Re: [Xbox] Microsoft contemplating for-pay Avatar accessories

Eh, Pogo.com's been doin it for a year or more now, you know ole' EA$$
loves their money so why wouldn't the same thing work for MS? My other
half has a totally customized Pogo Mini and chunks of it were $$ premium
stuff. It's a cash cow, I'll be stunned it they don't make those options
available and I intimately know of their first customers for the junk! LOL

On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Nelson (nelzp) <nelson@nelzp.com> wrote:
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> http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/353129981/
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> Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
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> In an interview with VentureBeat, Xbox Live chief John Schappert confirmed
> that Microsoft is looking at the possibility of charging users for
> accessories that can be used to customize their Avatars. When asked about
> such plans, Schappert replied, "That may be in the future." But what about
> the near-term? "We want to launch these with great customization and a great
> library of accessories this fall," he said.
>
> Given the precedent set early on with for-pay customization items such as
> gamer pics, the fact that MS might charge for more "exotic" Avatar extras
> certainly doesn't surprise us. We also wouldn't be surprised to see free
> accessories created to promote upcoming games, films, and events, much in
> the way promotional game pics and themes are currently offered. So, that
> Spartan armor helmet? It'll be, oh, 100. But that totally radical Mountain
> Dew Extreme Sports Action Experience billboard hat is on the house.
>
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