Pets Coming To Xbox Avatars

Avatars are just like people. They have clothes, they receive awards, they have an interconnected system of veins and muscles that make up the human body shoes- but that’s not enough. No, our online representations need to be more realistic. They need sidekicks. They need pets. Or so Microsoft says.

Major Nelson today announced their plan to add 12 pets to the Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace, in case your avatar ever gets lonely when your Xbox is off.

The pets, Large Dog, Pug Dog, Dog in Bag, Cat, Siamese Cat, Long Haired Cat, Goldfish, Guinea Pig, Monkey, Bird, Snake, and Pony, will be available for 240 MS points/$3 each tomorrow, so go ahead and load the necessary points into your XBL account and purchase your very own “Dog In Bag.”

(via Major Nelson)