I didn,t bought the AIBO, it was a gift from my cousin who bought it from the state's , how much does it cost in Malaysia now , im not really sure but i saw once a few months back in Sony centre for a nice price of RM 19++ , wat u said is true bro, at first I was desperate to get an AIBO but once i got it i got bored playing it within 1month , i guess that no matter how good something is when new , it will get obsolete later on......