Video tour: Xbox Live Update, Netflix and Avatar Marketplace

Soulja · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:32

We bring you this video tour of the major new features introduced by the upcoming update. Below, we have an overall video tour of the update, which shows off the new Achievement browser, Friends list sorting, Avatar Marketplace and the new-and-improved Netflix application.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/24/video-tour-xbox-live-update-netflix-and-avatar-marketplace/

Not sure about the avatar marketplace, 160 points for a giant cotton swab.....

cheets64 · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:07

Looks good but I have been with xbox live for 5 years but did not renew a couple of months ago.

Pigeon_Killer · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:13

Looks pretty good. Games on demand is the improvement I'm most interested in (depending on the price of course) but everything else looks like it'll further enhance the dashboard.

Don't know about rating games you haven't played though, could be open to abuse.

*Still wants the Sky update more than anything*

Robert1986 · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:25

And I thought buying all those costumes for LittleBigPlanet was a rip off. MS are having a laugh if they think people are going to buy virtual cloths.

At least with LBP, you get more out of it.

*This post is only to compare the whole buying cloths for a virtual character*

SiD the Turtle · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:44

I think the avatar marketplace might take off in the sense that people may make one or two purchases to get their character the way they want it and that's it. For example how we used to (and still can) buy gamer pictures rather than use the built in ones.

dannyjo22 · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:41

Robert1986 said:
MS are having a laugh if they think people are going to buy virtual cloths.

Your wrong, very wrong.

If MS released Licensed football kits, basketball, etc etc Clothes from games like Cog outfits from gears, Halo outfits, Ghillie suits and so on, they would fly off the virtual shelves. This of course they know and will make a fortune along with game companies and sports teams.

biron_w · 26 Jul 2009 at 15:21

The sad thing is that people will actually pay for clothes for their avatar.

Memphis · 26 Jul 2009 at 15:54

dannyjo22 said:
Your wrong, very wrong.

If MS released Licensed football kits, basketball, etc etc Clothes from games like Cog outfits from gears, Halo outfits, Ghillie suits and so on, they would fly off the virtual shelves. This of course they know and will make a fortune along with game companies and sports teams.

This, this, and very much this. They wouldn't be doing it if they didn't know full well it will make them money.

Pigeon_Killer · 26 Jul 2009 at 16:11

There are 3 kinds of people, those that want something and will happily pay for it, those that don't and couldn't careless how much it costs and those that don't but still write in to points of view to complain about the cost.

cheets64 · 26 Jul 2009 at 16:41

If mugs are willing to spend £40+ on a football shirt they will pay £3 for their avatar to have a football shirt on.

Robert1986 · 26 Jul 2009 at 17:16

dannyjo22 said:
Your wrong, very wrong.

If MS released Licensed football kits, basketball, etc etc Clothes from games like Cog outfits from gears, Halo outfits, Ghillie suits and so on, they would fly off the virtual shelves. This of course they know and will make a fortune along with game companies and sports teams.

I guess I underestimated how dumb some people are. I'd praise ms if they awarded cloths, items, weapons ect for avatars by earning points in games. Not by having to pay £2-3.

Each to their own. Everything else in this update is something I'd like to see on the sony front.

simo182 · 26 Jul 2009 at 17:18

They are going to award you clothes and props for doing stuff.

Robert1986 · 26 Jul 2009 at 17:21

simo182 said:
They are going to award you clothes and props for doing stuff.

Same items in the marketplace?

simo182 · 26 Jul 2009 at 17:24

I don't know as the awards section is empty in the Avatar customisation screen.

McManicMan · 27 Jul 2009 at 08:19

all i know is for speed and ease of use i still prefer the old dash,

Nanoman · 27 Jul 2009 at 08:53

Home proves that people are stupid enough to fork out on virtual clothes. Diesel t-shirts in Home cost 1.79 iirc and you see enough people walking around plastered in Diesel 'clothing'.

RobertN · 27 Jul 2009 at 09:13

not interested in this avatar crap at all

don't know who it is aimed at but does not appeal to me in the slightest

Robert1986 · 27 Jul 2009 at 09:33

Nanoman said:
Home proves that people are stupid enough to fork out on virtual clothes. Diesel t-shirts in Home cost 1.79 iirc and you see enough people walking around plastered in Diesel 'clothing'.

lol. I haven't logged into home since it came out. If I log in now, will I get made fun of for my cheap cloths?

antijoke · 27 Jul 2009 at 09:53

They best not charge for a ghillie suit, I want it unlocked from COD6, no matte rhow many playing hours I need to plough into it, or any manner of achievments.