Ayepecks Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6211082/micro...stories;title;2 "The cost of these items is around 80 Microsoft points ($1) for a t-shirt and 320 points ($4) for an interactive prop." :blink: Aw hell no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookas Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Agreed, complete waste of money, no matter the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I thought they told us this **** would be free!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji@nBing Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I thought they told us this **** would be free!? That's what I thought too, that they would be given away with achievements in games? Who would want to pay money for that crap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sujmano Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I thought they told us this **** would be free!? +1 guess their out to make a buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookas Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Who would want to pay money for that crap? I'm sure enough people to justify charging for it, which is sad. I hope nobody spends a dime on that crap, but I'm sure they will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamerboy Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I can maybe see it justified after there are more games for avatars out but atm I don't see any reason why anyone would want to buy anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I don't like to spend my money on useless things, SO I am not going to buy it. I think you all can do the same right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 That's what I thought too, that they would be given away with achievements in games? Who would want to pay money for that crap? Microsoft stated in a press briefing after their conference that developers can now give away Avatar goodies as prizes (achievements, I guess) in games, so those will be free. -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Monkey Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 MS has also been rolling out additional clothing content for Avatars on a semi-regular basis for free as well. There are usually notifications for that on the default menu in the NXE when you are logged in online. There's also the possibility that these point values are placeholders in the closed beta live system, there have been cases in the past where the prices shown there have no relationship whatsoever with the final release prices. Nonetheless, it would have to be a pretty freaking awesome virtual t-shirt for me to spend a buck on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 I doubt Microsoft would tell a gaming site the wrong price if they didn't intend to keep it somewhere around there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think that's fine, people who buy virtual shirts for an 'avatar' or anything else for that avatar, needs to be ripped off big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Monkey Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I doubt Microsoft would tell a gaming site the wrong price if they didn't intend to keep it somewhere around there.I can't read the source at the moment. Could always be a trial balloon though. My predisposition would be that an item of clothing should be priced at 20 points, just like a single gamerpic. The price inflation on NXE themes was pretty significant too though, so it's definitely possible that those are real numbers.I'm sure that if they don't move at a given price they'll cut it though. Avatar t-shirts may be the new horse armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think that's fine, people who buy virtual shirts for an 'avatar' or anything else for that avatar, needs to be ripped off big time. Agreed. Much as I have never spent 1 penny on Dashboard Themes and Gamerpics, I will not be spending anything on Avatar virtual clothing. That's just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 3, 2009 Veteran Share Posted June 3, 2009 Sony is making a KILLING with clothing on Home... so ms wants some moola too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InPCHell Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Let's all play dress up. Home and Avatars are stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike232 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Does your avatar bend over when it receives the new t-shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Sony is making a KILLING with clothing on Home... so ms wants some moola too. Well when you buy the points, MS is getting the money anyway, just it's basically giving you a few kilobytes of crap in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-KJ Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Save your money for real clothes! This is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Does your avatar bend over when it receives the new t-shirt? No, but you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remysaus Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 ^ :laugh: Fine by me if they charge for it, as long as it's all optional I don't see the problem as I'll just ignore this avatar marketplace.. easy as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 That's what happend to themes. I agree as long as it doesn't force people to buy then they can charge $100.00 if I care.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashing Pumpkin Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Could be good for when you have that awkward ammount of points left over. Y'know the way how points come in 2100 cards, then marketplace stuff is priced so that you have that little bit left over you can't really spend. That is how shops make money on vouchers cos obviously it costs a shop to make a ?10 voucher, and then sell it for ?10. They are banking on you either not using it at all or not using all of it, or it running out of date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remysaus Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Or you can add it to the points you'll get in the future.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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