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Counted among the new features are an avatar-based community system, Netflix integration
for online movie-watching, and the ability to install games to the system's external storage
device for faster loading times.
Microsoft is also promising a handful of features in the coming months that didn't make into
the Xbox Live overhaul's November release, such as video-sharing and the community game
show channel Xbox Live Primetime. Speaking to UK gaming site VideoGamer this week,
Microsoft revealed one more feature in the offing is an Avatar Store, which it expects to
release next spring.
The Avatar Store promises to make good on Microsoft's claim of a "limitless" number of new
items that Xbox 360 gamers can use to deck out their digital personas.
"The plan of record will be to launch a more extensive Avatar Store from spring time onwards
next year, and that store in theory would have branded content in there, game publisher IP
stuff in there as well," said Robin Burrowes, Xbox Live product manager for Europe, the
Middle East, and Africa. "There's a whole creative canvas for these things. Due to tight time
lines there's nothing at launch as such, but our vision for these in the future is well and truly
tied to game releases and us working with publishers very closely to encourage rewards
from those games to be tied to your Avatar."
Burrowes went on to explain to VideoGamer that players will also be able to pick up "more
animations, more customise capabilities in terms of emotions and features but then also as
well wardrobe enhancements over the course of time, so fashion brands hopefully launching
new ranges through Avatars being one route."
The Europe-centric Microsoft representative noted that a pricing model had not yet been
established for the Avatar Store. Microsoft's North American arm had not commented on this
report as of press time.
for online movie-watching, and the ability to install games to the system's external storage
device for faster loading times.
Microsoft is also promising a handful of features in the coming months that didn't make into
the Xbox Live overhaul's November release, such as video-sharing and the community game
show channel Xbox Live Primetime. Speaking to UK gaming site VideoGamer this week,
Microsoft revealed one more feature in the offing is an Avatar Store, which it expects to
release next spring.
The Avatar Store promises to make good on Microsoft's claim of a "limitless" number of new
items that Xbox 360 gamers can use to deck out their digital personas.
"The plan of record will be to launch a more extensive Avatar Store from spring time onwards
next year, and that store in theory would have branded content in there, game publisher IP
stuff in there as well," said Robin Burrowes, Xbox Live product manager for Europe, the
Middle East, and Africa. "There's a whole creative canvas for these things. Due to tight time
lines there's nothing at launch as such, but our vision for these in the future is well and truly
tied to game releases and us working with publishers very closely to encourage rewards
from those games to be tied to your Avatar."
Burrowes went on to explain to VideoGamer that players will also be able to pick up "more
animations, more customise capabilities in terms of emotions and features but then also as
well wardrobe enhancements over the course of time, so fashion brands hopefully launching
new ranges through Avatars being one route."
The Europe-centric Microsoft representative noted that a pricing model had not yet been
established for the Avatar Store. Microsoft's North American arm had not commented on this
report as of press time.
Gamespot.com
On November 19, Microsoft will at long last roll
out its highly promoted new look for the Xbox
Live dashboard, what it calls the New Xbox
Experience.
On November 19, Microsoft will at long last roll
out its highly promoted new look for the Xbox
Live dashboard, what it calls the New Xbox
Experience.
XBOX 360 Avatar store to go online
next year!
More ways to spend your live credits
next year!
More ways to spend your live credits
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