasing games within the near future. As to when they decide to stop production, this we do not know, but there are certainly many games that you can play on both the PS3 and the PS4. As well, the PS3 will obviously be much cheaper at this stage with several options: the first, second and third iteration of the console.
   
   Even if you might think that a 7 year library may be too old to consider, some games from 2009 still look as if they were printed today; there are many games that have stood the test of time, especially the PS3 exclusives like The Last of Us, the Uncharted Series and the Killzone Series. As well, many of these titles are in compilations, so at this point you'll be buying 3 games in 1! Furthermore, the PS3 shares many of the same titles from the Xbox360, but the strength of the PS3 library is that all games have been region free, so you can also play Japanese only games exclusive to Sony. Lastly, games now are much cheaper – not to do a plug but our Weekly Specials and Daily Deals often feature AAA titles for a quarter of the price.
   
   If you are looking for a great machine with a giant library of proven games that have been rated, documented and celebrated by many, then the PS3 is a good choice. The biggest con of the PS3 at this time, actually one that has plagued the console, is the lack of a solid voice chat with online games – you have to play the same game as a friend in order to chat as opposed to Xbox Live's service, with the latter being a paid service though.
   
   Oh – and the PS3 also works as a media center that watches videos from a harddrive, plays mp3s, CDs, DVDs, and Blue Rays.
   
   
2. As for the PS4...
   
   Without a doubt this is the most powerful console in the market right now for next-gen, and with that being said, it is definitely expensive. This of course is because of basic economics of global supply and demand, but we expect this to calm down along the next few months with subsequent regional releases. To be honest, we actually aren't recommending anyone to buy one right now, as day one purchases of consoles have historically ended in faulty machines, hiccups and errors. Despite this, Sony has been very good to this next gen by offering a day one patch and a lot of updates.
   
   Regardless, your concern is a system where you can play games. Right now, there are 4 exclusive titles for the PS4, and several other games that are cross platformed with the PS3. Of course the PS4 ones look, play and feel better, but developers have not really made a huge leap with these titles. In the future, more specifically Spring 2014, PS4 owners will see a lot of great games coming in. This will be the console for at least the next 5 years, and we can surely predict that the PS4 will dominate the market just as much as it's predecessor has.
   
   Unlike the PS3 though, the PS4 is really built for games, so many of the entertainment features no longer appear. Instead, these have been replaced by “remote play,” where one can connect their PS Vita to their PS4 through a cloud server and play console games on a handheld. That's pretty damn cool...
   
   Obviously, if you can afford both, that would be the ideal gaming set up, as you can benefit from the rich history and features of the PS3 while waiting for the PS4 to eventually meet it's maturity. As well, it should be noted that Sony is now placing a lot of effort in making their PS+ membership for their PS Network somewhat mandatory (with a nominal monthly or yearly fee) but this is a good thing, as members have access to free games each month, a real voice chat service (for PS4), means to access a giant library of games from Psone, PS2, PSP, and PS3 games! Another thing that might help in your consideration is that the PS4 is not backwards compatible with PS3 games.
   
   We hope this helps in your decision, and if you have anything more questions, feel free to contact us again; we are more than happy to help a fellow video game enthusiast!

Play-Select Teaser: What is Gold Mountain holding?

What is Gold Mountain holding? Find out on the next Play-Select!

Play-Select Episode 41 - South Park, Titan Fall & New Sony Pocket Station

We're back with Episode 41! Find out what Sony is up to, what the future Titan Fall games hold, and whats happening with the South Park RPG!

Dragon's Crown: http://par.bz/3b7
Titan Fall: http://par.bz/3b5
Grand Theft Auto V: http://par.bz/3b9
Batman: Arkham Origins: http://par.bz/3bb
South Park: The Stick of Truth: http://par.bz/3bd

Host: Gold Moutnain
Prize Girl: Lovecrazy Rachel 
Directed, Shot, Edited & Music by Arne Venema 
Assistant Editor: Ethan Lau