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Could a virtual Avatar arcade be in the works? photo

Based on a survey Joystiq received by way of a tip, all signs are pointing towards "yes."

Similar to the arcade spaces found in PlayStation Home that you all know and desperately love, Microsoft's unnamed Avatar hub will let gamers stand around, waiting to see if any "hot chicks" show up. Also, they can play arcade games if they want, I guess.

That is, of course, assuming this is all real. The screenshots look pretty convincing, so I'm inclined to say that it is; however, that doesn't mean the project will ever see the light of day. On the survey, Microsoft gave out a few potential names for the Avatar arcade, which leads me to believe it could still be very much a concept.

All jokes aside, is this something Xbox 360 players would want to see?


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Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 17:46
Los255
"All jokes aside, is this something Xbox 360 players would want to see?"

No, cause I really don't see the point.

Inb4Natalfunctionality
Zeta Crossfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 17:46
Zeta Crossfire
AS long as we dont wait in line like in HOME and its free i want it.
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 17:47
fetusmilk
wasnt M$ all against this type of thing when sony came out with home?
Dangsterr's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 17:56
Dangsterr
First facebook now this?

Let's hope natal doesn't suck... because it's MS's last hope
mourning orange's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 17:56
mourning orange
If someone can somehow recreate the arcade atmosphere online then i'm down.

Actually, fuck it. I'm going to the Arcade. There's one 3 hours away.
Jeremy Chacon Jacinto's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 17:58
Jeremy Chacon Jacinto
hahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha what are they going to call this Hotel?
Hopeless Savage's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 17:58
Hopeless Savage
Doesn't Playstation Home suck and just be horrible all the time, or whatever?

Don't really see the point. The current XBL set-up is great. The avatars are kind of dumb and useless and trying to make them matter seems to be asking for trouble.
Infinite Combo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 18:02
Infinite Combo
If this is like Playstation HOME then I am not interested.
Infamy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 18:06
Infamy
If this is as shitty as Home is, I hope Microsoft doesn't do this.
Strife381's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 18:12
Strife381
Everyone is quick to critic something because it doesn't interest them, you don't see me pissing on weather balloon production. Im interested
electric goldfish's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 18:28
electric goldfish
If it's free, it looks fun to me. I always have a random 5 mins to kill. If it's another pay service, then no thanks.
super size rice's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 18:30
super size rice
I definitely want Microsoft to go forth with this, as I've never played Home and would like to try something like it at least once.
Doos's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 18:31
Doos
So... Wait, no.. I don't get it.
D-Nez's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 18:47
D-Nez
If it's a meaningful addition that's as well interfrated as (most of) the rest of live, I'm interested.

If it's as pointless as home, why bother. I remember thinking before home was released that maybe it'll be cool. I think I've spent a combined 5 minutes in home. Either I'm doing it wrong or it serves no point.
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 18:50
Roryzilla
Please, god no.
kingtobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 19:04
kingtobo
Didn't look interesting when Sony did it, still doesn't look interesting now.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 19:28
Holyetheline
I hope this is real.
RenagadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 19:41
RenagadePanda
Home's arcade functionality was sloppy and annoying, having to log on to Home in the first place was bad enough, then waiting in line and THEN waiting for the game to load made me stop caring altogether. If they can pull this off with minimal load times then it may work, but I have to wonder if it will be free. If it is, then hey, I'm all for it. Stupid as it may be, at least it gives me something to do with my avatar. And I'm always for a free time-killing app when I'm half asleep on my bed staring at the dashboard. Of course given the copy-paste mentality of the big 2, I have a feeling this will be just as pointless as home, and knowing MS, it won't be free. I can spend 10 bucks in gas and drive to a local arcade here and play games MS will never recreate, namely the Japanese version of Taiko Drum Master.
RenagadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 19:42
RenagadePanda
And they can call it...Avatarcade.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 19:53
Xzyliac
@Dangsterr
Last hope of what? How is any of this affecting you? Fuckin' seriously.

People can criticize but do they have to take it so personally?
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 20:05
Tarvu
As long as I don't have it thrown at me I don't care what they do. There's enough unavoidable eye-sore on the dashboard as it is.
PEICanada7's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 20:14
PEICanada7
It could be cool, as long as they don't screw it up by microtransactioning it to death. Like they seem to do with everything else, that they do on the 360.
Strife381's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 20:54
Strife381
microtransaction will be had!!!
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 21:20
Dexter345
So it'll be like Playstation Home? No thanks.
CaptainApocalypse's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 22:56
CaptainApocalypse
I just hope they build in scarcity with the arcade so I can wait in line to play some crappy port of a crappy arcade game. I love waiting in lines!
nummy6's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 23:07
nummy6
I really injoy Playstation Home so I'd be happy if this were to become real. Of course it will have to be free and not have a lame name.

Hit.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/07/2009 23:08
Jon B
Oh, so another "me-too" feature from Microsoft. Seriously, they make me want to hate them.
When my 360 dies again, I will. But until then I have Forza 3 and Crackdown 2 to look forward to. Xbox "Home" does not interest me in the slightest.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2009 00:33
brainderailment
I would hope they wouldn't charge anything for this, but considering they sell retro games on XBLA, I don't see what they'll do. Will they stop selling the games that you can play here for free, or will they start charging per play to play these games? Or will you just have to own the game to play it at all?
Zaro27's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2009 00:54
Zaro27
This could be cool as a way of accessing the Arcade games you download.
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2009 06:16
Sexualchocolate
"If it's free"

THIS FUCKING MICROSHAF%T! OF course it's not going to be free. Don't be stupid.

HOME is lacking in, uh, things, but this is how different? Sure you can bring up the ques or the login as faults but as it stands, apart from a few annoyances this is pretty much a little part of HOME.

Plus, check out the Japanes Home - it's the bollocks!

Providing Sony bring the TV's, Picture Frames etc to HOME by the time (if it ever) get's out of Beta it will be superb. Would be really nice to have my friends round to my home space to watch those episodes of the wire.

Incorporate the PSeye and you've got a virtual hang out, but not without those all important TV's, Picture frames etc.
MesonW's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2009 07:25
MesonW
Sexualchocolate - So Home can do little wrong in your eyes, despite it still being unfinished, and still just a mild curiosity to most. I'm shocked that things I saw previewed by Sony over 2 years ago (TVs, Picture Frames) are still not in there. Ferfuxsake, how hard can it be??!?

Oh, back on topic, this could just be an alternative way to access your owned XBLA games, which merely introduces a pointless extra wait. Virtual supermarkets tend to work by shopping from lists, not virtual 3D aisles where you have to actually look for something and walk to it. I can't see the point in additional frippery to the task of booting a game.

Now, if the arcade had machines you could gamble your msp on... :D
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2009 08:58
Sexualchocolate
Uh no Meson - "it's lacking, things" I rarely go into Home, I certainly wouldn't say it can do no wrong in my eyes! I think it's pretty poor as it is, but if Sony can get round the performance rights issues with TV's etc they could completely transform it into something brilliant.

However around the Gameshows HOME shows it's benefit, it's nice to head to the even space, watch the press conference while chatting with others watching the press conference. Perhaps having a dance in front of a giant Kaz Harai talking about the Go.

No it's not perfect, as it is, it's not even good, but if/when they put in the ideas shown at the start it COULD be superb.
the guy with the hat's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2009 19:25
the guy with the hat
if it's free why not? if it isn't free then why?
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