@Damo Without knowing the specifics, this seems like a very real possibility as a number of factories were heavily damaged or destroyed. Indeed, the timing could not have been worse.
@HamatoYoshi Based on some quick armchair Googling, it looks like there are credible reports that Highway Holdings Ltd. (the company which received the exclusive manufacturing order from Playmaji for the Polymega) has a registered subsidiary called Kayser Myanmar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Considering that Kayser's main factory is located in Hlaing Thar Yar Township (where some of the most egregious acts of violence were committed against unarmed civilians in March 2021), I have no doubt that any/all production would have been severely disrupted. My sympathies go out to all of those factory workers who had to choose between their main source of income and grievous bodily harm, and I would encourage all gamers who are eagerly awaiting this device to reflect on the social implications of our hobby.
For anyone interested, here was the state of Hlaing Thar Yar Township not long ago:
Having worked for years in Myanmar, I find it fascinating that this machine is being manufactured there. Hopefully none of the revenues make it into the hands of the junta regime...
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Re: After Months Of Silence, Polymega Insists Pre-Orders Are Shipping Soon
@Damo Without knowing the specifics, this seems like a very real possibility as a number of factories were heavily damaged or destroyed. Indeed, the timing could not have been worse.
Re: After Months Of Silence, Polymega Insists Pre-Orders Are Shipping Soon
@HamatoYoshi Based on some quick armchair Googling, it looks like there are credible reports that Highway Holdings Ltd. (the company which received the exclusive manufacturing order from Playmaji for the Polymega) has a registered subsidiary called Kayser Myanmar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Considering that Kayser's main factory is located in Hlaing Thar Yar Township (where some of the most egregious acts of violence were committed against unarmed civilians in March 2021), I have no doubt that any/all production would have been severely disrupted. My sympathies go out to all of those factory workers who had to choose between their main source of income and grievous bodily harm, and I would encourage all gamers who are eagerly awaiting this device to reflect on the social implications of our hobby.
For anyone interested, here was the state of Hlaing Thar Yar Township not long ago:
https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/after-a-week-of-war-a-stunned-silence-settles-over-yangons-western-edge
Re: After Months Of Silence, Polymega Insists Pre-Orders Are Shipping Soon
Having worked for years in Myanmar, I find it fascinating that this machine is being manufactured there. Hopefully none of the revenues make it into the hands of the junta regime...