Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace adds digital pets

According to a recent press release, Microsoft will be updating the Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace on December 3rd to add avatar pets allowing users to finally have that pony they have always wanted.

The price? 240 MS points.

The software giant says users can also get a �Chocobo� as a pet for a limited time, as long as they register via a Final Fantasy XIII page here: Xbox.com/FFXIII page

The pets available at launch are:

Large Dog
Pug Dog
Dog in Bag
Cat
Siamese Cat
Long Haired Cat
Goldfish
Guinea Pig
Pony
Monkey
Bird
Snake

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 2 Dec 2009 13:35

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14 comments

Rippers

Yay!

2.12.2009 14:06 #1

mike.m

I wonder just how much money MS has made with people spending points. More than half the stuff that people use for points should be free, considering we have to pay for Live + game(s) + Console + accessories.

2.12.2009 15:07 #2

82Eazy82

W....T....F, i'd expect this from nintendo, but........this sounds pretty gay, at least nintendo probably wouldn't charge for crap like this.

2.12.2009 15:49 #3

scorch2

garbag!

2.12.2009 17:19 #4

scum101

I want a digital slug.. can I have one.. puhleeeeeez?? wouldn't leave silver slime trails in my kitchen then unlike my pair of semi tame ones XD

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2.12.2009 17:31 #5

Brian0423

digital stripper would get more of a response from people than a puppy.

2.12.2009 18:41 #6

tavek

eewwww, I want a pet Ewok!, oh no wait, A Ranchor!

2.12.2009 19:13 #7

DXR88

when i see dog in bag i think chinese

2.12.2009 19:39 #8

scum101

Originally posted by DXR88: when i see dog in bag i think chineseindeed.. *slurp*.. curry or chow mein?

when I see a dog in a bag I think.. wigan teenage slapper.

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2.12.2009 21:26 #9

DVDBack23

Sorry, I saw Chinese and bag in the same sentence...

2.12.2009 21:59 #10

bam431

I really ripped i don't want to pay for this crap but i want a dog.

3.12.2009 09:04 #11

NHS2008

Get one of the strays off the street!

3.12.2009 09:36 #12

creaky

Originally posted by DVDBack23: Sorry, I saw Chinese and bag in the same sentence...

I have no comment other than i don't want any pesky avatar pets, but had to post as i just fell off my chair seeing that piccy; adding that to my shoutbox profile, nice one :p

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4.12.2009 07:54 #13

DarkRage

Originally posted by DVDBack23: Sorry, I saw Chinese and bag in the same sentence...

I don't wanna picky (just pedantic!) but I reckon that kid's Korean, not Chinese...
He's in an E-Mart shopping bag which is a large Wal-Mart style shopping chain in South Korea...
Of course it could be a Chinese boy living in Korea, then conviently packaged in the bag...
I wonder if there is a shrink wrapped version...?

On topic...
Want a pet but don't want to fork out the cash...
Hopefully we can unlock mini-dragons in games...

4.12.2009 20:02 #14

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