According to Xbox Australia, NXE Avatars are ranking amongst the country's most popular wastes of time. Being "played" more than likes of Gears of War 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV, the Avatar Editor would rank at number four on the Xbox Live retail chart if it were a retail game.
Perhaps it's because Australia has spent so long with neutered or banned games that it's forgotten what quality software is, but I'm struggling to rationalize the idea of Xbox Avatars getting so much "play" time in any country. I think this has more to do with Microsoft forcing you into the Editor when you create a new Xbox profile, which isn't really worth boasting about.
What do you think? Are Avatars seriously that popular, or is Microsoft beaming for no reason? Also, why are Avatars so rubbish and pointless?
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10:20 AM on 07.08.2009
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I keep on forgetting there are avatars since I don't even pay attention to them and just jump straight into any game I want to play.
--Made the avatar once after update, never touched it since.
This implies people are SERIOUSLY spending more time making their digital counterpart wear different clothes that actually play their games?
MICROSOFT, WHY ARE YOU NOT PATCHING THIS.
Until then, the forced menu 'play time' is the truth; If they're going to play the numbers like that, the dashboard must be the best software ever.
Excellent work Microsoft thats really the future
Seriously though, number 4? Definitely sounds like suspect data interpretation. No way is this accounting for total play time, duh.
@ Chronic: I suspect you don't have a 360, eh? It shows when you're in the avatar editor in a little box by your av on the dashboard, same as a game. And like a game, they monitor all of that data.
I want the fabled "win the costume for beating the game" type of thing. Give my avatar a Big Daddy suit.
BECAUSE THEY'RE REQUIRED TO MAKE AN AVATAR
all you need to do is make it mandatory to play gears of war 2 once you sign up for Xbox live.