Epileptic Gaming goes through the process of adding yen to a Japanese PSN account. It's not a task that most will want to endure through, but for importers that love getting their hands on early Japanese PSN releases will be sure to enjoy this information. Downloadable games work on any PS3 from any region, so this might be fun for those that aren't afraid of a little language barrier.
Video: Adding yen to a Japanese PSN account
Posted Mar 14th 2008 9:50AM by Andrew Yoon
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-14-2008 @ 10:06AM
jae29one said...
See.. I've been really wanting to get these cards.. I knew that they were on Play Asia but I didnt know about this digital trans. where you can get the code the same day.. Im going to buy something right now.. R types.. Yes!!!!
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3-14-2008 @ 10:17AM
aahatimy said...
You show me how to put dollars on a US account from the UK then you will make me impressed.
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3-14-2008 @ 10:42AM
Michael said...
check this out: http://www.entropay.com/
its a virtual prepaid visa card with wich you can do that.
3-14-2008 @ 10:57AM
Sam Barriscale said...
Just did the entropay thing......it works like a dream!
Put $20 dollars on the virtual card, they charge you an extra .99c for loading it up and for some reason hold back $1 whilst the transactions going thru. But hell, I'm downloading "Pain" as we speak. And a lot of the games are cheaper when you convert it into pounds even when you add the charges!
One thing I did wrong was put my address as a state that charges tax, so I had to pay .84c on PAIN, apparently Nevada has no tax, so I'm going to change that next time.
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3-14-2008 @ 12:59PM
AshStampede said...
so when you signup you select the currency as US dollars and load the amount in pounds? I have a pre-paid master card, they do not work on the US psn store.
3-14-2008 @ 1:13PM
Sam Barriscale said...
Just loaded it up with dollars from my uk credit card! Trust me " Pain" is really good fun, and not bad for £5 too!
3-14-2008 @ 11:12AM
jrw365 said...
how do think i got all the rock band DLC and live in the UK at the same time?! you can also attach a pre-pay card such as IDT prime, to the address you've registered when setting up your US account..
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3-14-2008 @ 11:32AM
Kxpuc said...
just sign up for the Hong Kong PSN it has everything the Japanese PSN has but english menu's
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3-14-2008 @ 12:19PM
_sean_ said...
except for that some of the games are in Chinese!
3-14-2008 @ 2:27PM
bobdole said...
except that it doesnt..
people who say the hong kong store is the same obvious havent looked at it
theres TONS of different stuff on both stores. stop spreading lies that confuse people
3-14-2008 @ 3:08PM
Kxpuc said...
sure...i guess it's just odd that i have the full GT5 Prologue game out of sheer non-existance or various other stuff
3-14-2008 @ 10:20PM
Mike Jenkins said...
Just because you have ONE game doesn't mean that EVERYTHING is the same.
3-14-2008 @ 11:34AM
Nate said...
BTW, for those from abroad, New Hampshire also has no sales tax.
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3-14-2008 @ 12:26PM
Phizzy said...
Ah, I did some research on this when UmJammer Lammy was put on the Japanese store but couldn't find any who didn't want to charge me $30 postage, I'll have a look for the ones he said send the code. Yay!
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3-14-2008 @ 5:16PM
Vincent said...
Can it be done to an US PSN acc?
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3-14-2008 @ 6:55PM
Daniel said...
Is there a way to buy stuff from UK if I live in the US? Any help would be appreciated.
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3-14-2008 @ 10:22PM
Mike Jenkins said...
There's gotta be a way to add money to the JPN account with a US credit card, right?
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4-01-2008 @ 9:23PM
travis said...
hey i need some help i live in the us made a europe account but cant buy stuff since i want to buy gt5 prologue early how do i manage to get money in my uk account
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