Actually I heard that they're only bringing in exactly 120 special bundles. But I'm not sure how many standalone units they'll bring on that day. Will check back on Monday with my contact.

Well, I'll definitely drop by the day before to check out the SCIV gaming marathon. I don't know if anybody's crazy enough to come at midnight, but I'll at least try to come as early as possible for the event in the morning.

Woo~ looks like this is going to be a fun night for all of us.

Okay, some bad news. I've been informed by Sony Malaysia that the online pre-order bundle is now limited to Special Sony Club members, so it's no longer "first come first serve".

I'm not quite sure what he meant by 'Special Sony Club' members, but I'm guessing the bundle is now limited only to regular Sony Club customers instead of the general public.

I know what you mean...but I guess they wanted to give some more value to their Sony Club members. We also try to do the same thing for our magazine subscribers.

This post has been edited by Fat Cat Lim: Sep 15 2008, 10:57 AM

Pictures coming. Now sorting them out.

The gaming marathon is already on the way. About 2 dozen gamers are now playing.

Pictures to whet your appetite! Taken this morning around 9:30 to 10:30 in the morning.





People already in the queue. The 2nd and 3rd early birds arrived this morning around 8 a.m.





Available PS3 games on display. They also had a display of Blu-ray titles on display. There was a shelf which was marked 'Accessories', but they haven't put any up yet.



For those still wondering which PS3 will be on sale tomorrow, here's the proof that it will be the new 80GB Core Pack with the DS3 controller.



About 2 dozen players came this morning for the start of the gaming marathon.





Passing the time while waiting for the countdown. Yeap, they're playing cards in a tent.



The first early birds. They've been lining up since YESTERDAY EVENING.



The lovely Sony showgirls

A few more pictures are available here:

http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h152/fat.../ps3_prelaunch/

I won't be returning to the event until later tonight, so no more pictures for now.

This post has been edited by Fat Cat Lim: Sep 19 2008, 11:51 AM

The RM500 and RM300 cash voucher is pretty worth it. But then again, I'm single so I probably don't have the same priorities. ^^;

Probably from evening time the queue should pick up. Normally not too many people will queue up a day before the launch. It's usually the morning or the night before that the queue starts to pick up.

Shameless plug: a mini report at my blog.

http://gamerslitterbox.com/?p=130

Another shameless plug: more pictures of the event area taken from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

http://gamerslitterbox.com/?p=131

See you all in the morning.

Hmm...not too long as far as I can remember, but there's about 50 people there now.

To be honest, I don't think so. But if there isn't a great demand for the RM150 cash vouchers, you might be lucky.

Game prices range from RM169 to RM199.

I'm not too sure about that. I didn't check all the prices for the games, so the Greatest Hits could be cheaper. I only saw the price tag for a few titles.

Well, it doesn't hurt to drop by and take a look.

See below reply by wmconan.



If I'm not mistaken, Sony will only bring in 120 units to the launch. After that, it's all sold out. Then you'll have to check with the Sony Style store to see if they have the same bundle or not. :/

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Added on September 20, 2008, 2:06 amWell then, I guess that confirms the price for the Greatest Hits titles then.

This post has been edited by Fat Cat Lim: Sep 20 2008, 02:07 AM

Resizing and uploading photos now. Will be done in an hour's time. After that I'm going to konk off to bed. So tired...

Event Launch Gallery. Taken from this morning around 8:45 a.m. till 3 p.m.

http://gamerslitterbox.com/?p=132

Wasn't able to take pictures of the gaming marathon finals and the prize giving ceremony as I was busy interviewing the President of Sony Computers Entertainment Asia. :/ Anyway, I'm off to take a nap.

This post has been edited by Fat Cat Lim: Sep 20 2008, 04:53 PM

I interviewed her briefly, and she said she and her boyfriend would take turns to go back home to freshen up.

Nintendo's Zelda theme was played during the speakers' introduction, oy.

http://kotaku.com/5052668/even-the-imperia...a-better-choice

Compare with the Legend of Zelda theme in Soul Calibur II:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdZgEX9uwQM

This post has been edited by Fat Cat Lim: Sep 21 2008, 03:19 AM