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Title: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: shmokes on October 24, 2006, 06:01:30 pm

Lik-Sang buckled under Sony's lawsuits and has declared themselves out of business.  They're in the process of cancelling orders and refunding store credits, etc.  For anyone who is unaware, Sony is suing them for importing into the European market before Sony officially releases products there.  According to Sony Lik-Sang is doing irrepairable damage to their business by facilitating imports.  Obviously this is a load of ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow---, but Lik-Sang isn't a major corporation with a team of high-powered lawyers.  They simply couldn't afford to fight the lawsuit.  God our legal system (and wherever in Europe Sony is fighting this) is ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up.

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: lcddream on October 24, 2006, 10:15:07 pm

screw sony.

i'd boycott them (like many on the net are calling out for), except i already wouln't buy most of their products to begin with.

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: MajorLag on October 24, 2006, 10:37:59 pm

Yeah, it was pretty easy for me to make the choice to boycott them too, seeing as I wasn't really planning on buying anything of theirs anyway.

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: fastredpacman on October 25, 2006, 12:24:51 am

:badmood: That's it no more buying backup DVDs of psp games on craigslist for me. :soapbox: I am boycoting them that way! :laugh2: :laugh2:

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: ften on October 25, 2006, 12:35:16 am

F*k Sony, Lik-Sang is like an old friend to the gamers of the world.  The forums were awesome too for random gaming info. I'm glad I bought a DS Lite and not a PSP recently.

-FTen

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: rumpelstiltzkin on October 25, 2006, 05:54:59 am

I heard people saying that there going to open up again under a different name.  Is the same going to happen to play asia

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: sphetr2 on October 25, 2006, 08:23:05 am

Quote from: expert level 7 on October 25, 2006, 05:54:59 am

Is the same going to happen to play asia

I hope not. They're one of the few import retailers that has a website in english (other than lik-sang  :'().

Too bad. The GP2X had just been reduced to $150 at lik-sang, and I was going to get one.

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: HaRuMaN on October 27, 2006, 05:40:23 am

that's messed up...  I've bought stuff from Lik-sang on multiple occasions.  Grr...  :angry:

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: danny_galaga on October 28, 2006, 03:16:12 am

Quote from: sphetr2 on October 25, 2006, 08:23:05 am

Quote from: expert level 7 on October 25, 2006, 05:54:59 am

Is the same going to happen to play asia

I hope not. They're one of the few import retailers that has a website in english (other than lik-sang  :'().

Too bad. The GP2X had just been reduced to $150 at lik-sang, and I was going to get one.

hehe. my friend and his friend just bought gp2x's a couple of days before they closed down! damn good price. im one of the few people here who didnt know much about lik sang so i bought my gp2x from the uk distributer (the aussie one was out of stock).

Title: Re: Lik-Sang out of business
Post by: boykster on October 28, 2006, 03:23:01 am

Terrible gaming news.  I doubt PlayAsia will be affected, as the lawsuit specifically targeted a violation by liksang selling wrong region psp's (asia to europe). 

As to if they'll re-open under a new name, who knows  :dunno

As to not supporting Sony, I'm all over that.  I DO have a PSP (that I love) but I won't be buying a PS3, and I no longer buy Sony consumer electronics...Panasonic is my new favorite brand  :D