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December 22nd, 2009, 20:40
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ps3_avatars.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/ps3_avatars.jpg)The Hong Kong and European versions of the PlayStation Store (http://kotaku.com/tag/playstationstore/) now offer one more way to empty one's virtual Wallet, one dollar at a time, with the release of "premium avatar packs" for the PlayStation 3 (http://kotaku.com/tag/playstation3/)'s XMB.
The first of four avatar packs, each featuring three or four LittleBigPlanet-themed icons that can represent you on the PlayStation 3 cross media bar and friends list, are going for $8.00 HK in Hong Kong, which translates to about $1.00 USD. In Europe, individual premium avatars are priced at £0.20/€0.25 each. Not a bad deal, should you have a dollar or two rotting in your Wallet.
On the other hand, it's a formerly free thing now monetized, something Sony seems more and more interested in doing lately. Good for business, bad for people who want things given to them gratis.
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The first of four avatar packs, each featuring three or four LittleBigPlanet-themed icons that can represent you on the PlayStation 3 cross media bar and friends list, are going for $8.00 HK in Hong Kong, which translates to about $1.00 USD. In Europe, individual premium avatars are priced at £0.20/€0.25 each. Not a bad deal, should you have a dollar or two rotting in your Wallet.
On the other hand, it's a formerly free thing now monetized, something Sony seems more and more interested in doing lately. Good for business, bad for people who want things given to them gratis.
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