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Games Editor  Posts: 5832 Joined: 20 Dec 2005     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1014 Joined: 23 Jan 2009    | This is why you disable Auto Sign-in folks. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2269 Joined: 20 Jul 2008     | Wow...Microsoft gave back to its community? Has hell frozen over yet? This is really cool =D |
Muckraker  Posts: 302 Joined: 13 Jan 2009     | I was amused reading this article, good press for Microsoft and its Xbox Live for sure. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 147 Joined: 7 Jul 2009     | I wonder what Oscar's gamertag will be. Maybe he will be my friend. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 449 Joined: 15 Apr 2009     | I wonder if it could be possible to train a dog to push buttons on a controller, he wouldn't have a clue what he's doing but sticking him in a game of GoW2 would be hilarious. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1134 Joined: 11 Jan 2009    | That is good press and mighty awesome of Microsoft. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1669 Joined: 16 Nov 2008  | I shall add him as a friend if I ever find out the gamertag. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3607 Joined: 10 Apr 2009   |
What? Thats unfair. Microsoft gave me brand new console AND a months free Xbox live subscription... they are cool. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1077 Joined: 22 Dec 2007   | I like this, this is the kind of thing that makes me think that microsoft aren't just after your money. |
BANNED  Posts: 935 Joined: 20 Jul 2009   |
My house is cold so yes! So what is his gamertag? User was banned for: Zero Punctuation: Darksiders. (Permanent) |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 59 Joined: 10 Jun 2009     | WHATS THE DOGS ACCOUNT NAME I WANNA ADD HIM HAHAHA! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3569 Joined: 19 Sep 2008   | The dog probably has a higher IQ than about 95% of the XBL users I've encountered. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 519 Joined: 17 Jan 2008   |
I'm assuming thats because your previous Xbox red lighted, rather than they stopped you in the street and gave you a free Xbox 360 |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2021 Joined: 6 Oct 2009   | so all i got to do is buy 10,000 points and say my dog did it and then I don't have to pay for em? |
On the Record  Posts: 6426 Joined: 7 Mar 2008   | that's preety funny, tho i'm not sure how the dog managed that |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1382 Joined: 25 Mar 2009 | Fuck that. My pet rooster got a head-shot in Call of Duty: WaW. Seriously. Where's his recognition? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4085 Joined: 5 Jun 2009    | Dog's account name is Oscar K-9 or something like that,if you're intrested. As for the story... weird,but weirder things happened. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3607 Joined: 10 Apr 2009 |
Yarp, only took them about 7 days to replace it... even though I was sending it to Germany... and it was an old 360 too. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 821 Joined: 20 May 2008   | wow, thats pretty cool of Microsoft i have to say. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2269 Joined: 20 Jul 2008 |
Or they could just make XBL free...kinda like PSN ;) but thats not what this is about =P
Your house is cold too? Ah crap. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1766 Joined: 2 Jul 2008  |
I'm surprised no one has posted this yet... |
Muckraker Posts: 269 Joined: 29 Aug 2008   | Great article now if my rabit had purchased microsoft points I'd be getting a free controler too =D |
Beat Writer  Posts: 196 Joined: 31 Oct 2009 | That. Is. Awesome. As people have said up there ^ it makes a nice change that Microsoft are getting good press/showing their human side instead of the usual evil overlord stuff. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 218 Joined: 30 Jun 2008 | Hmm... yeah my dog just accidentally bought 1,000,000 microsoft points on my account can I get a full refund too please. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 150 Joined: 20 Jul 2009  |
I agree 100% |
Muckraker  Posts: 289 Joined: 15 Oct 2009  | Hehe, a smart move to create great press for MS out of a fun story. I'd wager it's true, seems bizarre enough that noone in their right mind would make it up (and even less expect to profit from it). The other 100 hundred "controller meets pet" stories soon to follow is another matter entirely... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2303 Joined: 22 Sep 2009     | Hey microsoft i have a eating disorder when i sleep! Send me stuff! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1896 Joined: 26 Apr 2009   | Well, at least he can't yell obscenities during online matches. Kudos to this pup. :D |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4600 Joined: 9 Jul 2008 | Wow, Microsoft is lavishing a dog with free subscriptions and a controller and meanwhile I'm still barred from downloading the L4D2 demo because my account is technically a child account, despite the fact that I pay the same full price for my Xbox Live Gold subscription as people with full access to Xbox Live's services. I love you Microsoft. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 483 Joined: 23 Jun 2009   | The chances of the dog somehow managing to maul the right buttons in the right combination are tiny... |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 754 Joined: 17 Dec 2008 |
My thoughts exactly. |
On the Record  Posts: 5049 Joined: 23 Apr 2008   |
I'm somewhat mystified - how will the dog play it? Are paws that good at using a control pad? And will he own people on Halo 3? |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 754 Joined: 17 Dec 2008 |
That's only because they're obligated to, or else they'll be sued. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3429 Joined: 15 Jan 2009   |
But I love auto sign in! |
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Xbox Live Gets First Officially Recognized Dog Member
After accidentally purchasing 5,000 Microsoft Points while chewing on his owner's Xbox 360 controller, Oscar the dog has been officially recognized by Microsoft as the service's first canine member - and given his own Xbox Live account.
Last week, we learned about the story of Kotaku user Greg, whose furry companion - a Lab/Hound mix named Oscar - attacked the Xbox 360 controller while his owner slept. According to Greg, while chewing on the controller, Oscar managed to somehow turn the console on and purchase 5,000 Microsoft Points for his owner's account, which was discovered the following morning when Greg found the confirmation from Microsoft of the $62.50 transaction in his email.
While Greg told Kotaku that he wasn't mad, only mystified - and had already spent the points on downloadable games - the story wasn't quite over. Now there's been an official response from Microsoft:
"People spend tens of billions of dollars on their pets every year," said a MS spokesperson, "but it's pretty unusual for your pet to return the favor (except in love and tail wagging of course)."
The Redmond-based software giant will be refunding the points, setting Oscar up with his own Xbox Live subscription and gamertag (with some extra points thrown in so the dog can buy 'Splosion Man, of course) and sending Greg a brand-new, not-chewed-on controller.
Man's Best Friend, indeed.
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