As the news was released by Xbox Live’s Major Nelson, starting today Live Avatars are going to be able to walk around with virtual pets. Here are the computer animals that are going to be available to you: Large Dog, Pug Dog, Dog in a Bag, Cat, Siamese Cat, Long Haired Cat, Goldfish, Guinea Pig, Monkey, Bird, Snake and a Pony!
These Avatar pets are not going to be free like most people would want. The cost of the animals is going to be 240 Microsoft Points each.
Microsoft’s selection of animals is pretty regular. This may disappoint some people. I know many people want to have their avatars represent themselves, but it would have been more fun if they would have had more imaginative animals like unicorns or two-headed beasts. Maybe if many people purchase these animals then they will start adding new pets to the list.
Major Nelson has included an entire selection of pictures of these avatar pets on his Flickr page. The pets have apparently been drawing in a lot of attention. I’m sure that many people bought their own virtual pets today.
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