I live in Taiwan, but my Chinese is not very good, so I can't understand that much in a Chinese language game. Does the PS3 Asia network contain English language releases for download/buy, and is Taiwan part of Japan's network Hong Kong's network, or is it self-sufficient? Is it possible to get a list of the games available on the Asia network and future release games? I really like Sony, but I don't like shelling out 18000 ntd for something that is going to cause more frustration than entertainment.

Is it possible to use Paypal as a form of payment? I think I remember Paypal allowing you to use credit card numbers associated with your account. I haven't used it in about 2 years though.

Do you or someone else know what is available on the Taiwan store? Are there many English speaking games?

I haven't bought a PS3 yet, so I was wondering if anyone else had access to see what was offered in the Taiwan store. I'm hoping that I can get a debit card from my bank in Taiwan after I get my Work Visa extension. I am without any form of credit card at the moment...

I went to 3C today. It is the big computer superstore in Taiwan. I asked them if they could show me the Sony Online Store. It appeared that everything on the store was in English, and that all the games/demos were also in English. I was a little bit shocked by that. I had thought that since Sony is a Japanese company that there would be more games in Japanese. We are as close as you can get to Japan, so there is a lot of Japanese things here already.

I think I will be getting the PS3. I talked to the store clerk and he said he'd give me 10% off of the three games (Fight Night 3, Gundam Crossfire or Gundam Musou, and Resistance: Fall of Man) and the extra controller, making the price for all of it 23,000 ntd; which is almost $700 US. I'm not sure if it is Crossfire or Musou. I know they had both, but I forget which one was in English. They let me try Ridge Racer 7, but that was a huge disappointment of a game. The graphics were good, but the game play was way below anything reasonably par. I felt forced to finish the race, because people were watching me play, not because I actually wanted to.