Announcing the Winners of SwitchIT's "The Malaysian Gamer" survey

Firstly, we'd like to thank each and everyone of you who participated in this survey. We know it was quite an extensive survey; so you are absolute stars for taking the time and effort to answer them.

We were pleasantly surprised by the sincere effort made in answering these questions based on the level of detail and insight provided.

With so many excellent responses, it was honestly very difficult for us to narrow down from hundreds of responses to just 12; but alas it had to be done.

So without further ado, here are the winners of SwitchIT's "The Malaysian Gamer" survey:


GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:

FREE Games
1. Yoon Neo
2. Jeremy Phuah
3. Ong Kean Woon


CONSOLATION PRIZES:

Xbox Live 12+1 month Gold subscriptions
1. Leslie Yuik Ky, Wong
2. Mohd Idzuan bin Mohd Yusuff

A £20 Playstation Network Card
1. Hafiz Abdul Rahim
2. Joey Christensen
3. Zhen Hui Lim
4. Amir Razlan Rahimi
5. Kheirul Naim
6. Teoh Chee Leong
7. Yan Chang Ng


Please note that winners will be notified via email to redeem their prize.

Once again, we'd like to thank you all for your participation and interest and we look forward to bringing something special to the Malaysian Gaming scene later this year.

Have a Wonderful New Year!!!

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Dear Malaysian Gamers,

WIN prizes worth up to RM1,500!

Just by participating in this survey…

Malaysia’s gaming community is growing rapidly, evidence by the thriving retailers and active community interaction. With the growing community comes gamers who demand a lot more information / services to fulfill their growing appetite for all things related to gaming.

Feeling that much more can be done to support and spur this growing community, we at SwitchIT Asia are currently in the midst of developing a website specifically catered to the needs of the Malaysian gamers…

And there is no better way to do this, than to ask YOU! the Malaysian gamer, what your thoughts are and what you’d like in such a dedicated community.

Get rewarded just by participating! To that end we’ve accumulated a prize pool of amazing games and accessories worth up to RM1,500 and we’re giving it all away!

The giveaways include the following:

GRAND PRIZES:

3 FREE Games of your choice

CONSOLATION PRIZES:

3 Xbox Live 12+1 month Gold subscription
3 1600 Live Points
3 £20 Playstation Network Card

Winners will be chosen based on the quality and the level of detail of their responses. That’s it!

So, just be as descriptive and specific as you can be and you’ll be receiving one of these prizes in the mail.

This survey will run from 5th December – 31th December 2010.

Winners will be informed via email and on the Lowyat forums on 1st January 2011.

Not a bad way to start the new year huh!

So what are you waiting for?

TAKE THE SURVEY


Additional link: http://switchit.pandaform.com/pub/gamers/new


p.s. if you've got any questions regarding the survey, feel free to send me a PM

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Added on December 7, 2010, 8:52 amJust wanted to thank all you guys who've participated in the survey thus far.

It's a fascinating insight and you're comments have been great. We really appreciate it.

To all you guys who've get to take it, please do. I assure you that you don't have to worry about it being a scam or having virus or any other nonsense like that.

It's completely 100% legit.

So please, do take the survey and tell us how you feel

This post has been edited by sw1tchm4st3r: Jan 1 2011, 06:13 PM

Thanks.

Basically we feel that the gaming market is quite fragmented throughout the country. Those in the Klang Valley benefit the most with access to numerous retailers and contact with other gamers.

Those living else where, especially in the east are saddled with ridiculous prices, unscrupulous retailers / sellers and generally find a less than satisfactory gaming experience.

We're trying to see what can be done to address these issues and any other gamers might have and the best way to do that is to find out the issues that they're facing....hence the survey.

So the more that respond, the better the picture we'll get of the issues / environment and the easier it will be for us to address them.


So guys, please take 5 mins to fill out the survey and come early next year......we'll having something that's really designed by gamers for gamers

Hmm....that would be something to think about. Thanks

Actually, this was a conscious decision. Given the fact that you could pirate any game you want, we didn't think that there was really a market for PC gaming with the exception of MMORPGs and maybe SC2.

Also, to really keep up with PC gaming, you'll need a hefty budget for all those upgrades every 18 months or so.

Hence we decided to stick with the consoles.

But do tell me your thoughts as if you don't think its accurate, then we might include PC's in there as well

You're absolutely right. Then again, the cost of ownership of a console is much lower than that of a PC, so it is in fact much cheaper to be gaming on console.

That said, you do have a point regarding the price of these games. However, given the fact that PC games can still be pirated, even if you did managed to get 2nd original PC games at a much reduced price, most people will still pay the RM5 for the pirated version or even just download them.

It's only when you can't pirate the game does cost become the deciding factor, ala PS3. There are still those who prefer to play pirated 360 games cause its cheap.

So unless piracy is completely out the window, you won't get the required conversion as you'd expect.

That's a fantastic cover on your site. Thanks so much.

Didn't expect something quite so elaborate. I really appreciate it!

Thanks for your support.....not sure what you think we're "opening" but we're definitely going to be a nationwide service

Oh and please to take the survey, we need as much input as we can get

Thanks man (can't pronounce your nick ), appreciate it.

That's exactly what we're trying to do and we need all the feedback we can get.

If you can help us get more people from Sarawak and Sabah to take the survey, that would really go a long way to letting us know what needs to be done.

Again, thanks for the support

Thanks dude. We need more input from the East


That's fantastic. Thanks a lot, really appreciate it.

Btw, hope you guys agreed to participate in the beta.....that way you can actively be part of the changes we need to make this work.

Awesome.....definitely will let you know.

Sometime in Q1 2011....

Thanks for taking the survey man. Appreciate it.

Yeah, having a pretty shitty internet connection makes global multiplayer gaming experience less appealing. You could counter that with having a much faster connection but the prices aren't too appealing for most.

From what I've heard, those in Sabah and Sarawak have been complaining bitterly about their connection. So yeah, if we can make it easy for Malaysian gamers find each other, that would be a big plus.


The responses we've received thus far has been great, but we'd like to get more from those in Pahang, Johor, Kelantan and Terrenganu as they would be one of the most under served.

Well, that's down to the mentality of the specific individual. I guess the best way to counter this is to find a way to play with "regulars" that you can trust to behave the way you do...

That's one problem.....I even have difficulty getting people to commit to play.

They'll say yes then FFK......its the 5th time in a row. I give up wanting to play with them.

Haha, awesome.

Thanks bro!

Yup.

Been mainly using it for watching blurays but I do have a couple of games. Recently started uncharted 2 but that's on hold cause of AC2 on the 360

The best way to deal with this is I guess to get playing with a regular group of people who you know are not the type to flake.

So i guess we'll have to find an easy way to keep track of the good ones...

Haha......I love the enthusiasm!

I'd be pleased to let you know if you've contributed some fascinating insight that could help us create something great for your guys.....but not until 01/01/2011


Hehe, yeah kinda

Hmm, might wanna give it a little while.

It's basically so that you can verify your email address.

Others have done it and we haven't touched the form so it might just be a delay in the server sending it out....no biggie.

Thanks for taking it though

I've no doubt it will!

All your contributions give us more insight on what needs to be done for the Malaysian Gamers.

Actually, we had it up and running in May this year.

However, we were not quite happy with it and at the time we did it, we really didn't seek out feedback from fellow gamers like we're doing now.

So we decided to take a step back, re-evaluate the situation and go back to building something that is specific to the needs of Malaysian gamers.

Hence we need time after the survey to analyse the results and then work on the changes.....and the hope is to have something awesome when its ready.

It should be cause we'll be getting you guys to beta test it

Happy New Year everyone!

Don't worry, we haven't forgotten

We'll be releasing the list of winners in a couple of hours.

Stay tuned

p.s. do you suggest we setup another thread just to announce the winners or do it here by editing the 1st post?

This post has been edited by sw1tchm4st3r: Jan 1 2011, 03:36 PM