Want To Buy a Virtual Sword?

Gaming is not only about sales of the consoles and game titles anymore.
Microsoft is embarking on this "micro-transactions" trend. they are hoping to make use of the Xbox live online gaming system to generate additional reveune by allowing gamers to buy,sell and trade virtual items among themselves.. using REAL dollars and cents!!

Microsoft expects such deals to involve very little money.. for many cases, maybe even less than a dollar for sales of the virtual item.

In the bigger pipeline, they are trying to set up the marketplace not only for individual game players, but also all gamers who are simultaneously online.

one impt point to note though is that this new service has to enhance the gamers' experience, if not the idea will not sell.

check out the article: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/41353.html

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