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Will Xbox 360 Avatars Get A Virtual Arcade?
Xbox Live Arcade might just get a new meaning. A consumer survey sent by a tipster suggests Microsoft may be working on a virtual arcade for players’ Avatars, Joystiq reports.
Some of the potential names listed in the survey include the following:
Game Room
RetroCade
AvatArcade
RetroGame
Game Preserve
Game Gallery
Tower of ROM
Tower of Game(s)
Classics
Classics LIVE
In addition to the names (some of them are pretty bad), photos from the report offer a few hints on arcade features. There are Avatars playing on Atari-branded arcade machines. There are also banners in the background including one for Shark! Shark! suggesting possible input from Intellivision.
The survey also asks: “Which of the following names would most compel you to purchase the product?” Since Microsoft is already selling items to customize Avatars, is a virtual arcade the next step in Xbox microtransactions?
We reached out to Microsoft for comment on the rumor. The reply: “We don’t comment on rumors and speculation.”
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