Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!

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PostMicrosoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Venom » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:23 pm

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A survey has been sent to Xbox 360 owners that provides some interesting insights to Microsoft’s ventures into the casual gaming space.

The first part of the survey is the most standard, asking people about their favorite game shows and board games, including Balderdash and Taboo, as well as what they like best about 1 Vs. 100. One interesting aspect of that section is that there may be a paid version of 1 Vs. 100 that will offer better prizes.

The latter part of the survey, however, is extremely intriguing, and an indication that Microsoft may be venturing into a PlayStation Home-like space in which Avatars can congregate and play retro games on classic coin-op cabinets. They queried applicants what name would fit the space best – “Game Room”, “RetroCade”, “AvatArcade”, “RetroGame”, “Classics LIVE”, and so forth. Of course, with all the Atari festooning, maybe its a classic Atari compilation game that allows online parties.


After first denouncing both avatars and PlayStation Home, Microsoft having introduced avatars and look like they are going to do the same with their version of Home. Halo space is due soon, but this could be expanded to much wider meeting areas. Hopefully it will inspire the Sony crew to pull their socks up.

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Rubix » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:24 pm

Why bother I got bored of Home after a couple of days

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Skippy » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:25 pm

Yeah because Home was such an amazing success :|

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by bear » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:28 pm

Born Skippy wrote:Yeah because Home was such an amazing success :|

Aren't Sony supposed to be making quite a bit of money from it selling people virtual apartments for real money?
Given Bachs recent comments about people having changed their avatars clothing on average 6 or 7 times since they were introduced they could be looking at this as another way of making some easy money. Some poor bugger like Shadow would probably bankrupt himself if they started selling Halo themed items for him to personalise his avatars homespace with.

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Christopher » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:30 pm

Microsoft love money. Home makes money.

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Floex » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:30 pm

Oh FFS, microsoft. Spend your time and effort elsewhere, absolutely pointless

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Skippy » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:31 pm

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by Deception » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:35 pm

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Christopher » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:41 pm

Why can't Nintendo make the Wii front end Animal Crossing? Your Mii could then boot Virtual console games from inside his home. Friends wouldn't be represented by a list but would have homes in your village. Friends leaving messages on your message boards, game launching into Smash Brothers, Mario Kart etc :cry:

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Mockmaster » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:46 pm

suzzopher wrote:Why can't Nintendo make the Wii front end Animal Crossing?


That's an excellent idea.

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Christopher » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:47 pm

Taskmaster wrote:
suzzopher wrote:Why can't Nintendo make the Wii front end Animal Crossing?


That's an excellent idea.


Also going to Tom Nooks would be where you buy WiiWare and Virtual Console games.

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Nook29 » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:47 pm

suzzopher wrote:Why can't Nintendo make the Wii front end Animal Crossing?


Because it's Nintendo.

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Christopher » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:48 pm

I was talking to the wife about how much better Animal Crossing on Gamecube is compared to the Wii/DS games. I loved that game :wub:

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by chalkitdown » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:48 pm

Rubix78 wrote:I got bored of Home after a couple of days


Same. Except replace days with minutes.

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by Hero of Canton » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:50 pm

suzzopher wrote:Why can't Nintendo make the Wii front end Animal Crossing? Your Mii could then boot Virtual console games from inside his home. Friends wouldn't be represented by a list but would have homes in your village. Friends leaving messages on your message boards, game launching into Smash Brothers, Mario Kart etc :cry:


It's amazing no-one's ever thought of that idea before, nor posted it on this very forum. :|

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by KK » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:52 pm

Nothing like copying the competition's crap ideas...

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Christopher » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:52 pm

Hero of Canton wrote:
suzzopher wrote:Why can't Nintendo make the Wii front end Animal Crossing? Your Mii could then boot Virtual console games from inside his home. Friends wouldn't be represented by a list but would have homes in your village. Friends leaving messages on your message boards, game launching into Smash Brothers, Mario Kart etc :cry:


It's amazing no-one's ever thought of that idea before, nor posted it on this very forum. :|


What's got your panties in a twist :|

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by The Alchemist Penguin » Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:32 pm

Something tells me Nintendo tried it, but it didn't work out. Although maybe the Wii just wasn't powerful enough to quickly run something like that directly from the console. I always thought the Mii's not appearing anyway on the Wii Channel, nor having any real interaction beyond the Mii Channel was at odds with their otherwise "Let's Stick Them Everywhere!" philosophy.

It would be a bit annoying if you just wanted to load a game that the console would have to boot into AC, and then you'd have to run to your game's house, and then the little virtual Wii. I'd probably find it charming, but I'm sure many people would go mad at the "wasted time".

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Fargo » Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:46 pm

:fp:

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PostRe: Microsoft survey hints at PS Home style avatar-space?!
by Kanga » Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:50 pm

I only had a PS3 for 2 days as the installs sucked the will to live from me. What I saw of Home just reeked of pointless. I'm sure there is a good idea in there somewhere so maybe MS can dig it out. :?

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