Sony's PlayStation 3 Finally Debuts in Malaysia

Shuffling through my news crawls this morning, I noticed Sony's PlayStation 3 just launched in Malaysia today for 1,599 Malaysian Ringgits, or about $463 USD. The launch took place at the 1 Utama Shopping Centre (pictured above) located in the heart of Selangor, one of the country's 13 states.

To promote the launch, Sony planned to sell 150 PS3's bundled with copies of Soul Calibur IV, a Soul Calibur IV disc holder, and a limited edition PS3 tote bag.

The 80GB model arrives two years after the PS3's worldwide launch in Japan and the United States, and a year and a half after launching in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, Singapore, and New Zealand. The initial launch is just the console, though Sony says it'll light up the Malaysian version of its online PlayStation Network until the end of the year.

No word yet whether that'll include (or eventually include) movie downloads as well. Malaysia remains a top offender in PC software, video game, and movie piracy losses worldwide, though those numbers have dropped in recent years.

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